In Portugal, the songs of Lila and Joã o, the two artists of the band Fado Bicha, give body and voice to LGBTQI+ stories and struggles. In the intimacy of the dressing rooms, words and glances cross paths, questioning our relationship with appearances, gender norms, language, and sexuality.
Justine Lemahieu is a French-Portuguese documentary director and editor. She has lived and worked in Lisbon since 2005, making Portugal both her adopted country and the focus of her movies. She is particularly concerned with socio-economic issues, discrimination, and daily forms of resistance. Her first feature film, Sousa Martins, was released in cinemas in 2019.
Original title: As Fado Bicha
Directed by Justine Lemahieu
Duration 80’ | Portuguese with English subtitles
Production Country, Year Portugal, 2024 | Produced by Wonder Maria Filmes | Producer Bruno Moraes Cabral | Director of Photography Pedro Ivo Carvalho and Justine Lemahieu | Sound Hugo Leitão | Music Fado Bicha | Editor Justine Lemahieu | Distributed by Wonder Maria Filmes
