Private Project

Candy's Crush


An intimate portrait of professional samoan/kiwi wrestler and trans woman Leilani Tominiko, better known as the super extra Candy Lee. Leilani talks about her journey as a trans woman and also her dreams of conquering the world of wrestling, following the footsteps of her biggest female idol.

  • Roberto Nascimento
    Director
    Medulla Oblongata, Review, Dick Knows, Satisfaction
  • Jackson C. Payne
    Writer
  • Roberto Nascimento
    Producer
  • Leilani Tominiko
    Key Cast
    "Candy Lee"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Biography, Transgender, LGBTQIA+, Family
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 30, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    New Zealand
  • Country of Filming:
    New Zealand
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Roberto Nascimento

Roberto was born in Brazil and moved to New Zealand 15 years ago. Since then, he worked in theatre, TV and Film. As a director, he directed short films that played in local and international festivals (Review; Satisfaction; Dick Knows; Estrada) and two Webseries: 'Sui Generis' (www.suigeneriswebseries.com) and 'The Adventures of Suzy Boon'. He also directed three short documentaries for The Wireless Docs: Medulla Oblongata (accepted into 25 international festivals); Mad Hunter (4 international festivals) and Positive (6 international festivals). He is currently working on a third season of Sui Generis and two feature documentaries. www.robertodirector.com

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