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Intersexion a winner at Doco Edge FestBy GayNZ.com Daily News staff | Posted in: New Zealand Daily News | 4th May 2012
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mani mitchellA documentary capturing the life of New Zealand's first 'out' intersex person Mani Mitchell has won best local feature at the Documentary Edge Festival's opening leg in Auckland.
Promoters say Grant Lahood's film Intersexion has been one of the most popular in the festival.
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docnz.org.nzIntersexionWorld Premiere
New Zealand 2012 / 68min.
Director Grant Lahood. Producer John Keir.
Mani Bruce Mitchell
http://www.docnz.org.nz/2012/wgtn/film/intersexion#screeningTimes (http://www.docnz.org.nz/2012/wgtn/film/intersexion#screeningTimes)
Every new parent asks: "Is it a boy or a girl?" But what happens when doctors cannot answer that question? One baby in 2,000 is born with genitalia so ambiguous that it is impossible to tell if the child is male or female. That startling but little known statistic means the number of intersex babies equals two rugby teams every year. Their birth certificates – instead of showing "male" or "female" — are sometimes marked "I" for indeterminate.
Director Grant Lahood follows Mani Bruce Mitchell, NZ's first "out" intersex person, as he/she travels to meet other intersex people living in America, Ireland, Germany, South Africa and Australia.
Mani showed a pre production version at two retreats here last year. It is brilliant.
SEE IT! Mani is also a lovely person I feel privileged to count among my friends.