Carmelita Tropicana: Your Kunst Is Your Waffen


28m 1996

Brief Synopsis

Latina performance artist Carmelita Tropicana gives a day-in-the-life account of her experiences as a lesbian living in New York's Lower East Side. The day begins with being mugged, and escalates into defending an abortion clinic with a militant feminist group, until she's arrested and put in jail,

Film Details

Also Known As
Carmelita Tropicana (Your Kunst Is Your Waffen), Girlfriends
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Musical
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
First Run Features

Technical Specs

Duration
28m

Synopsis

Latina performance artist Carmelita Tropicana gives a day-in-the-life account of her experiences as a lesbian living in New York's Lower East Side. The day begins with being mugged, and escalates into defending an abortion clinic with a militant feminist group, until she's arrested and put in jail, where she confronts the woman who mugged her.

Film Details

Also Known As
Carmelita Tropicana (Your Kunst Is Your Waffen), Girlfriends
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Musical
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
First Run Features

Technical Specs

Duration
28m

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