The Bony Lady (La Flaca) is a film about Arely Vazquez, a transgender woman and leader of the Santa Muerte (Saint Death) Cult in Queens, New York. During her yearly celebration to the Bony Lady (‘La Flaca’ as she likes to call her), Arely faces a lot of challenges to fulfill a promise she made ten years ago.

The Bony Lady

Esu is a popular African deity for thousands of years and we may never know its exact origin.  But it is possible to understand how Esu went from God in Africa to Devil in Brazil.  This tragic story, which goes through colonization and slavery, is not over yet.  “EXU and the Universe” follows the complex path of a culture transformed into resistance over several centuries.