Synopsis

In a fusion of manifesto and performance, “Scorpionikas” crosses three continents to follow an insurgent collective—trans women, sex workers, and racialized and gender non-conforming voices—as they confront to dismantle the colonial and patriarchal systems that oppress them. Through radical acts of resistance, captivating performances, and intimate interviews, the film intertwines their stories with haunting archival footage: from the brothels of the Klondike Gold Rush in the 1890s to the heart of 1990s Brazil, and a convent turned art center of 2024s Barcelona.Amid family archives, conversations with her grandmother, and calls with her mother during Ramadan, what starts as a personal search transforms into a journey of understanding about a family bond marked by exile. Three generations of women, each in their own way, try to find common ground despite the distances and beliefs that separate them.