ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「The members of the Desobediencia Perfecta film production house did not see themselves reflected on screen. So they decided to create a space to tell stories of their own. Vanessa Martínez and Javier Martínez (no relation), two students in Guatemala City, Guatemala, stayed up talking one night in April of last year about their love of film. Together with a mutual friend, Sebastián Aldana, they founded Desobediencia Perfecta, which translates to “Perfect Disobedience.” Its mission is to explore the stories of queer and lower-middle-class Guatemalans. The members of the collective are scattered across Guatemala, and around the world. Most of the collective’s 14 members were raised in conservative Catholic households, but many of them don’t practice the religion anymore. Instead, they’ve found solace and chosen family through art. The group takes a democratic approach to each project, with no member having a set role from film to film. “We wanted to feel like we had the liberty to grow in the area or department that we were the most interested in,” said Javier, whether that’s acting, singing, writing, directing or working with lights and photography. They pool resources and rely on mentorship from supportive people in Guatemala’s film industry to bring their projects — two short films so far, with more in the works — to life. Read more about the student members of @desobedienciaperfecta at the link in our bio. This article is part of the Where We Are series, a visual column about young people coming of age and the spaces where they create community. Photos by @juan_brenner」7月23日 3時56分