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“I’m Still Here” — Brazil’s Oscar Contender Is A Timely Portrait Of The Evils Of Dictatorship

Screenshot of actress Fernanda Torres starring as ​Eunice Paiva in the movie "I'm still here"
Fernanda Torres as Eunice Paiva in "I'm Still Here" Song Pictures/screenshot

A personal journey through memory, loss, and resilience — reflecting on Eunice Facciolla Paiva’s quiet strength, Marcelo Paiva’s storytelling, and the haunting echoes of dictatorship in today’s world. It’s a rare Oscars Best Picture nominee from Brazil.

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Born Intersex, Mutilated To Become “Normal”

A photograph of writer ​María Candelaria Schamun, standing in front of a light pink wall.
Photograph of writer Candelaria Schamun taken by María Eugenia Suárez. Contraeditoral/Instagram

María Candelaria Schamun’s body tells a dramatic, brutal story. The pages of her heartbreaking new book hold the memory of her pain, her scars, of the screams she muffled and finally let rip.

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