The Princess and the Peacock
Director: Daniel Baker-Wells
Country: Germany
Year: 2024
Length: 13'
Genre: documentary, experimental
Cinematography: Daniel Baker-Wells
Editing: Daniel Baker-Wells
Sound design: Daniel Baker-Wells
Producer: Daniel Baker-Wells
Appearing: Mona Guyard, Julietta Ladoll, Buba Sababa
A visually bold documentary following 22-year-old trans performer Mona Guyard as she transforms pain into ritual on the Berlin stage. Through a feminist ethics of witnessing, the film explores self-harm, vulnerability, and queer performance as spaces of catharsis, healing, and agency.