Acting
Several characters realize their personal way to build their own identity from the choice of genre. Transsexual, transgender, crossdressing – the defining of terminologies different ways of looking at yourself are constantly rising, portraying a universe of possibilities, expanding the boundaries of the possible and permitted.
A fictionalized documentary about a group of artists in residence at the Yaddo Foundation, one of the oldest artist residencies in the USA, located in Saratoga Springs, Upstate New York. Through this film, the group made a collective experiment that deals with the individual experience of the process of creating a masterpiece. As the movie unfolds, the characters go crazy with their own questions, revealing the anguish of artistic creation.
Paulo is a 45-year-old Brazilian flight attendant. He is internationally famous in the after-hours world for the fabulous persona he has worked tirelessly to create, his artistic alter-ego, Gazelle. Paulo is HIV+ but never got sick before and now he sees his own life is in danger for the first time. With the sudden and tragic sad death of Eric, his partner of seven years, Paulo must pass through a life transformation. Looking to survive, he embarks on a conscious transformation, beginning with filtering what matters in his life. On his path, besides the new lover, he finds collaborators that push him forward in life and show more meanings for the word Love.
