A 22-minute masterclass in becoming yourself—Uruguay's drag scene has never looked this vulnerable.
Documentary about the musical artist and drag queen Pady Jeff produced by students of the Social Communication degree at the Catholic University of Uruguay.
Acting
Stella Altamiranda's quiet acceptance steals every frame.
Production
Student budget, professional heart—Catholic Uni never looked so rebellious.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Montevideo, this captures Uruguay's quiet queer revolution—legal same-sex marriage since 2013, but drag still largely underground outside capital city spaces.
Student thesis films rarely center working-class queer performers; the classroom-to-subject power dynamic here is deliberately flattened, with Juan co-authoring his own myth.
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