Niñxs
Mexico, Germany · 2025 · 86'
Directed by Kani Lapuerta
Produced by Suleica Pineda for La Sandía Digital
Synopsis
At the foot of Tepozteco, a sacred hill that governs the winds and fertility, lies the small town of Tepoztlán. Against this backdrop, fifteen-year-old Karla's body and mind are undergoing a revolution. While Karla navigates her transition, Kani shapes eight years of footage into a joyful film, as they handle the vagaries of a rural trans adolescence together.
AWARDS
Best Documentary and Audience Award at Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse
Best First Feature Documentary at Melbourne Queer FF
Special Mention at NewFest
Special Mention at MiX Festival Milano
Best Documentary and La Dépêche du Midi Audience Award at Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse
Best Documentary at Molodist Film Festival
Best Film at FECILS - Festival de cine internacional de La Serena
Best Film at Festival Cinéma Jeune Public
Best Documentary Feature Award at KASHISH Pride FF
Special Mention at Festival Internacional de Cine de la UBA (FIC.UBA)
Special Mention at Espacio Queer FF
FESTIVALS
Visions du Reel
Frameline
Sheffield DocFest
FicValdivia
Festival de Cine de Lima
Queer Screen FF
Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest
Frozen River FF
SIMA Awards
White River Indie FF
Ojoloco - Iberian and Latin American FF
Crossing the Screen FF
Houston Latino FF
cinéSPEAK’s Under the Stars FF
TIFF Next Wave Festival
San Francisco IFF
Docs Ireland
Llamale H
Atlantic IFF
Exposures Montréal Trans FF
Queer Lisboa
Take One Action FF
Mondovisioni
Tallgrass FF
Folkestone Documentary Festival
Pink Screens - Brussels Queer FF
Outfest - Los Angeles LGBTQ FF
EQUIS Festival de Cine Feminista de Ecuador
Festival de Cine de Chiloé
Verzió International Human Rights Documentary FF
International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!
Festival Mix Brasil de Cultura da Diversidade