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Title: London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival: a programmer's view
Post by: LostInTime on March 15, 2007, 09:10:50 AM
Post by: LostInTime on March 15, 2007, 09:10:50 AM
Link (http://www.timeout.com/film/features/2685.html)
Films with transgender themes are increasingly part of our programme. This year is no exception: award-winning drama 'A Soap' features a relationship between a transwoman and her neighbour. In spite of 'Transamerica', there is a dearth of fiction that features trans characters. 'Boy I Am' is a powerful and controversial film which addresses the tensions and latent sexism involved in some of the assumptions of those involved in transitioning. A fascinating parallel is the femme movement where lesbian women are interested in focusing on a specifically femme identity, which is explored in the film 'Female to Femme'.
Films with transgender themes are increasingly part of our programme. This year is no exception: award-winning drama 'A Soap' features a relationship between a transwoman and her neighbour. In spite of 'Transamerica', there is a dearth of fiction that features trans characters. 'Boy I Am' is a powerful and controversial film which addresses the tensions and latent sexism involved in some of the assumptions of those involved in transitioning. A fascinating parallel is the femme movement where lesbian women are interested in focusing on a specifically femme identity, which is explored in the film 'Female to Femme'.