Paola, Betty and Eva are three trans women in their 60s who have known each other for more than forty years. All three of them started making their living early in their youth as sex workers in Athens, Greece. In “The Oleanders” Betty Vakalidou, Eva Koumarianou & Paola Revenioti revisit all the different places in the city where they used to work, socialize, get harassed or arrested by the cops, fight for their rights, have fun and find love. The unapologetic, humorous, and empowering discussion between Eva, Betty & Paola is a history of Athens as well as a history of sexuality in this region.
Mary
Tras salir de prisión, Yiorgos regresa a Atenas con la intención de rehacer su vida, sin imaginar que en su camino se encontrará con Strella, una prostituta transexual y cantante de cabaret, mezcla de María Callas y Cher. El buen corazón de Strella gana el amor del protagonista, sin saber que el destino revelará un nexo desconocido entre ambos. Los bajos fondos de Atenas enmarcan esta transgresora historia de amor con reminiscencias mitológicas de la antigua Grecia.
Between fiction and documentary, this film shows a portrait of the persona of a transsexual that goes far beyond simplistic voyeurism. The film offers a respectful image of masculine sexuality, with a character ahead of its time, through the telling of Betty about his childhood, daily life, pleasure, self-esteem and social marginalization.
