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Casa Roshell
Casa Roshell
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610 Ratings

CASA ROSHELL

Directed by Camila José Donoso
Mexico, Chile, 2017
Documentary, LGBTQ+

Synopsis

Music plays, drinks are served and the last boundaries are suspended: those between gender; gay, straight and bi; reality and fiction. Roshell and Lili run a small transformist club in Mexico City, where men of all ages and backgrounds come to watch, cruise or learn how to dress in drag.

Synopsis

Music plays, drinks are served and the last boundaries are suspended: those between gender; gay, straight and bi; reality and fiction. Roshell and Lili run a small transformist club in Mexico City, where men of all ages and backgrounds come to watch, cruise or learn how to dress in drag.

Our take

If there’s a word that encapsulates Donoso’s approach to the transgender community of Casa Roshell, that is “empathy.” Echoing the utopic, non-judgemental atmosphere of the idiosyncratic club, her camera allows people to be who they want to be. A dreamy celebration of identity, an oasis of freedom.