MEG X Everybody's perfect : Finlandia

Decolonisation, gender and sustainability: a film cycle that addresses three important and current societal issues. Auditorium. Sunday 9 October 2022, from 11 am to 1 pm.

MEG's Sunday movies continue for a season around three essential and current notions: decolonisation, gender and sustainability.
Documentary, fiction and animation films addressing these themes will be screened free of charge in the Museum's Auditorium several Sundays a month.

As part of Everybody's perfect, Geneva's queer film festival, which takes place from 9 to 16 October 2022, Horacio Alcalá's film Finlandia is screened at the MEG on Sunday 9 October.

In Juchitan de Zaragoza, in the south-east of Mexico, live the muxes, a community of so-called third gender people, originating from the pre-Colombian Zapotec culture. They are spiritual leaders, healers or stylists, all socially respected roles. Suspended between beauty and vulnerability, their identity sometimes inspires disgust or lust. When a Spanish fashion company sets out to steal their traditional design, the tension between the antagonisms rumbles deeply... A magical land, the magnetism of muxes and purely sublime cinematography. The universe of this fiction is unforgettable... The drama that plays out gives victory to art and humanity.

Followed by a discussion with the director Horacio Alcalá who will be present for the occasion.

Speaker:

• Horacio Alcalà: Horacio Alcalá, born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1978, is a film director and screenwriter. He has gained experience directing independent projects in Berlin, feature films in France and short films and documentaries in Spain. His work has been recognized worldwide by prestigious festivals such as the Boston, New York, Tokyo and Palm Springs International Film Festivals. He is currently developing documentary projects for the European Union through the CBC (Cross Border Cooperation) and TESIM programmes of the European Commission, as well as making short documentaries on human rights for the UNHCR.

Film in Spanish with French subtitles.

After the screening, the MEG Café will welcome you for a family brunch.Please book directly with the MEG Café: 022/418 90 86.Availability subject to availability.Important : Please note that the cinema ticket does not include the brunch.