QWOCFF 2026

ENCORE: Land and Resistance

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Watch anytime between September 11-21. Dené women reviving centuries-old hide-tanning practices. An Afro-Colombian trans leader finding justice through song. Cuba’s first transgender government official and the cultural hub rewriting what’s possible. Each film carries something forward that was never supposed to survive.

“Ceroxylon quindiuense,” the Quindío wax palm, is Colombia’s national tree. It embodies a perfect paradox for a country steeped in machismo, misogyny, and transphobia, as it is a plant with the ability to change its sex. It is a trans palm and the inspiration for Magdalena Morales, an Afro-Colombian trans leader, to join the Trans Community Network and plant a seed of rebellious light on the horizon of traditional Colombian Caribbean music. Her song of redemption rises above desolation and celebrates social struggles, from Palestine, the Congo, and Sudan to the streets of Bogotá’s Santa Fe neighborhood, where her trans sisters stand firm. “Ceroxylon quindiuense”, la palma de cera del Quindío es el árbol nacional de Colombia, encarna una paradoja perfecta para un país machista, misógino y transfeminicida, ya que es una planta con la capacidad de cambiar su sexo. Es una palma trans y es la inspiración para que Magdalena Morales, lideresa afro travesti se una a la Red Comunitaria Trans y planten una semilla de luz rebelde en el horizonte de las músicas tradicionales del caribe colombiano. Su canto de redención se eleva sobre la desolación y celebra las luchas sociales, desde Palestina, el Congo, Sudán hasta las calles bogotanas del barrio Santa Fe, dónde sus hermanas trans se mantienen firmes.

  • Year
    2026
  • Runtime
    0:05:54
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Country
    Colombia
  • Genre
    Narrative, Music video, Experimental, Dance Video
  • Subtitle Language
    English Open Captions
  • Content Warning
    Anti-Black racism, Colorism, Emotional distress, Mention of transphobia and transfeminicide
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  • Director
    Mapa Lopez, Red Comunitaria Trans, Rodrigo Torrijos
  • Screenwriter
    Red Comunitaria Trans
  • Producer
    Red Comunitaria Trans
  • Cast
    Magdalena Morales
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