Hot Docs 2010 queer highlights
FILM / Dish, Shinjuku Boys, The "Socalled" Movie, and Nobody Passes Perfectly
Chaos McKenzie / Toronto / Thursday, April 22, 2010
http://www.xtra.ca/public/Toronto/Hot_Docs_2010_queer_highlights-8530.aspx (http://www.xtra.ca/public/Toronto/Hot_Docs_2010_queer_highlights-8530.aspx)
Nobody Passes Perfectly
Shot in Germany and Denmark, this film is a blunt look at two transgendered men as they ponder the connections between their bodies and minds. It feels at first like a clunky video project — protagonists have stuttering, unscripted conversations with friends and loved ones about the trials and tribulations they face at different stages of transition. But the film soon becomes a slightly uncomfortable debate about the sources and nature of gender identity. This documentary doesn't lay out answers for the viewer.