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Adventures in The Gender Trade
directed by Susan Marenco; produced by Susan Marenco (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1994), 45 mins
Kate Bornstein, writer and performer, was born a man. This documentary presents her frank account of her personal journey from unhappy boy child into liberated transsexual lesbian. Intercut with her satiric night club act called "Hidden: A Gender," are the stories of a wide range of people who refused to have thei...
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directed by Susan Marenco; produced by Susan Marenco (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1994), 45 mins
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Kate Bornstein, writer and performer, was born a man. This documentary presents her frank account of her personal journey from unhappy boy child into liberated transsexual lesbian. Intercut with her satiric night club act called "Hidden: A Gender," are the stories of a wide range of people who refused to have their identity defined by whether they were born male or female. We are thus presented with a spectrum of colorful gender anomalies: drag q...
Kate Bornstein, writer and performer, was born a man. This documentary presents her frank account of her personal journey from unhappy boy child into liberated transsexual lesbian. Intercut with her satiric night club act called "Hidden: A Gender," are the stories of a wide range of people who refused to have their identity defined by whether they were born male or female. We are thus presented with a spectrum of colorful gender anomalies: drag queens, transsexuals, cross dressers, gays and lesbians... and those who refuse to be categorized. They want the right to be not "male" or "female," but whatever they choose in between. Why, they ask, must we have a bipolar gender system, when some other cultures can accommodate diversity? Academics including Dr. Walter Williams, anthropologist, and David Halperin, of M.I.T. encourage a reevaluation of traditional thinking, and a distinction between gender orientation and sexual preference. Adventures in the Gender Trade is guaranteed to provoke discussion! College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Susan Marenco
Author / Creator
Susan Marenco
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Gender roles, Transgender persons, Sexuality, Men, Homosexuality, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1994. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Gender roles, Transgender persons, Sexuality, Men, Homosexuality
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Shanghai Tales, 3, When My Child is Born
directed by Dingding Ke and Jing Guo; produced by Dingding Ke, Jing Guo and Lawrence Elman, fl. 2002, in Shanghai Tales, 3 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 1 hour
This series on contemporary China is filmed from an insiders point of view and portrays daily life in one of the nation's busiest and most iconic cities. The three episodes provide a window into China today, giving viewers an opportunity to assess the similarities and differences between China and other cultures.T...
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directed by Dingding Ke and Jing Guo; produced by Dingding Ke, Jing Guo and Lawrence Elman, fl. 2002, in Shanghai Tales, 3 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 1 hour
Description
This series on contemporary China is filmed from an insiders point of view and portrays daily life in one of the nation's busiest and most iconic cities. The three episodes provide a window into China today, giving viewers an opportunity to assess the similarities and differences between China and other cultures.This remarkable film profiles a couple that craves personal freedom, but is faced with the unwanted constraints of parenthood. In a soci...
This series on contemporary China is filmed from an insiders point of view and portrays daily life in one of the nation's busiest and most iconic cities. The three episodes provide a window into China today, giving viewers an opportunity to assess the similarities and differences between China and other cultures.This remarkable film profiles a couple that craves personal freedom, but is faced with the unwanted constraints of parenthood. In a society where grandmothers are expected to care for babies, how much freedom is it reasonable for a mother to expect?When Jun finds herself pregnant, she agrees to marry Long to avoid stigma and judgment. Jun is an English translator with a specialty in Virginia Woolf novels who identifies strongly with Woolf’s quest for independence. Long is a PhD candidate who is bored with reading about Karl Marx and takes a different approach to studying his subject.The film captures disagreements between Jun and her mother as new child-rearing theories spar with traditional ones. Jun’s disdain for her mother and plans for her career only elevate the tension, as she reveals her intentions to travel to Australia for coursework, leaving her husband and baby behind. When My Child Is Born gives audiences a glimpse of one manifestation of feminism in a Chinese family.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Dingding Ke, Jing Guo, Lawrence Elman, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Dingding Ke, Jing Guo
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Shanghai Tales
Topic / Theme
Family, Pregnancy, Cultural norms, Childcare, Family relationships, Daughters, Mothers, Children, Feminism, Gender roles, Area Studies
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Filmakers Library.
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Family, Pregnancy, Cultural norms, Childcare, Family relationships, Daughters, Mothers, Children, Feminism, Gender roles
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SIS: The Perry Watkins Story
produced by Chiqui Cartagena and Suzanne Newman (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 52 mins
This groundbreaking documentary explores the explosive issue of gays in the military. It examines the case of Perry J. Watkins, the first openly gay man to defeat the ban against gays in the military. The case established a powerful legal precedent that will act as an inspiration to the gay and black communities....
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produced by Chiqui Cartagena and Suzanne Newman (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 52 mins
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This groundbreaking documentary explores the explosive issue of gays in the military. It examines the case of Perry J. Watkins, the first openly gay man to defeat the ban against gays in the military. The case established a powerful legal precedent that will act as an inspiration to the gay and black communities. His story is funny and compelling and sheds light on the social, political and historical context of the lesbian and gay movement. Draf...
This groundbreaking documentary explores the explosive issue of gays in the military. It examines the case of Perry J. Watkins, the first openly gay man to defeat the ban against gays in the military. The case established a powerful legal precedent that will act as an inspiration to the gay and black communities. His story is funny and compelling and sheds light on the social, political and historical context of the lesbian and gay movement. Drafted in 1968, Perry Watkins served fifteen years in the U.S. Army as an openly gay man who even did female impersonations on base, to entertain the troops. In 1982, he was discharged under the provisions that ban homosexuals from serving in the Armed Forces. With the help of the American Civil Liberties Union, Sgt. Watkins fought for reinstatement for nine years. In the end, the United States Supreme Court ruled in his favor and refused to hear the Army's appeal. College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Chiqui Cartagena, Suzanne Newman
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Perry Watkins, 1948-1996
Topic / Theme
Civil rights, Military justice, Homosexuality, Gender roles, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Civil rights, Military justice, Homosexuality, Gender roles
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Biography, Christine Jorgensen: The Change Of A Lifetime
in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2002), 45 mins
Explore the life of one of the most controversial figures of the sexual revolution.
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in Biography (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2002), 45 mins
Description
Explore the life of one of the most controversial figures of the sexual revolution.
Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Harry Smith, 1951-
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Biography
Speaker / Narrator
Harry Smith, 1951-
Person Discussed
Christine Jorgensen, 1926-1989
Topic / Theme
Gender roles, Medical treatments and procedures, Transsexuality, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of A&E Television.
Subject
Gender roles, Medical treatments and procedures, Transsexuality
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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.
Subject
Dancers, Gender roles, Transgenderism, Sexuality, Infancy, Homosexuality
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Modern Times, Househusbands
directed by Susanna White; produced by Susanna White, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Modern Times (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1996), 46 mins
In Britain, one in five women can now claim to be the major breadwinners. Modern Times discovers that the decline in heavy industry, computerization and the rise of women at work have resulted in an increased number of men running the home while their wives go out to work. The story of three househusbands, all of...
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directed by Susanna White; produced by Susanna White, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Modern Times (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1996), 46 mins
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In Britain, one in five women can now claim to be the major breadwinners. Modern Times discovers that the decline in heavy industry, computerization and the rise of women at work have resulted in an increased number of men running the home while their wives go out to work. The story of three househusbands, all of whom stay at home to care for their children is told in this video.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Susanna White, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Susanna White
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Modern Times
Topic / Theme
Parenting, Gender roles, Family organization, Home management, Women in workforce, Business & Economics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 BBC Worldwide
Subject
Parenting, Gender roles, Family organization, Home management, Women in workforce
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Multiple Choices - Picture Perfect
directed by Alison Burns, fl. 1990; produced by Sally Bochner, fl. 1988-2010, National Film Board of Canada (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1995), 12 mins
It's never easy reconciling fairy tales to reality, especially when the reality is, to say the least, complicated. You know things are tough when young people don't expect a good relationship, let alone a perfect one, because as one young woman puts it, "all good things must come to an end." Participants discuss t...
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directed by Alison Burns, fl. 1990; produced by Sally Bochner, fl. 1988-2010, National Film Board of Canada (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1995), 12 mins
Description
It's never easy reconciling fairy tales to reality, especially when the reality is, to say the least, complicated. You know things are tough when young people don't expect a good relationship, let alone a perfect one, because as one young woman puts it, "all good things must come to an end." Participants discuss their expectations of marriage, homosexual relationships, and how the changing roles (and role models) of men and women have affected ma...
It's never easy reconciling fairy tales to reality, especially when the reality is, to say the least, complicated. You know things are tough when young people don't expect a good relationship, let alone a perfect one, because as one young woman puts it, "all good things must come to an end." Participants discuss their expectations of marriage, homosexual relationships, and how the changing roles (and role models) of men and women have affected marital responsibilities.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sally Bochner, fl. 1988-2010, National Film Board of Canada
Author / Creator
Alison Burns, fl. 1990
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Topic / Theme
Homosexuality, Marital relations, Relationships, Gender roles, Marriage, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 by the National Film Board of Canada
Subject
Homosexuality, Marital relations, Relationships, Gender roles, Marriage
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Out in Suburbia: The Stories of Eleven Lesbians
produced by Pam Walton (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1990), 29 mins
This remarkably honest and revealing documentary shatters the stereotypes held by many people unfamiliar with the gay community. Eleven women discuss with heartwarming frankness their lives in local neighborhoods, covering a wide range of issues including marriage, motherhood, discrimination, stereotypes and femal...
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produced by Pam Walton (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1990), 29 mins
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This remarkably honest and revealing documentary shatters the stereotypes held by many people unfamiliar with the gay community. Eleven women discuss with heartwarming frankness their lives in local neighborhoods, covering a wide range of issues including marriage, motherhood, discrimination, stereotypes and female roles. Out in Suburbia shows us that many lesbians have mainstream values and lead conventional lives. This film reaches out to class...
This remarkably honest and revealing documentary shatters the stereotypes held by many people unfamiliar with the gay community. Eleven women discuss with heartwarming frankness their lives in local neighborhoods, covering a wide range of issues including marriage, motherhood, discrimination, stereotypes and female roles. Out in Suburbia shows us that many lesbians have mainstream values and lead conventional lives. This film reaches out to classes on human sexuality, psychology, women's issues and lifestyles. Discussion guide available. College Adult
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Field of Study
LGBT Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Pam Walton
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Gender roles, Lesbianism, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Women's & Gender Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1990. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
Subject
Gender roles, Lesbianism
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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
Description
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.
Subject
Sexual orientation, Gender roles, Transsexuals, Sexuality, Costumes, Homosexuality
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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.
Subject
Gay male couples, Gender roles, Catholicism, Same-sex marriages
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