CARACAS, Venezuela — A new wave of cinema is emerging from the chaos and violence of modern Venezuela that focuses on highly personal tales of gay love affairs and little boys who want to wear party dresses.
Following the tradition of 1990s gay Cuban cinema, Venezuelan directors are finding creative ways to produce films that explore and criticize society despite increasing government control of TV and other media. And they’re doing it with state funding.
Director Lorenzo Vigas receives the Golden Lion for best film for "Desde Alla" (From Afar) during the awards ceremony of the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 12, 2015. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini
