As leaves
in the wind
by Sofia Luz
short film / Documentary
Take part in a journey of resistance, friendship and legacy.
Synopsis
Two transgender women who migrate from their home countries seeking asylum and opportunities in a new continent. Their lives go through structural changes when they meet and take part in a new support network. Made by them for them.
As leaves
in the wind
by Sofia Luz
short film / Documentary
Take part in a journey of resistance, friendship and legacy.
Synopsis
Two transgender women who migrate from their home countries seeking asylum and opportunities in a new continent. Their lives go through structural changes when they meet and take part in a new support network. Made by them for them.
AS LEAVES IN THE WIND
( Como hojas por el viento )
Spain, 2023 / 11′
a film by
Sofia Luz
with
Rusly Cachina
Yoana Mata
Written and Directed by | Sofia Luz |
Director of Photography | Sofia Luz |
Editor | Sofia Luz |
Producer | Olivia Brandao |
Production | OTOXO Productions |
Distribution | Alpha Film |
AWARDS
- FEMINIST BORDER ARTS USA, 2023
DIRECTOR’S AWARD - FEMIFILMS Spain, 2023
PREMIO PUBLICO NACIONAL - OFN – ONE FLUID NIGHT LGBTQIA+ FILM AWARDS
UK, 2024
BEST FLUID DOCUMENTARY - ATHENS INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY ART FILM FESTIVAL Greece, 2023
HONORABLE MENTION
Official Selections
- Orlando Film Festival USA, 2024
- Linz International Short Film Festival Austria, 2024
- Reelout Queer Film Festival Canada, 2023
- Feminist Border Arts USA, 2023
- Lift-Off First-Time Filmmaker UK, 2023
- Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions UK, 2024
- Leeds Queer Film Festival UK, 2023
- Women’s Art Festival – Demakijaz Poland, 2023
Let’s Start The Revolution
- art200: international queer culture festival Romania, 2023
- Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival Greece, 2023
- Bucharest Feminist Film Festival Romania, 2023
- East London Film Festival South Africa, 2023
- Femifilms Spain, 2023
- Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase USA, 2023
- FOKUS Kurzfilmfestival Germany, 2023
- Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest UK, 2023
- Kalamata International Short Documentary Film Festival Greece, 2023
- OutWest Film Fest USA, 2023
- Reto Por El Mundo Spain, 2023
- TransForma Film Festival Brazil, 2023
- One Night Fluid LGBTQIA+ Film Awards UK, 2024
- F.E.C. Villamayor de Cine Spain, 2024
- Big Bridge International Film Festival UK, 2024
- Bifocal Film Festival USA, 2024
- Tag! Queer Shorts Festival USA, 2024
- Festival Internacional de cine social del Río Negro Argentina, 2024
- Grand Rapids Feminist Film Festival USA, 2024
- Queer Movie Nights Film Festival Greece, 2024
- San Giò Verona Video Festival Italy, 2024
The director
Sofia Luz
Biofilmography
Sofia Luz was born in 1996. “As leaves in the wind” is the first short film that Sofia Luz has worked as a director.
Beforehand, she worked at the documentary “BICIBUS”, which was released in 2022, as a co-director and co-producer together with OTOXO Productions.
In her career, the director aims to discuss queerness, immigration, and resistance.
Beforehand, she worked at the documentary “BICIBUS”, which was released in 2022, as a co-director and co-producer together with OTOXO Productions.
In her career, the director aims to discuss queerness, immigration, and resistance.
Director statement
Making films is the possibility to communicate a point of view by means of an immersive experience. And that’s what I aim to achieve: that when watching my films, people can relate to the same feelings that I have in my chest, and to the same feelings that the characters are sharing with the audience.
Trans people have gone and still go through a lot. And as a Brazilian person, I come from the country that has the highest murder rates towards trans women in the world.
Having that sad statistic in mind, knowing that prejudice goes hand in hand with ignorance, and with the desire to work with the queer community (as a queer person I believe that our stories are still underrepresented), I approached the characters with the idea of this documentary.
I was told by them that documentaries about their lives tend to be sad stories. And what do they gain out of letting people see their scars?
That was the moment when I decided that this story needed to be positive. A ray of light that would illuminate the lives of other immigrants in the queer community. A hope, an example. And not just for the queer community, for everyone.
I learned so much with this story, and I hope that whoever sees it, has the chance to learn as well. To see how many beautiful things are being done by the trans community. To be able to understand that projects made by and for trans people are necessary.
To understand that immigration it is not always a matter of choice.
I felt embraced by this film and by the softness of these women. I hope you do too.
Trans people have gone and still go through a lot. And as a Brazilian person, I come from the country that has the highest murder rates towards trans women in the world.
Having that sad statistic in mind, knowing that prejudice goes hand in hand with ignorance, and with the desire to work with the queer community (as a queer person I believe that our stories are still underrepresented), I approached the characters with the idea of this documentary.
I was told by them that documentaries about their lives tend to be sad stories. And what do they gain out of letting people see their scars?
That was the moment when I decided that this story needed to be positive. A ray of light that would illuminate the lives of other immigrants in the queer community. A hope, an example. And not just for the queer community, for everyone.
I learned so much with this story, and I hope that whoever sees it, has the chance to learn as well. To see how many beautiful things are being done by the trans community. To be able to understand that projects made by and for trans people are necessary.
To understand that immigration it is not always a matter of choice.
I felt embraced by this film and by the softness of these women. I hope you do too.