She's a Boy I Knew
(Documentary -- Canada)
By JAY WEISSBERG
A Shapeshifter Films production. (International sales: Outcast Films, New York.) Produced, directed, written, edited by Gwen Haworth.
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117936969.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 Honest, intelligent and absolutely clear-eyed, "She's a Boy I Knew" proves there's still more to be squeezed out of transsexual documentaries. Helmer Gwen Haworth turns the camera on herself and loved ones to chart not just her path to gender reassignment surgery, but the toll the decision took on those around her. Though unflinching, Haworth avoids the kind of narcissistic, sensationalized public confessional of TV chatshows, going deeper into the emotional morass sparked by definitions of gender and its roles. With several awards already under its belt, the docu is set to be a fest fave.
