'Two Spirits', the documentary that tells Georgina's struggle and her recognition as a Wayuú trans woman

Before going into the background of the documentary, it is necessary to point out that the Wayúu community is one of the most important in the country, not only because of the impact generated in Alta Guajira, where the largest niche of its members is concentrated, but also because of the ineffable preservation of its traditions. In that order, breaking those molds and being accepted turns out to be an odyssey that can become a feat.

This was precisely the case of Georgina, a trans woman who belongs to this community and who has carried on her back a long struggle for the recognition of her rights before the State and the acceptance of her family.

All this inner and outer journey that she makes around her recognition process was captured in the documentary 'Two Spirits', which will be released this Sunday, March 27 at Señal Colombia at 8:30 p.m., and part of that dichotomy focuses on the fact that, despite being called Georgina and identifying herself as a woman, for the State she is called ' Rosario' and was born on December 31; this due to an ancient law that generated upon her and her subsequent generations, an imposition of this date of birth.

The dichotomous documentary focuses on La Uribia, a municipality located north of La Guajira and consecrated as the indigenous capital of the country, as well as on the desert where the border is that seems invisible and even non-existent to them, which is the one that divides Colombia with Venezuela. Georgina crosses this place and during the 52 minutes of the film, she does a profound exercise in forgiveness to her family.

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The fact is that her brothers, according to her in the documentary, fail to identify her as a woman, and according to its director, Mónica Taboada, “Georgina's story is a legend of rebellion, crude resistance and also, of thorny reconciliation; a metaphor for the times we live in Colombia”.

At the end of that journey, embarked on foot and under the unforgivable heat of the northern Colombian Caribbean, the protagonist will find that the approval of her relatives is not the most important thing, but the acceptance she has with her in the midst of a culture that does not understand it and a country that, in an incipient way, manages to accept trans people does not only within their indigenous communities, but in other everyday environments that also affect the protagonist.

This production, executed by Guerrero Films for Señal Colombia, also exposes the odyssey of what it means to be an indigenous and trans woman in a region marked by historical problems such as machismo. It also details various elements of Wayúu culture, such as the significance of black as a sign of death, and of white which, for them, symbolizes life; so that 'Two Spirits' is an experience that allows them to get to know this community and some social problems in which they live.

Corruption, neglect and the extraction of resources that prevent them from enjoying drinking water are also referenced in the film, which shows the loneliness in which Georgina lives despite the fact that many know her by that name as well as her struggles for the recognition of her identity.

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