Spain and Cape Verde / 2015 / 95mins / Documentary / Cape Verdean Creole

Within a small, tropical Cape Verdean Island, the beloved Tchinda is hard at work preparing for a Carnival she hopes will capture the town’s imagination. Despite her great reputation, Tchinda remains humble and every afternoon she happily tours the neighborhood to sell her best “coxinhas”, a classic Brazilian treat: delicious fried balls of chicken. Filmmakers Marc Serena and Pablo García Pérez de Lara have crafted a lush, perceptive documentary that at times feels akin to a fairy tale. The film reveals a hidden landscape tucked far away from the world we know, where trans inclusion and teamwork make up the fundamental structure of a truly magical community and culture.

Pablo García Pérez De Lara

Pablo García Pérez De Lara has directed two full-length award-winning films: Fuente Álamo, the Caress of Time (2001) and Butterfly (2007). His short film Alicia Portrayed (2002) was selected by the Semaine de la critique du festival de Cannes. Learn More

Marc Serena

Marc Serena is a journalist and published Un-African love? (2014), compiling queer voices from 15 African countries. His previous book, Trip to the 25 (2011), received great success in Asia, where it has been published in Chinese and Korean. He has directed the web documentary Double Epidemic (2015). He wrote and also directed Tchindas (2015), which won Outfest's Grand Jury Award for Excellence in Filmmaking. Other films include Peixos d'aigua dolça (en aigua salada) (2018) and The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores (2019). Learn More