Bellatrix

9 10
2019
52min

Portuguese

English Spanish Catalan

Country: Brazil

Original Title: Bellatrix (2010)

Through interviews with experts and people involved in the gender issue, this documentary sheds light on the representation of sexuality and gender in today’s world.

Portuguese
English Spanish Catalan
Country: Brazil
Original Title: Bellatrix (2010)

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS: MICGenero/ FICIP/ Amazônia doc5

Bellatrix. A journey to the origin of gender representation

Bellatrix is the name of a star of the Orion constellation and means Warrior.

Laura (Elisa Heidrich), begins to question herself about the political positions she has seen represented on TV.

She interviews researchers and experts on gender issues to discuss and better understand the origin of gender representation and social differences we see in our everyday life.

In her mind, Laura finds her Bellatrix version.