Mia
Director: Javier Van de Couter Producers: Pablo Rovito, Fernando Sokolowicz Screenplay: Javier Van de Couter Cinematographer: Miguel Abal Editor: Fabio Pallero Music: Iván Wyszogrod Principal Cast: Rodrigo de la Serna, Camila Sosa Villada, Maite Lanata
Ale is a transvestite who lives in a marginalized community of gay and trans people in Buenos Aires who are facing eviction. One evening while collecting cardboard on the street, Ale finds Mia’s diary, hastily discarded by her grieving husband. Reading about her life, Ale is transported to another world and decides she must return the diary to Mia’s ten-year-old daughter. Thus begins this deeply moving drama that reveals a profoundly human desire to care for others in spite of all odds.
The story takes on the right to happiness and the ability to be part of the community for those who have chosen a different way. El Bazar
En Buenos Aires, a orillas del río se ha creado un asentamiento habitado únicamente por travestis y homosexuales. Ale es una de las chicas trans que vive allí. ella trabaja como cartonera, y en su recorrida diaria encuentra en la calle el diario íntimo de Mía, una joven que ha muerto dejando solos a su marido Manuel (Rodrigo De la Serna) y a su pequeña hija Julia. La empatía que siente Ale con Mía al leer el contenido del diario, y el deseo de ocupar su lugar, la llevarán a descubrir su verdadera naturaleza.
Javier van de Couter was born in Carmen de Patagones, Argentina in 1975. As an actor he starred in un año sin amor, which won the Teddy Award at Berlin. Mia won the Premio Maguey at Guadalajara and the City of Buenos Aires officially recognized the film for its promotion of human rights.