Papá Melissa

In the heart of Mexico City, Melissa and Claudia, a married couple for over 20 years and the proud parents of five, navigate Melissa's own version of gender identity. Through laughter, conflict, and unconditional love, they challenge binary thinking and embrace Melissa's paradoxical evolving self — a bold and uncanny celebration of identity, resilience, and the challenges of the path of becoming one's true self.

• Sophia StieglitzDirector

• Madam Melissa HakermanSelf
• Kathleen Claudia CruzmanjarrezSelf
• Wirrarixa Wirikuta CruzmanjarrezSelf
• Tamatzin Huitzilopochtli CruzmanjarrezSelf
• Rafael Felipe Miztoteotl CruzmanjarrezSelf
• Naximari Emma CruzmanjarrezSelf
• Haramara Daniel CruzmanjarrezSelf