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1 | “The Needle” fortæller en anderledes historie om Puerto Ricos trans-miljø | “The Needle” Threads Another Story of Puerto Rican Trans Community |
2 | (Alle links er på spansk, medmindre andet er angivet) De fleste nætter er Santurce, et kvarter i centrum af San Juan, befolket af medlemmer af Puerto Ricos trans-miljø. | Most nights, the sidewalks on the main avenues of San Juan's donwtown sector of Santurce feature members from Puerto Rico's trans community working the street corners. |
3 | Santurces fortove og gadehjørner udgør deres arbejdsplads, og historier om deres vandringer gennem natten, iklædt enorme parykker og stilletter, er tidligere blevet fortalt i lokale romaner, film og fotoserier. | Dressed up in larger than life wigs and high heels, some of their stories have been told in local novels, films and photo series that have followed them as they patrol the night. |
4 | “The Needle”, en ny dokumentar, som er instrueret af den lokale filmskaber Carmen Oquendo-Villar, fokuserer mindre på nattevandringerne til fordel for et unikt indblik i underverdenens skønhedsindustri, som disse mennesker sætter deres lid til. | “The Needle”, a new documentary directed by local filmmaker Carmen Oquendo-Villar, focuses less on the cruising that goes on in the streets; opting instead for a behind the scenes look at the underground beauty business on which these street workers rely. |
5 | Oquendo-Villar og hendes medinstruktør José Correa Vigier retter i “The Needle” deres kamera mod José Quiñones, som driver en lille kosmetisk klinik fra sin bopæl i Santurce. | Oquendo-Villar and her co-director José Correa Vigier train their camera on José Quiñones, who runs a Cosmetics expert José Quiñones is the main subject of the documentary “The Needle”. |
6 | Bevæbnet med kanyler fulde af kollagen og hormoner vogter han porten til idealet om feminin skønhed, som hans transkønnede og transseksuelle klienter søger. | Used with permission. cramped cosmetic clinic out of his Santurce residence. |
7 | | Armed with his hypodermic needles full of collagen and hormones he becomes the gatekeeper to the ideal of femenine beauty that his transgendered and transsexual clientele aspires to. |
8 | “Jeg mødte ham, mens jeg arbejdede i Puerto Rico,” siger Oquendo-Villar, hvis tid fordeles mellem øen og New York. | “I met him while I was working in Puerto Rico,” says Oquendo-Villar, who divides her time between the island and New York City. |
9 | “Jeg var i gang med en serie af videoportrætter af mennesker i trans-miljøet, og så ledte min medinstruktør mig til ham.” | “I was making a series of video portraits of people in the trans community, and then my co-director led me to him.” |
10 | Quiñones er mere end blot manden med nålen. | Quiñones is more than just the man with the needle. |
11 | Hans klinik forvandles til et samlingspunkt, hvor kunder samles for at udveksle tips om make-up, sladder eller blot et grin, inden de begiver sig ud på gaden. | His clinic turns into a gathering place where clients congregate before heading to the streets, exchanging make-up tips, gossiping, or simply enjoying a laugh. |
12 | “Han er ligesom en spirituel rådgiver,” siger Oquendo-Villar, som tilbragte en måned med at optage ham, før hun tilbragte de næste tre år med at redigere det materiale, hun havde genereret. | “He's like a spirtiual advisor,” says Oquendo-Villar, who spent a month taping him before spending the next three years editing the vast amount of material she had generated. |
13 | “Når man besøger hans sted, sætter han sig ned og taler med én. | “When you go to his place he sits down and talks to you. |
14 | Hans kunder besøger ham for at få hjælp med deres problemer.” | His clients go there and he helps them with their troubles.” |
15 | http://vimeo.com/48602201 | http://vimeo.com/48602201 |
16 | Puerto Rico Queer Film Festival | Puerto Rico Queer Film Festival |
17 | Den 40 minutter lange film havde premiere torsdag d. 15. november 2012 i New York, hvor den blev vist på DOC NYC [en], en filmfestival for nonfiktion-film, som bliver vist i biografen og kunsthuset IFC Center på Manhattan. | The 40 minute film just had the first of it's back to back premieres in New York this past Thursday (November 15) in DOC NYC, a non fiction film festival that plays in Manhattan's IFC Center. |
18 | Dokumentaren blev vist for anden gang den følgende søndag på Puerto Rico Queer Film Festival, som eksisterer på fjerde år og fokuserer på internationale film med LGBT-relaterede temaer og problematikker. | The documentary then went on to it's second opening on Sunday in the Puerto Rico Queer Film Festival, which focuses on international films with LGBTT themes and issues. |
19 | “Vi ønskede, at filmen fik premiere i Puerto Rico under queer-filmfestivalen på grund af historien,” siger Oquendo-Villar. | “We wanted to have our Puerto Rico opening in the Queer Film Fest because of the story,” says Oquendo-Villar. |
20 | “Vi ville have et rum, hvor Quiñones ville føle sig tryg, og hvor der ville være et modtageligt publikum,” tilføjer hun om sin film, som portrætterer et marginaliseret fællesskab på øen. | “We wanted a space where Quiñones would feel secure, where there would be a receptive audience,” she adds of her film, which touches on a marginalized community in the island. |
21 | Puerto Rico Queer Film Festivals grundlæggere, Víctor González, Rebeca Fraticelli og Jaime Santiago, har udvalgt flere end 15 film fra over ti forskellige lande til den seneste filmfestival, som sluttede d. 21. november 2012. | The Puerto Rico Queer Film Fest, which continues on through November 21, is on it's fourth year. The Festival's creators -Víctor González, Rebeca Fraticelli and Jaime Santiago- have programmed over 15 movies from over ten countries for the current edition. |
22 | Lokale filmskabere var også repræsenteret på filmfestivalens sidestykke, BoriQueer, som er dedikeret til puertoricanske kortfilm. | Local filmmakers are also in the BoriQueer sidebar, which is dedicated to Puerto Rican shorts. |
23 | Festivalen, som er blevet et samlingspunkt for Puerto Ricos LGBT-miljø foruden andre filmelskere, afføder til stadighed debat og vedvarende dialoger om problematikker, som tages op af de film, den præsenterer. | The Festival has become a meeting place for the LGBTT community and cinephiles of all stripes in Puerto Rico, fostering debate and an ongoing dialogue about issues raised by the films it presents. |
24 | Med sit slagkraftige tema og lokale medvirkende bidrager “The Needle” med et vigtigt nyt perspektiv i denne debat. | “The Needle”, with it's powerful subject matter and local cast of characters provides an important new perspective on that conversation. |
25 | *Klik her for en længere anmeldelse af filmen på spansk. | *You can read a more extensive review of the film I wrote in Spanish here. |