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Satan's Angel: Queen of the Fire Tassels
directed by Joshua M. Dragotta, fl. 2004; produced by Anthony Marsico, 1957- and Joshua M. Dragotta, fl. 2004, Retrograde Productions (Philadelphia, PA: Breaking Glass Pictures, 2012), 1 hour 13 mins
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Josh Dragotta's wildly entertaining documentary offers a candid glimpse into the life of burlesque's hottest and most outspoken legend. Angel Walker's career has taken her through San Francisco counter culture and the Las Vegas underbelly. She's spent nights with the Rat Pack, tripped with The Doors and traveled w...
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directed by Joshua M. Dragotta, fl. 2004; produced by Anthony Marsico, 1957- and Joshua M. Dragotta, fl. 2004, Retrograde Productions (Philadelphia, PA: Breaking Glass Pictures, 2012), 1 hour 13 mins
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Josh Dragotta's wildly entertaining documentary offers a candid glimpse into the life of burlesque's hottest and most outspoken legend. Angel Walker's career has taken her through San Francisco counter culture and the Las Vegas underbelly. She's spent nights with the Rat Pack, tripped with The Doors and traveled with Bob Hope in the USO. Now, she tours the globe with her wife Vic to entertain legions of fans who come from near and far to witness...
Josh Dragotta's wildly entertaining documentary offers a candid glimpse into the life of burlesque's hottest and most outspoken legend. Angel Walker's career has taken her through San Francisco counter culture and the Las Vegas underbelly. She's spent nights with the Rat Pack, tripped with The Doors and traveled with Bob Hope in the USO. Now, she tours the globe with her wife Vic to entertain legions of fans who come from near and far to witness her unique contributions to an art form that has stood the test of time Adult
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LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anthony Marsico, 1957-, Joshua M. Dragotta, fl. 2004, Retrograde Productions
Author / Creator
Joshua M. Dragotta, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Person Discussed
Angel Walker, 1941-2019
Topic / Theme
Burlesque
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Copyright © 2013 Breaking Glass Pictures
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Regretters
directed by Marcus Lindeen; produced by Marcus Lindeen (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2010), 1 hour 1 mins
Regretters gives heartfelt voice to two transgendered people who underwent sex change surgery to become women. Now, years later, they would like to return to their original, masculine selves. Through their experiences we learn how very complicated gender identity is; morphing from one gender to another is not acco...
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directed by Marcus Lindeen; produced by Marcus Lindeen (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2010), 1 hour 1 mins
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Regretters gives heartfelt voice to two transgendered people who underwent sex change surgery to become women. Now, years later, they would like to return to their original, masculine selves. Through their experiences we learn how very complicated gender identity is; morphing from one gender to another is not accomplished solely by sexual reassignment surgery.Orlando and Mikael are Swedish, now in their sixties. Meeting for the first time, they f...
Regretters gives heartfelt voice to two transgendered people who underwent sex change surgery to become women. Now, years later, they would like to return to their original, masculine selves. Through their experiences we learn how very complicated gender identity is; morphing from one gender to another is not accomplished solely by sexual reassignment surgery.Orlando and Mikael are Swedish, now in their sixties. Meeting for the first time, they face one another on a stage and engage in a spontaneous dialogue. Orlando, an androgynous dandy dressed in a red velvet suit, had one of the first sex change operations in Sweden in 1967. He tells of his eleven year marriage to a man who never suspected that his wife had not been born female. Mikael, dressed as a man, underwent the surgery in the 1990’s when he was fifty years old. He has tried to convince his doctors to change him back, as he feels desperately lost between genders, trapped inside a body that is not his. Regretters is frank without being sensational. It will be important material for any discussion of gender. College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Marcus Lindeen
Author / Creator
Marcus Lindeen
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Sexual orientation, Gender roles, Transsexuals, Sexuality, Costumes, Homosexuality, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Let’s be Together
directed by Nanna Frank Moller, 1972-; produced by Mette Heide and Helle Faber (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2008), 1 hour 21 mins
Meet Hairo, a 14-year-old boy who is fascinated by women's clothes. He spends all his time on high heals, wearing make-up and fake nails. Living in a small town with his mum, his stepfather and 3 younger brothers, this is quite the daily challenge for everyone. Hairo's mum takes her son on a trip to Brazil to meet...
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directed by Nanna Frank Moller, 1972-; produced by Mette Heide and Helle Faber (Copenhagen, Capital Region (Denmark): Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2008), 1 hour 21 mins
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Meet Hairo, a 14-year-old boy who is fascinated by women's clothes. He spends all his time on high heals, wearing make-up and fake nails. Living in a small town with his mum, his stepfather and 3 younger brothers, this is quite the daily challenge for everyone. Hairo's mum takes her son on a trip to Brazil to meet his biological father, Marcello, who is far from happy by the vision of the dressed-up boy. The two males go through quite a dogfight,...
Meet Hairo, a 14-year-old boy who is fascinated by women's clothes. He spends all his time on high heals, wearing make-up and fake nails. Living in a small town with his mum, his stepfather and 3 younger brothers, this is quite the daily challenge for everyone. Hairo's mum takes her son on a trip to Brazil to meet his biological father, Marcello, who is far from happy by the vision of the dressed-up boy. The two males go through quite a dogfight, until Hairo's father comes out admitting that he himself is gay and has been working for years as a drag queen. Finally the two men find each other - as father and son.
A strong film about identity across borders and across gender.
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
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Documentary
Contributor
Mette Heide, Helle Faber
Author / Creator
Nanna Frank Moller, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Danish Broadcasting Corporation
Topic / Theme
Sexual orientation, Gender identity, Gender roles, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Danish Broadcasting Corporation.
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Sworn Virgins
directed by Elvira Dones; produced by Elvira Dones, Radiotelevisione Svizzera and Dones Media LLC (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 52 mins
Why would a girl swear to stay a virgin? What kind of tradition sanctions this form of self-denial? In a mountainous area of Albania, an ancestral code of laws -- observed to this day -- placed women in the bottom rank of society. It dictates that "a woman is a sack, made to endure." A woman cannot choose her husb...
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directed by Elvira Dones; produced by Elvira Dones, Radiotelevisione Svizzera and Dones Media LLC (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2008), 52 mins
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Why would a girl swear to stay a virgin? What kind of tradition sanctions this form of self-denial? In a mountainous area of Albania, an ancestral code of laws -- observed to this day -- placed women in the bottom rank of society. It dictates that "a woman is a sack, made to endure." A woman cannot choose her husband, buy or sell property or express herself politically. For centuries, on a bride's wedding day, her father gave the groom two bullet...
Why would a girl swear to stay a virgin? What kind of tradition sanctions this form of self-denial? In a mountainous area of Albania, an ancestral code of laws -- observed to this day -- placed women in the bottom rank of society. It dictates that "a woman is a sack, made to endure." A woman cannot choose her husband, buy or sell property or express herself politically. For centuries, on a bride's wedding day, her father gave the groom two bullets, to be used to kill his daughter in case she misbehaved and dishonored the clan. But there is a loophole. The ancient laws allowed certain women known as "Sworn Virgins" to take an oath in front of their clan, announcing their intention to remain virgins. This fascinating film reports on several unusual Albanian women who dress, act, talk, drink, shoot and are respected as real men. It's not a matter of sexual orientation, and there's no surgery involved. The villagers in this area simply accept the fact that some women want to live like men because they like their freedom. They prefer to manage their own lives; they do not want to marry and have children. One such virgin, the oldest of six daughters, took over the running of the family when their parents died. Another became an accountant, saying: "I am neither wife nor mother. I loved working, I did everything for myself." College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Elvira Dones, Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Dones Media LLC
Author / Creator
Elvira Dones
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Division of labor, Gender identity, Gender roles, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Bachelor Farmer
directed by Michael Culpepper; produced by Nikki Draper (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 1 hour 2 mins
Bachelor Farmer is an intimate look at how a few gay men negotiate the challenges of small-town living in rural Kendrick, Idaho, population 369. In a place so small, no one can be a stranger. Being openly gay there isn't easy, but part of day-to-day small town living is dealing with difficult but necessary relatio...
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directed by Michael Culpepper; produced by Nikki Draper (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 1 hour 2 mins
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Bachelor Farmer is an intimate look at how a few gay men negotiate the challenges of small-town living in rural Kendrick, Idaho, population 369. In a place so small, no one can be a stranger. Being openly gay there isn't easy, but part of day-to-day small town living is dealing with difficult but necessary relationships. The gay men and the one gay woman profiled talk about the delicate balance between being “out” but not so far out as to ant...
Bachelor Farmer is an intimate look at how a few gay men negotiate the challenges of small-town living in rural Kendrick, Idaho, population 369. In a place so small, no one can be a stranger. Being openly gay there isn't easy, but part of day-to-day small town living is dealing with difficult but necessary relationships. The gay men and the one gay woman profiled talk about the delicate balance between being “out” but not so far out as to antagonize their neighbors. They participate in the usual small town rituals of barbeques, Fourth of July parades, church on Sunday, and above all tending to the land. It is the love of the land they farm that has drawn them to this town--some have roots that go back generations, while others have settled to be with their friends. The cinematography captures the idyllic beauty of the rural landscape making it easy to understand their attachment to this place. Each of the gay farmers has a story to tell of why and how they made Kendrick their home. As they blend in with the community, they find that even a commitment ceremony is reluctantly tolerated. The partners later reflect that now they are treated like just another old married couple living down the road with too many cats. In this examination of outsider status and the struggle to be accepted in one's community, Bachelor Farmer is a rich story of community in the most unlikely of places. College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nikki Draper
Author / Creator
Michael Culpepper
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Homosexuality, Gender roles, Sexuality, Women, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Just Married: The Epic Battle Over Gay Marriage
produced by Iris Adler, NECN (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 59 mins
The issue of gay marriage has polarized the country. This even- handed film follows events in Massachusetts after the state supreme court ruled 4 to 3 in favor of allowing same sex marriage. It is at the same time a lesson in the turbulent political process as a compelling portrait of several responsible, loving,...
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produced by Iris Adler, NECN (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 59 mins
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The issue of gay marriage has polarized the country. This even- handed film follows events in Massachusetts after the state supreme court ruled 4 to 3 in favor of allowing same sex marriage. It is at the same time a lesson in the turbulent political process as a compelling portrait of several responsible, loving, stable couples who yearn for recognition by the state and their community to validate their families. Central to the story are Ellen Wa...
The issue of gay marriage has polarized the country. This even- handed film follows events in Massachusetts after the state supreme court ruled 4 to 3 in favor of allowing same sex marriage. It is at the same time a lesson in the turbulent political process as a compelling portrait of several responsible, loving, stable couples who yearn for recognition by the state and their community to validate their families. Central to the story are Ellen Wade and Maureen Brodoff, both attorneys, who met and fell in love twenty years ago in law school. They have a fifteen year-old daughter Kate who appears to thrive. Although they have a comfortable suburban life, they feel deeply that they have been deprived of marital status and are "second-class citizens" because they are not "man and wife." The film follows Ellen and Maureen through the filing of the original lawsuit to their historic wedding, supported along the way by gay and lesbian organizations. It also treats with respect the opposition, whose deeply held convictions mobilize them to political action. By examining the political, religious and psychological arguments involved in the heated gay marriage debate, the film demonstrates just how central our concept of marriage is to us as individuals and as members of society. College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Iris Adler, NECN, Harry Chase
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Harry Chase
Topic / Theme
Laws and legislation, Homosexuality, Gay activism and activists, Same-sex marriages, Marriage, Sexuality, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Rape for Who I Am
directed by Lovinsa Kavuma, fl. 1999; produced by Lovinsa Kavuma, fl. 1999 (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2006), 26 mins
This powerful documentary offers a fascinating and moving insight into the lives of South Africa's black lesbians who, raped because of their sexuality, refuse to become victims. Set in Johannesburg and its surrounding townships, the film interweaves the experiences of four women, victims of rape, as they prepare...
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directed by Lovinsa Kavuma, fl. 1999; produced by Lovinsa Kavuma, fl. 1999 (New York, NY: The Cinema Guild, 2006), 26 mins
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This powerful documentary offers a fascinating and moving insight into the lives of South Africa's black lesbians who, raped because of their sexuality, refuse to become victims. Set in Johannesburg and its surrounding townships, the film interweaves the experiences of four women, victims of rape, as they prepare for an annual Gay Pride celebration. With courage and a remarkable resilience, they describe the immense prejudices they have had to en...
This powerful documentary offers a fascinating and moving insight into the lives of South Africa's black lesbians who, raped because of their sexuality, refuse to become victims. Set in Johannesburg and its surrounding townships, the film interweaves the experiences of four women, victims of rape, as they prepare for an annual Gay Pride celebration. With courage and a remarkable resilience, they describe the immense prejudices they have had to endure in their townships. They share the disturbing details of their attacks, and discuss how this horrible crime, intended to teach them to "act like women", exposes them to sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS, and often goes ignored by the authorities. These four courageous women - Keba, Bathini, Mary, and Buhle - also discuss how they have embraced their identity since their attacks and decided to publicly speak out against this hate crime. College Adult
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lovinsa Kavuma, fl. 1999
Author / Creator
Lovinsa Kavuma, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
The Cinema Guild
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 The Cinema Guild, Inc.
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Two to Tango: Gay Argentina
produced by Vivian Altman, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 19 mins
Buenos Aires is in the heart of a country where 80 per cent of the people are Catholic and the culture of machismo is still rife. Now the Argentinean capital is leading the push in Latin America to bring equality to gays. It is the first city in South America where same sex couples can join in a civil union giving...
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produced by Vivian Altman, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 19 mins
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Buenos Aires is in the heart of a country where 80 per cent of the people are Catholic and the culture of machismo is still rife. Now the Argentinean capital is leading the push in Latin America to bring equality to gays. It is the first city in South America where same sex couples can join in a civil union giving gay coupes full health and insurance benefits, but no inheritance or adoption rights. We meet Esteban Hubner and Leonardo Gorosito who...
Buenos Aires is in the heart of a country where 80 per cent of the people are Catholic and the culture of machismo is still rife. Now the Argentinean capital is leading the push in Latin America to bring equality to gays. It is the first city in South America where same sex couples can join in a civil union giving gay coupes full health and insurance benefits, but no inheritance or adoption rights. We meet Esteban Hubner and Leonardo Gorosito who are getting married. "It is to dignify each other" says Leo. "To build something we want to share with people we love and with friends." The introduction of such civil unions has met with opposition from the Church. "We can be understanding and charitable toward homosexuals but we're going to clearly defend the natural character in a union of marriage between a man and a woman," says the local Archbishop. College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Vivian Altman, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Gay male couples, Gender roles, Catholicism, Same-sex marriages, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Family Matters (Mishpuche)
directed by David Noy, fl. 1994; produced by Yoram Ivry, fl. 1996 and David Noy, fl. 1994, Cinemax Productions (Tel-Aviv District: Cinephil, 2004), 58 mins
How does a single heterosexual woman, who's tired of waiting for Mr. Right, do what she desires most and give birth to a child? This dilemma challenged Dafna, until she met Itamar and Kai, a gay couple who decided to expand their family and to have a child. From this triangle springs an alternative family unit. As...
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directed by David Noy, fl. 1994; produced by Yoram Ivry, fl. 1996 and David Noy, fl. 1994, Cinemax Productions (Tel-Aviv District: Cinephil, 2004), 58 mins
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How does a single heterosexual woman, who's tired of waiting for Mr. Right, do what she desires most and give birth to a child? This dilemma challenged Dafna, until she met Itamar and Kai, a gay couple who decided to expand their family and to have a child. From this triangle springs an alternative family unit. As issues of jealousy, identity, intimacy & partnerhood arise, the film follows the newborn family through the entire process, from the i...
How does a single heterosexual woman, who's tired of waiting for Mr. Right, do what she desires most and give birth to a child? This dilemma challenged Dafna, until she met Itamar and Kai, a gay couple who decided to expand their family and to have a child. From this triangle springs an alternative family unit. As issues of jealousy, identity, intimacy & partnerhood arise, the film follows the newborn family through the entire process, from the initial efforts to conceive, through the pregnancy and the birth itself up until the baby's first birthday.
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Yoram Ivry, fl. 1996, David Noy, fl. 1994, Cinemax Productions
Author / Creator
David Noy, fl. 1994
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Cinephil
Topic / Theme
Gay male couples, Family type, Surrogacy
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 Film Platform
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Colonel Jin Xing
directed by Sylvie Levey; produced by Arnaud Hamelin (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 1 hour 16 mins
Shanghai's principal dancer, 33-year-old Jin Xing, is a big star. She is the first choreographer to have received recognition in over half a century of national communism. But the most amazing thing about Jin Xing is that, up until 1995, this beautiful young woman was a man, a colonel in the People's Liberation Ar...
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directed by Sylvie Levey; produced by Arnaud Hamelin (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 1 hour 16 mins
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Shanghai's principal dancer, 33-year-old Jin Xing, is a big star. She is the first choreographer to have received recognition in over half a century of national communism. But the most amazing thing about Jin Xing is that, up until 1995, this beautiful young woman was a man, a colonel in the People's Liberation Army. This is a richly cinematic film, combining the colorful imagery of Shanghai's dance world, the panoply of the Chinese People's Army...
Shanghai's principal dancer, 33-year-old Jin Xing, is a big star. She is the first choreographer to have received recognition in over half a century of national communism. But the most amazing thing about Jin Xing is that, up until 1995, this beautiful young woman was a man, a colonel in the People's Liberation Army. This is a richly cinematic film, combining the colorful imagery of Shanghai's dance world, the panoply of the Chinese People's Army, and the heart-felt expressiveness of the young Colonel who turned his longing to be a woman into a reality. He battled the rigidity of Communist bureaucrats until they relented and allowed the first sex change operation in China. The film interviews his female surgeon, and also follows Jin Xing?s setbacks and recovery. His mother, although troubled by her son's singular urge for a sex change, gives him total emotional support. In fact, she later finds a baby for adoption so that Jin Xing could happily become a mother. Despite Jin Xing's transcendence in the dance world, she is still up against the Chinese bureaucracy which refuses to give her permission to perform on the stages of the Western world. The documentary shows Chinese society in awkward upheaval as this talented artist presses for change. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Arnaud Hamelin
Author / Creator
Sylvie Levey
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Dancers, Gender roles, Transgenderism, Sexuality, Infancy, Homosexuality, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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