A Sexplanation: To right the wrongs of his all-American sex education, 36 year-old Alex Liu goes on a quest to uncover naked truths and hard facts—no matter how awkward it gets.
Girlsboysmix: Nine year-old Wen Long naturally and candidly describes her experience of growing up intersex. *SDFF 2021 Jury Award Nominee - Best Short!*
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*Jury Awards are decided by a Jury of filmmakers, scholars, programmers, etc. However, all films are up for Audience Awards, so remember to rate the films you watch!
Nine year-old Wen Long naturally and candidly describes the experience of growing up intersex, which is relatively rare in the U.S. where doctors regularly assign intersex newborns a gender birth. Wen’s parents felt their child should make the decision, so Wen has grown up wearing both boys’ and girls’ clothes and playing with toys intended for both genders. Wen just wants to be Wen and isn’t interested in choosing a gender identity. This isn’t a problem for Wen, but it challenges many of the people Wen comes into contact with, and a culture organized around a gender binary.
This insightful, playful documentary reveals how preposterous the imposed binary gender divide really is. Clothing, toys, toilets–everything is strictly separated. The social taboo on addressing intersex folks causes problem. Even Wen Long’s teacher considers the subject unsuitable for children, even though it is a natural phenomenon that also occurs across the animal kingdom. So why do humans find it so weird?
SDFF 2021 Jury Award Nominee - Best Mini!*
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- Year2020
- Runtime7 mins
- LanguageDutch w/ English subtitles
- CountryNetherlands
- DirectorLara Aerts, Els van Driel
- ProducerLaura Verduijn/PROSPEKTOR & Eefje Blankevoort/PROSPEKTOR (creative producer)
- FilmmakerLara Aerts, Els van Driel
- CinematographerDiderik Evers, Ton Peters (Directors of Photography)
- EditorFemke Klein Obbink
- AnimatorSara Kolster
- Sound DesignDarius Timmer
- MusicDarius Timmer
A Sexplanation: To right the wrongs of his all-American sex education, 36 year-old Alex Liu goes on a quest to uncover naked truths and hard facts—no matter how awkward it gets.
Girlsboysmix: Nine year-old Wen Long naturally and candidly describes her experience of growing up intersex. *SDFF 2021 Jury Award Nominee - Best Short!*
(click on titles in column to the right to see individual film details below)
*Jury Awards are decided by a Jury of filmmakers, scholars, programmers, etc. However, all films are up for Audience Awards, so remember to rate the films you watch!
Nine year-old Wen Long naturally and candidly describes the experience of growing up intersex, which is relatively rare in the U.S. where doctors regularly assign intersex newborns a gender birth. Wen’s parents felt their child should make the decision, so Wen has grown up wearing both boys’ and girls’ clothes and playing with toys intended for both genders. Wen just wants to be Wen and isn’t interested in choosing a gender identity. This isn’t a problem for Wen, but it challenges many of the people Wen comes into contact with, and a culture organized around a gender binary.
This insightful, playful documentary reveals how preposterous the imposed binary gender divide really is. Clothing, toys, toilets–everything is strictly separated. The social taboo on addressing intersex folks causes problem. Even Wen Long’s teacher considers the subject unsuitable for children, even though it is a natural phenomenon that also occurs across the animal kingdom. So why do humans find it so weird?
SDFF 2021 Jury Award Nominee - Best Mini!*
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*Jury Awards are decided by a Jury of filmmakers, scholars, programmers, etc. However, all films are up for Audience Awards, so remember to rate the films you watch!
- Year2020
- Runtime7 mins
- LanguageDutch w/ English subtitles
- CountryNetherlands
- DirectorLara Aerts, Els van Driel
- ProducerLaura Verduijn/PROSPEKTOR & Eefje Blankevoort/PROSPEKTOR (creative producer)
- FilmmakerLara Aerts, Els van Driel
- CinematographerDiderik Evers, Ton Peters (Directors of Photography)
- EditorFemke Klein Obbink
- AnimatorSara Kolster
- Sound DesignDarius Timmer
- MusicDarius Timmer