Singing on the Rooftops

'Singing on the rooftops' is a documentary about the figure of Gilda Love, a famous drag queen from rogue Barcelona in the 70s and 80s, the protagonist of that underground space that was erected in Barcelona as a source of freedom. Gilda Love is the artistic name of the one who was baptized at birth as Eduardo, he was born the twin of a sister strangled by her own umbilical cord and for this reason he says that he has a feminine part that he will never get rid of and that leads him to be Gilda at night. He lives peacefully until the arrival of Chloe (2) and his mother, Hanna (25), with whom he will have the opportunity to form the family he has never had. The documentary is directed by Enric Ribes ('Greykey', 'Talk me to the moon'), he discovered the character of Gilda and made the short film 'Cantando en las Azoteas' but felt that the visual piece had fallen short and that Gilda Love's story could become a tribute to that Chinese neighborhood of Jean Genet or Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, a unique space in which one could truly be. The documentary had its international premiere at the Barcelona International Author Film Festival (D'A). It is produced by Inicia Films, ICAA and TV3. In Spain, distribution is carried out by BTeam Pictures. It will arrive in Spanish cinemas on July 1, 2022. The scriptwriters Xènia Puiggrós and Isa Campo help with the writing.

• Documentary