MEXICO CITY, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A crowd-funded short

film spoofing the year's most Oscar-nominated movie is set to

screen in Mexican cinemas, as local backlash against French

crime musical "Emilia Perez" pits an amateur comedy against the

cinema establishment.

"Emilia Perez," the story of a Mexican cartel boss who

enlists a lawyer to help her disappear and transition into a

woman, garnered 13 Oscar nominations and swept up awards at the

prestigious Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Globes,

including best non-English language film.

However, the film has met with strong backlash in Mexico

over criticisms of its poor Spanish, use of stereotypes, filming

in Paris with few Mexican cast members and light treatment of

the issue of forced disappearances - more than 100,000 people

are missing in Mexico.

Auteur director Jacques Audiard also was criticized for

saying he did not feel he needed to do much research to make the

movie, which debuted on Netflix ( NFLX ) late last year.

In Mexico, a consumer watchdog had to order top cinema chain

Cinepolis to clarify its guarantee policy after many spectators

complained that they had not received refunds after walking out

of the movie.

While Mexican screenings of "Emilia Perez" remained largely

empty, trans filmmaker Camila Aurora created a GoFundMe to

answer with "Johanne Sacreblu," the story of "a trans heiress to

France's biggest baguette business who seeks to destroy her

country's systemic racism with her strongest weapon... love."

The 28-minute musical, which features croissants, mimes,

rats and painted mustaches, premiered on YouTube on Jan. 25 and

quickly went viral, gaining some 2 million views in less than a

week.

On Thursday, Aurora announced that cinema chain Cinedot

would screen the movie. Cinedot later reshared the announcement

on social media. Aurora said they were still working out

technical details before announcing a release date.

"Sometimes I think I had an anxiety attack during filming,

fell into a coma and this is all a dream," Aurora said on

TikTok. She said she was working on an extended feature-length

version with fresh casting, and launching themed merchandise.

"It's an honor to announce that we are looking for more

members of the Resist-dance," she said.

On social media, fans responded with tongue-in-cheek

comments, saying the film was perfect for understanding French

culture and that no further research was required.

Aurora called for fans to help get the film screened at

other cinema chains across the country. "It sends a powerful

message: Don't mess with Mexico," she said.