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Lolo Arziki

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Lolo Arziki
Born (1992-02-05) February 5, 1992 (age 32)
NationalityCape Verdean
Alma materNew University of Lisbon, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (pt)
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, LGBT rights activist

Lolo Arziki (born February 5, 1992) is a Cape Verdean documentary filmmaker and LGBT rights activist.[1]

Biography

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Arziki was born on the island of Maio and moved to Portugal at the age of 13. They currently live between Portugal and Luxembourg.[2] They graduated in film at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar and completed a Master's degree in aesthetics and artistic studies at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at the New University of Lisbon.[2]

As a black feminist, their work explores themes such as sexuality, blackness and gender.[3] Arziki also advocates for the legal prohibition of homophobia in Cape Verde, where homosexuality only ceased to be a crime in 2004.[1]

Arziki is non-binary.[4]

Filmography

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As director

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  • Homestay (2016)[5]
  • Relatos de uma Rapariga Nada Púdica (2016)[6][7]
  • Sakudi (2020)[8]

Accolades

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  • Homestay:
    • 2017: Prémio Revelação Nacional, Plateau International Film Festival - Praia, Cape Verde[9]
    • 2017: Prémio Estreia Mundial Televisão', Avanca Film Festival - Portugal[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Activista LGBTQI+ pede proibição legal da homofobia em Cabo Verde | INFORPRESS". June 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Áudio 127 - Sobre Relatos De Uma Rapariga Nada Pudica" – via soundcloud.com.
  3. ^ "Um cinema decolonial, é possível?" (PDF). www.esquerda.net. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  4. ^ Moniz, Crystal (February 5, 2021). "Why Is Representation Important?: A Conversation With Cape Verdean Filmmaker, Lolo Arziki". PanoramictheMagazine.
  5. ^ ""Homestay", um documentário sobre turismo rural em Cabo Verde, vai se estrear em festival de cinema português". July 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Henriques, Joana Gorjão. "Há um cinema negro em Portugal?". PÚBLICO.
  7. ^ Coletivo, Bintou (November 1, 2016). "CRÍTICA: Relatos de uma rapariga nada púdica, por Julia Morais". Medium.
  8. ^ "Lolo Arziki: "Se eu morrer agora, não morro infeliz"". January 31, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "OFFICIAL SELECTION - SAO TOME FESTFILM". www.saotome-festfilm.com.
  10. ^ "Prémios | Awards 2017 | Festival de Cinema de Avanca". www.avanca.com.