Last year, I traveled to Ecuador with a camera, a fellowship, and a lot of questions.
What started as a documentary about LGBTQ+ migration grew into something so much bigger than I imagined. Over a few months, I interviewed more than 30 people—activists, migrants, artists, and organizers—across Quito, Guayaquil, and Cuenca. I heard stories of displacement, violence, and survival. But also of chosen family, joy, and radical imagination.
We’re now editing the documentary, and it’s just the beginning.
The project has evolved into something we’re calling Queer Latitudes, a growing visual archive that centers queer stories across borders. Ecuador is the first chapter. But the goal is bigger: to document queer migration, community, and resistance across countries, regions, and identities. To create a living archive of voices that are too often erased.
If this resonates with you, follow along. We’ve launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the editing process of the first documentary and help bring these stories to light.
Thanks for being here 💜
—Renzo
Some photos from filmming in Ecuador:
