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Kelly

"Kelly" is a film about a person who lives in a foreign country and in a foreign body.
Kelly is a Brazilian transsexual who found refuge in an Italian holiday village. She believes in UFOs and African Gods and pursues her childhood dream of becoming a singer and performer. In order to survive she works in prostitution like her Brazilian friends Sabrina and Beatriz and dreams of finding the love of her life.
The film is a psychological portrait of a complex and contradictory person and her environment, who reflects human hopes and dreams in an excessive way. (Subtitles and synopsis also available in German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian)

  • Uli Decker
    Director
    "Tempestades" (30 min. 2015), "Protest in the Amazon" (30 min, 2009) etc.
  • Felipe Frozza
    Director
    "Disruptions" (5 min. 2015), "Kein Platz" (15. 2014), "Exodus Reloaded" (40. 2014)
  • Felipe Frozza
    Writer
    "Disruptions" (2015), "Kein Platz" (2014), "Exodus Reloaded" (2014)
  • Uli Decker
    Writer
    "Tempestades" (2015), "Protest in the Amazon" (2009) etc.
  • Uli Decker
    Producer
    "Tempestades" (2015), "Del Vent al Blau" (Pere Herms, 2013)
  • Felipe Frozza
    Producer
    "Disruptions" (2015), "Kein Platz" (2014), "Exodus Reloaded" (2014)
  • Kelly Christine
    Key Cast
  • Sabrina da Silva
    Key Cast
  • Beatriz Bras Alvez
    Key Cast
  • Pedro Oliveira
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    KELLY
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    LGBT, documentary
  • Runtime:
    59 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 7, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    8,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    English, Italian, Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • International Film Festival Lisbon, Best Documentary Feature
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    February 15, 2017
    Best Feature Documentary
  • DIGO – Sexual Diversity and Gender International Film Festival
    Gioás
    Brazil
    June 15, 2017
    South American Premiere
  • AM Egypt Film Festival
    Kairo
    Egypt
    August 15, 2017
    Egyptian Premiere
  • Mzansi Womens Film Festival
    Johannesburg
    South Africa
    August 3, 2017
    South African Premiere
  • Perugia Social Film Festival
    Perugia
    Italy
    September 23, 2017
    Italian Premiere
  • COLORS: Cinema + Diversidade 2017
    Curitiba
    Brazil
    November 1, 2017
    HONORARY MENTION
  • Los Angeles San Rafael Film Festival
    San Rafael
    United States
    December 9, 2017
    North American Premiere
  • Boddinale, Berlin, Februar 2018
    Berlin
    Germany
    February 18, 2018
  • SUPERBALL Festival, PROGR
    Bern
    Switzerland
    July 12, 2018
  • GLITTER, Oklahoma LGBTQ Film Festival
    Oklahoma
    United States
    July 26, 2018
  • TRANS STELLAR Film Festival
    Detroit, Michigan
    United States
    September 22, 2018
  • GENDER REEL
    Minneapolis/St. Paul, Iowa
    United States
    October 30, 2018
  • QUEERSICHT
    Bern
    Switzerland
    November 10, 2018
  • BENIN CITY FILM FESTIVAL
    Benin
    Nigeria
    November 16, 2018
    Nigerian Premiere
  • FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE GLBT - SANTO DOMINGO OUTFEST
    Santo Domingo
    Dominican Republic
    December 3, 2018
    Premiere Dominican Republic
  • FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DI CINEMA OMOSESSUALE, TRANSGENDER E QUESTIONING
    Napoli
    Italy
    December 12, 2018
Distribution Information
  • ulises films
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Uli Decker, Felipe Frozza

Uli Decker is a German filmmaker and camera woman based in Berlin. In her film and video work she explores the space between fiction and reality, between cultures and identities. She studied Spanish & Portuguese Literature and Theatre & Film Studies in London, Berlin and Madrid. She got her Masters Degree in Creative Documentary from Universidad Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, was trained as a Camera Woman in Berlin and in 2012 founded the production company ulises films.

Felipe Frozza is a Brazilian filmmaker based in Berlin. He creates documentary and fictional works for film and stage productions. Working in the border between documentary and fiction he draws from reality as a starting point and pushes the narratives to a point of surreality and absurdity. Currently he studies camera for film in Berlin and he is graduated in International Relations in Sao Paulo. He showed his works at Festivals in Europe, South America and in the Middle East.

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