I Will Be There Every Single Night
(Toda noite estare lá)
Suellen Vasconcelos, Tati Franklin | Documentary
2023 | 72 minutes | Brazil
A trans woman in Bolsonarist Brazil seeks justice and dignity after a church assault, protesting nightly for her right to faith and selfhood.
Synopsis
Directed by Suellen Vasconcelos and Tati Franklin, I Will Be There Every Single Night examines the fight for justice and self-reinvention of Mel Rosário, a trans woman in her 50s living in Bolsonarist Brazil. After suffering a transphobic physical assault in her evangelical church, Mel seeks redress through the courts and stages nightly protests outside the church that now bars her from attending services.
The film provides a nuanced portrait of Mel’s resolve to uphold her dignity and right to religious participation amid broader systemic oppression in contemporary Brazil. By tracking her acts of protest and legal struggle, I Will Be There Every Single Night offers a vital lens on transgender resistance, intersections of faith and exclusion, and the resilience of marginalized identities in the context of escalating socio-political conservatism.
Reviews
“I Will Be There Every Single Night exposes the transphobia that turned the church’s pastors into wolves preying on their own flock. But Mel’s faith is strong — as strong as her determination.” – Alvaro Goulart, Cinema com Crítica
“Tati Franklin and Suellen Vasconcelos don't always focus on the battle against the church, but they give it interesting contours with the very human portrait of their protagonist.” – Raissa Ferreira, Feito Por Elas
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Pragda subjects
Activism
Criminal Justice
Gender + Sexuality Studies
Latin American Studies
Religion + Spirituality
South America
Keywords
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Festivals
Women's Voices Now Film Festival; Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Queer Lisboa; Wicked Queer Boston's LGBTQ Film Festival; Olhar de Cinema Curitiba International Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Suellen Vasconcelos, Tati Franklin
NATIONALITY: Brazil
YEAR: 2023
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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