Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM
2220 Arts + Archives, Los Angeles
André Antônio updates the Salomé cult for trans life in contemporary Brazil with his lavish second feature. Dirty Looks presents: André Antônio, *Salomé*, Portuguese with English subtitles, 118min., 2024 ∆ Cecília, a successful young model, returns to Recife, her hometown, to spend Christmas with her mother. One night, a neighbour she hadn’t seen for a long time, João, shows her a bottle with a mysterious and intoxicating green substance. Cecília begins to fall in love with João, but also discovers he is involved in a secret cult around the figure of Salomé, the luxurious biblical princess. **André Antônio** was born in Recife in 1988. He worked as a film editor for several movies from Pernambuco before founding, with filmmakers Chico Lacerda, Fábio Ramalho and Rodrigo Almeida, the independent queer film collective Surto & Deslumbramento. In 2015, his first feature, *The Cult*, premiered at Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival and was exhibited in many international film festivals. After filming *Venus in Nykes* in 2021, he has now directed his second feature, *Salomé*.