The feature-length documentary Fakir portrays the success of fakirism in Brazil, Latin America and France. This circus art origin show is presented and analyzed through archives that reveals the success of these presentations with their pain resistance championships and the great public presence, including politicians and government officials. Fakir spans current footage from contemporary artists who keep this art alive in performances and shows.
The journey of underground star Regina Müller/Dorothy Boom reveals a different view of iconophilia and iconoclasm, devotion and transgression, incorporation and performance, while her creative process is crossed by religious, profane and queer cultural elements
