Brazilian wrestler Neirud died shrouded in mystery, leaving behind no trace of her past. Confronting family secrets, the filmmaker pieces together the life of her enigmatic aunt, who toured Brazil as a wrestler in an underground all-female circus troupe throughout the 60s and 80s. As she investigates Neirud’s controversial ring persona, Gorilla Woman, the filmmaker uncovers a fascinating story about race, identity and queer life.

Neirud’s enigmatic life, carefully pieced together with glinting shards of camcorder footage and yellowed fading photographs, unearths rusty times and places with careful tenderness. Filmmaker Fernanda Faya’s own personal nostalgia curves and twists as we follow her self-narrated journey to discovering the woman that appears in shaky scenes beside her grandmother Nely. A documentary that is buoyed by the power of oral traditions and communal love, Neirud is a heartfelt tribute to the stories and experiences that unknowingly shape our lives.

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Moved. Dir. Sarah Griffin. 13 mins, Ireland, 2025, Digital

Nine LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers from around the world gather at a Dublin community centre to share their journeys — from fleeing persecution to building new lives and dreaming of safer futures.

Screening as part of Queer Spectrum Film Festival