The Journey of Monalisa (2019)
El viaje de Monalisa
After 17 years working as a street prostitute in New York City, undocumented immigrant, Iván Monalisa reunites with former college classmate Nicole, the director of this film. Through their creative bond, Monalisa re-flourishes as a transgender performer and writer, in the search for identity and legalization.
- Date of release
- 2019-10-10
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Nicole Costa
Casting
- Iván Monalisa — Self
- Nicole Costa — Self
- Pedro Peirano — Self
- Pablo Illanes — Self
Interesting facts
The Journey of Monalisa is a 2019 Chilean-American documentary film directed by Nicole Costa and written by Costa, Daniela Camino and Melisa Miranda. It is about the journey of the transgender artist Iván Monalisa in her self-exile in New York where she worked as a prostitute.
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