LOVERS IN THE SKY 
Dir. Fermín de la Serna, in Postproduction.
Cristina and La Bonita are two trans cookers who have worked for decades on the cargo ships that tirelessly sail the rivers of the Peruvian Amazon. Facing personal and societal pressures, have begun to detransition themselves: Cristina, to fulfill a promise made to her dead mother and La Bonita, for fear of burning forever in hell.
TECH SPECS
TITLE: LOVERS IN THE SKY
RUNTIME: 77 MIN.
COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA & PERU
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: BRIGHT SIDE (USA), CLIMAX (ARG), RÍO AZUL FILMS (ARG)
COPRODUCTION COMPANY: AUTENTIKA FILS (GER)
COPRODUCTION COMPANY: AUTENTIKA FILS (GER)
LANGUAGE: SPANISH
GENRE: DOCUMENTARY
LOCATIONS: PERUVIAN AMAZON
FORMAT: 16:9
SOUND: 5.1
CAST & CREW
LA BONITA / ANA CRISTINA REBELDE DEL PERÚ
Director FERMÍN DE LA SERNA Writer FERMÍN DE LA SERNA Producers FERMÍN DE LA SERNA MARCELO SCOCCIA Executive Producer PABLO GRANDINETTI Co-Executive Producer MATHEW CRAIG FRANCISCO J. PAPARELLA Co-Producers GUDULA MEINZOLT PAULO DE CARVALHO Associate Producer MARIANO AVELLANEDA Cinematography JUAN BECCAGLIA Editing LUCÍA TORRES MINOLDO (EDA) CELESTE CONTRATTI Music IAN SHIFRES TOMAS SEIVANE Sound Design MARCOS ZOPPI EMILIANO BIAIÑ Sound Mix ZUB SONIDO Color Grading RODRIGO SILVESTRI LUCILA KESSELMAN (AAC) Color Room CUBIC POST PENTIMENTO COLOR GRADING
Production Companies BRIGHT SIDE (USA), CLIMAX (ARG), RÍO AZUL FILMS (ARG), AUTENTIKA FILS (GER)
Director FERMÍN DE LA SERNA Writer FERMÍN DE LA SERNA Producers FERMÍN DE LA SERNA MARCELO SCOCCIA Executive Producer PABLO GRANDINETTI Co-Executive Producer MATHEW CRAIG FRANCISCO J. PAPARELLA Co-Producers GUDULA MEINZOLT PAULO DE CARVALHO Associate Producer MARIANO AVELLANEDA Cinematography JUAN BECCAGLIA Editing LUCÍA TORRES MINOLDO (EDA) CELESTE CONTRATTI Music IAN SHIFRES TOMAS SEIVANE Sound Design MARCOS ZOPPI EMILIANO BIAIÑ Sound Mix ZUB SONIDO Color Grading RODRIGO SILVESTRI LUCILA KESSELMAN (AAC) Color Room CUBIC POST PENTIMENTO COLOR GRADING
Production Companies BRIGHT SIDE (USA), CLIMAX (ARG), RÍO AZUL FILMS (ARG), AUTENTIKA FILS (GER)
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
65º KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL. International Competition. Polonia 2025.
47º DOUARNENEZ FILM FESTIVAL. Non-competitive. Francia 2025.
SANFIC21. Visiones del Mundo. Chile 2025.
29º QUEER LISBOA. International Competition. Portugal 2025.
MUYUNA FEST. Cine flotante amazonas. Non-competitive. Iquitos, Perú 2025.
FESTIVAL DE PILA. Non-competitive. Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina 2025.
FICPBA. International Competition. Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina 2025.
47º DOUARNENEZ FILM FESTIVAL. Non-competitive. Francia 2025.
SANFIC21. Visiones del Mundo. Chile 2025.
29º QUEER LISBOA. International Competition. Portugal 2025.
MUYUNA FEST. Cine flotante amazonas. Non-competitive. Iquitos, Perú 2025.
FESTIVAL DE PILA. Non-competitive. Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina 2025.
FICPBA. International Competition. Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina 2025.
WIPs
Berlinale World Cinema Fund 2023
Mecenazgo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires 2023
ARCA Artistas en Residencia Cabo de Hornos 2022
ABC BAFICI 2022
DOC SUR 2022
Chile Doc Conecta 2022
Mecenazgo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires 2023
ARCA Artistas en Residencia Cabo de Hornos 2022
ABC BAFICI 2022
DOC SUR 2022
Chile Doc Conecta 2022