Lufe Steffen is a filmmaker, writer, and journalist from São Paulo, Brazil.
He graduated in Communications and Acting and works in media outlets targeted towards LGBTQ+ audiences, developing films related to the theme since 1997, when he first began his research on Brazilian queer cinema.
Produced and directed two feature documentaries, both on São Paulo's queer night scene: "São Paulo in Hi-Fi" (2016) and "Freak Night Fever in São Paulo" (2012).
As a writer, producer, and director, he made ten short films, all traversing the LGBTQ+ universe of the Brazilian city.
A documentary that explores the history and impact of magazines, newspapers, fanzines, and other journalistic media produced by and for the LGBTQIAPN+ community in Brazil. The idea for the documentary came about in 2020, during the pandemic, when the director began studying the history of the LGBTQIAPN+ press, an investigation that resulted in a video for the filmmaker's YouTube channel, published in 2021. The film presents an overview of the LGBTQIAPN+ press, from the mimeograph in the 1960s to the internet today, and is also a portrait of Brazilian society and the evolution of the rights achieved by this community.
In the 1980s, the musical and futuristic teacher Clara Celeste arrives at a school surrounded by bullying problems driven by issues of ethnicity, sexuality, gender, physique, and behavior. With the teacher's help, a group of students are finally able to find their voice and experience empowerment, with the freedom to live as they wish. Despite this, prejudice still surrounds the school, always seeking to intimidate the students. To win this battle against intolerance and censorship, the group will need to stick together and believe in the power of change.
Historical documentary about São Paulo's gay night life during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. With testimonials from people who lived through that time and images of unforgettable shows at classical night clubs of the city. Bringing back to memory the stars, the heroes, and even the bad guys: military dictatorship and AIDS epidemic.