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Gender matters, expressions and identities beyond the binary, Frameline

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Gender matters

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Frameline

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expressions and identities beyond the binary

Eddie: A narrative short, Eddie tells the story of a young Latina girl who's just one of the boys and a VIP in the neighborhood kickball game. But on this particular afternoon, Eddie confronts her sexual and gender identities when an embarrassing moment forces her to step up to the plateTomboy: From climbing trees to shooting hoops, Donna Carter's childhood and adolescence was all about smashing stereotypes and glass ceilings. In this experimental short, she explores how following her own dreams and instincts allowed her to become a college basketball star, sports writer, and the publisher of the first ever women-in-sports magazine"How could you raise a transsexual child and not know it?" In this honest and compassionate documentary, the father of a transsexual child shares his family's story: what it was like when his child came out, how their relationship has changed and how their bond continues to strengthen. Made by a father for transgender individuals and their parents, The bond offers hopeful answers to the hard questions parents face when a child of any age comes outJust call me Kade: Kade is a sixteen year old FTM (female-to-male) transgender youth residing in Tucson, Arizona. This award-winning documentary follows Kade through two years of his transition process, highlighting important milestones including his name change, his first shots of testosterone, and his first girlfriend. Throughout the film, Kade's friends and family candidly express their feelings about the transition, the changes they see in him, and how their own lives have been transformed along with hisBikini: An animated musical, Bikini stars a young boy, dolled up in his mother's yellow swimsuit, who is afraid to come out of the locker room. With the encouragement of a pair of happy twins he emerges, but their lady friend would rather receive all the attention herself. Set to the classic 1960 song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," this short offers an entertaining take on finding the courage and acceptance to express one's gender with honesty and styleTwo-spirit people: Explores the berdache or "two-spirit" tradition in many Native American cultures, in which individuals who embody feminine and masculine qualities are understood as a third gender, beyond man and woman. In many communities, two-spirit people act as a conduit between the physical and spiritual world and because of these unique abilities, are often placed in positions of power within the community. Told through powerful personal testimony, archival photos, and clips from Hollywood Westerns, this ground-breaking documentary, one of the first cultural works to revive the term "two-spirit", offers a unique overview of historical and contemporary Native American concepts of gender, sexuality and sexual orientation

Eddie (10 min., c2007) / Boobear Productions presents ; a Quentin Kruger film ; written by Ana M. Lara ; directed by Quentin Kruger ; produced by Chandra M. Stapleton ; director of photography, Christian Sprenger ; editor, Lucas Merino ; music, Nicholas MonteleoneTomboy (5 min., c1997) / Donna Carter ; produced in the Department of Communication, Stanford University ; animation, Donna Carter, Beth Sousa, Toney MerrittThe bond (6 min., c2007) / a short film by Michael Connell ; produced in cooperation with The San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking ; camera, Deb ArchambaultJust call me Kade (26 min., c2001) / produced, photographed, scripted, and edited by Sam Zolten ; a Frameline release ; music by Sam Zolten and Steve PerlsweigBikini (7 min., c2004) / production, Swedish Ecstasyfilm ; en film av Lasse Persson ; animation, Lasse Persson, Magnus Hjerpe ; music, Martin HennelTwo-spirit people : the berdache tradition in Native American culture (30 min., c1991) / produced, directed, and edited by Michel Beauchemin, Lori Levy, Gretchen Vogel ; Gender On A Stick Productions

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