Synopsis

Dysphoria Football Club portrays a community that finds in the game a way to keep resisting. Chris founded the first Chilean soccer team made up of trans and non-binary people. After years of leadership, exhaustion builds up and Chris decides to step away. As the team prepares for a championship in São Paulo, tensions arise and new generations come to transform the way sport and identity are lived.

Team

• Inti

  Lorca

  Director

  Inti Lorca is a film director whose documentary work focuses on his experiences within the trans community. His film debut, Disforia Fútbol Club, stems from his award-winning short film of the same name, which received recognition at FIDOCS 2022 and the 2021 Platino Awards. The film explores trans visibility and resistance through the lens of sports.

• Nicolás

  Videla

  Producer

  Nicolás Videla is a filmmaker and documentary film teacher. Directed the feature films Naomi Campbel (2013), The Devil’s Magnificent (2016), Travesti Odyssey (2021), and currently working on Madame Wittmann’s criminal record (2026). Also produces projects for other artists and filmmakers, such as the short films Océanos Víricos (2021) by Kevin Magne, María Tres Cocos (2025) by Carolina Cheuquepán, and the feature films Mordaz (2025) by Clio Dinamarca and Dysphoria Football Club (2026) by Inti Lorca.

• Nicole

  Bonilla

  Productora
• Liam

  Fang

  Productor

Technical Info

Production year: 2028
Format: 4K
Lenght: 60 min.
Country: Chile
Director: Inti Lorca
Producer: Nicole Bonilla, Nicolás Videla, Liam Fang
Production company: Cinespecie, La Madre
Website: Cinespecie
Instagram: @cinespecie

Awards and Official Selections

– «Game Changer» Award at the Platino Awards 2021
– Audience Award at FIDOCS 2022
– Official Selection at CINHOMO 2022
– Official Selection at AMOR 2022
– Official Selection at GOYA QUEER 2022
– Official Selection at RESISTENCIA FILMS 2022
– Official Selection at SIN LÍMITES 2022
– Official Selection at the Festival de Mujeres y Disidencias
– Participation in the Chile Shorts catalog and the Escuela al Cine program
– The feature film Dysphoria Football Club was presented at Conecta 2024.