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Queer cinema research examines 1982 short film Baltazar da Lomba

Research from the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) examines the 1982 short film ‘Baltazar da Lomba’, produced by the gay activist group Nós Também during the Super-8 cinema cycle in Paraíba.

The study investigates how the film adapts a 16th-century inquisitorial case regarding sodomy to explore themes of sexuality, audiovisual language, and memory. It analyzes the work as an early manifestation of artistic practices aimed at subverting heteronormativity during the period of military dictatorship and social conservatism in Brazil.

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Baltazar da Lomba · Nós Também · Paraíba · UFPB