The Ponce family lives in the quiet mountain town of Bambito, Panama. Federico is a successful father and Carol is the loving mother of three wonderful children. Despite perfect appearances, Federico and Carol share a secret: when they have a date night, they are accompanied by Lizzie - a fun and confident woman who is actually Federico dressed up as a woman. What perhaps began as a fun game, soon becomes Federico's struggle to keep his family together and save his own life when he chooses to undergo gender reassignment surgery in Thailand.
La familia Ponce vive en el tranquilo pueblo de montaña de Bambito, Panamá. Federico es un padre exitoso y Carol es la madre amorosa de tres hijos maravillosos. A pesar de las apariencias perfectas, Federico y Carol comparten un secreto: cuando tienen una cita nocturna, los acompaña Lizzie, una mujer divertida y segura de sí misma que en realidad es Federico disfrazado de mujer. Lo que quizás comenzó como un juego divertido, pronto se convierte en la lucha de Federico por mantener unida a su familia y salvar su propia vida cuando elige someterse a una cirugía de reasignación de sexo en Tailandia.
Director: Arturo Montenegro
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ
Duration: 93 Minutes
Country/YOR: Panama, 2019
Cast: Arantxa de Juan, Gaby Gnazzo, Jassiel
Theatrical/Festivals: Panama’s submission for Oscar in 2020.
Florence Film Awards 2020- Winner- Florence Film Award- Best Director Feature Film, Best Actress, Best Makeup and Hairstyling; Nominee- Florence Film Award- Best Costume Design; Hollywood Gold Awards 2020- Winner- Gold Award- Feature Film, Actress, Original Screenplay, Makeup and Hairstyling, VFX; Winner- Silver Award- Costume Design; Los Angeles Film Awards 2019- Winner -LAFA September Award- Best Director (Feature), Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Honorable Mention: Duo, Best Cinematography (Feature), Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature, Best LGBTQ Film, Best Ensemble, Best Makeup; New York Cinematography Awards 2021- Winner- NYCA- Best Cinematography, Best LGBTQ Film, Best Actress; New York International Film Awards 2020- Winner- August Monthly Award- Best LGBTQ Film, Best Director, Best Duo, Nominee- August Monthly Award- Actress, Best Feature Film; New York Movie Awards 2020- Winner- August Award- Best Feature Film, Best Actress, Best Make up and Hairstyling, Best VFX, Nominee- August Award - Honorable Mention- Production Design, Costume Design; Oklahoma Cine Latino Film Festival 2020- Winner- Grand Jury Award- Best Narrative Feature, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Script, Best Production Design; OUTshine Film Festival 2019- Winner- Festival Award- Programmers Award for Excelente; Philadelphia Latino Film Festival 2020- Winner- Lola Award, Best Feature Film, Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam (Pink Filmdays Amsterdam) LGBT Film Festival 2020- Winner- Jury Prize- Free To Be Me; San Sebastián International Film Festival 2020- Nominee- Sebastiane Award- Best Latin American Film; Sweden Film Awards 2020- Winner- Sweden Film Award- Best Feature Film, Best Director Feature Film, Best Actress Feature Film, Best Cinematography Feature, Best LGBT Film, Venice Film Awards 2020- Winner- August Award, Best Director Feature, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Nominee- Honorable Mention- Best Production Design