2 years in: What It Takes to Tell Stories That Were Never Meant to Be Told
An update from inside the edit room
Two years ago, I traveled to Ecuador with a camera and a question I didn’t fully know how to answer yet: what does it mean to be queer, Venezuelan, and displaced—all at once?
What I found was not a single answer. It was dozens of them. People who fled one crisis only to land inside another. Who faced discrimination not just for being migrants, but for how they dress, how they move, how they love. And who, despite all of it, kept finding ways to build meaning, community, and life.
Queer Latitudes is a feature documentary about those people. And we’re still making it: carefully, intentionally, with the weight of their trust on my shoulders.
Post-production on a film like this is not just a technical process. It is an emotional one. These are hard stories to sit with. I am taking the time to honor them right: the editing, the additional footage, the color, the music—every layer is a chance to do justice to what was shared with me.
We’re aiming to finish the film and hold the first screening by October 2026.
I will be sharing work-in-progress footage here as we go. If these stories matter to you—if you believe queer migrant lives deserve to be seen—share this post, support the campaign, and stay with us.
Renzo Esposito (Mochee)
Clips we edited a few months ago:
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