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Butterflies on a Scaffold
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Mariposas en el Andamio- Director: Luis Felipe Bernaza; Margaret Gilpin
- Writer: Luis Felipe Bernaza; Margaret Gilpin
- Producer: Margaret Gilpin
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It's rough and ready without much imagination by the film-makers BUT it is an utterly fascinating story - akin to Paris is Burning.
People doing what they want to do in the face of adversity.
Stirring stuff.
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The(ir) Blurb...
After the Revolution, gays were not respected in Cuba, but in the small Havana neighborhood of La Güinera, a few courageous women came to power and encouraged the gay community. Glamorous gowns fashioned from grain sacks and eyelashes made out of carbon paper are the reality of drag in Cuba. In La Güinera, gay transvestite performers have earned respect and status through creative work for the neighbourhood. On stage action and backstage preparation opens out into insightful interviews with community leaders, families, and the performers themselves. the question; can you be gay and accepted in Cuba?