Lolo Arziki Explained

Lolo Arziki
Birth Date:	5 February 1992
Birth Place:	Maio, Cape Verde
Nationality:	Cape Verdean
Alma Mater:	New University of Lisbon, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (pt)
Occupation:	Filmmaker, LGBT rights activist

Lolo Arziki (born February 5, 1992) is a Cape Verdean documentary filmmaker and LGBT rights activist.^[1]

Biography

Arziki was born on the island of Maio and moved to Portugal at the age of 13. They currently live between Portugal and Luxembourg.^[2] They graduated in film at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar and completed a Master's degree in aesthetics and artistic studies at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at the New University of Lisbon.^[2]

As a black feminist, their work explores themes such as sexuality, blackness and gender.^[3] Arziki also advocates for the legal prohibition of homophobia in Cape Verde, where homosexuality only ceased to be a crime in 2004.^[1]

Arziki is non-binary.^[4]

Filmography

As director

• Homestay (2016)^[5]
• Relatos de uma Rapariga Nada Púdica (2016)^{[6] [7]}
• Sakudi (2020)^[8]

Accolades

• Homestay:
  • 2017: Prémio Revelação Nacional, Plateau International Film Festival - Praia, Cape Verde^[9]
  • 2017: Prémio Estreia Mundial Televisão', Avanca Film Festival - Portugal^{[9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Activista LGBTQI+ pede proibição legal da homofobia em Cabo Verde | INFORPRESS. June 24, 2019.
2. Web site: Áudio 127 - Sobre Relatos De Uma Rapariga Nada Pudica. soundcloud.com.
3. Web site: Um cinema decolonial, é possível? . www.esquerda.net . 2021-05-08.
4. Web site: Why Is Representation Important?: A Conversation With Cape Verdean Filmmaker, Lolo Arziki. Crystal. Moniz. February 5, 2021. PanoramictheMagazine.
5. Web site: "Homestay", um documentário sobre turismo rural em Cabo Verde, vai se estrear em festival de cinema português. July 25, 2017.
6. Web site: Há um cinema negro em Portugal?. Joana Gorjão. Henriques. PÚBLICO.
7. Web site: CRÍTICA: Relatos de uma rapariga nada púdica, por Julia Morais. Bintou. Coletivo. November 1, 2016. Medium.
8. Web site: Lolo Arziki: "Se eu morrer agora, não morro infeliz". January 31, 2021.
9. Web site: OFFICIAL SELECTION - SAO TOME FESTFILM. www.saotome-festfilm.com.
10. Web site: Prémios | Awards 2017 | Festival de Cinema de Avanca. www.avanca.com.