The Journey of Monalisa

The Journey of Monalisa (Spanish: El viaje de Monalisa) is a 2019 Chilean-American documentary film directed by Nicole Costa (in her directorial debut) and written by Costa, Daniela Camino & Melisa Miranda. It is about the journey of the transgender artist Iván Monalisa in her self-exile in New York where she worked as a prostitute.

Synopsis
In 1995, the artist Iván Ojeda was invited to New York to study at the New Dramatists. When everything ends, instead of returning to Chile, he decides to change his name to Iván Monalisa and work as a transgender prostitute. 17 years later, Nicole Costa, his old friend from college and director of this film, arrives in New York to begin a journey with Monalisa to understand the reasons for Iván's self-exile.

Release
The Journey of Monalisa had its world premiere on October 10, 2019, at the Valdivia International Film Festival, then screened on November 7, 2019, at the DOC NYC. It had its digital premiere on July 11, 2020, on Vimeo, almost a year later, it was released on June 11, 2021, in a limited and free way on Ondamedia.