Kära vänner!

Nu på torsdag 21/9 kl 18 blir det filmvisning i Hallongrottan:
Southern Comfort, en dokumentär från 2001 om transpersoner på landsbygden i den amerikanska södern (mer om filmen nedan).

Inträdet är gratis, men enligt regler om slutet sällskap krävs medlemskap i Hallongrottans vänner. medlemskapet kostar 100kr och
innebär gratis filmvisning på temat feminism/HBT/queer varje månad i ett år. Du får dessutom en fint, handgjort medlemskort. Välkommen!

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Southern Comfort vann Grand Jury Documentary-priset på filmfestivalen Sundance 2001 och beskrivs såhär:
Against the narrative of Robert, a transgender female-to-male responding to the irony of ovarian cancer, the director creates a deeply moving portrayal of love and determination in the face of prejudice.

Robert lives in rural Georgia, which he describes as “Bubba country” and the “home of the KKK.” Nonetheless most of Robert’s encounters with the heterosexual community are recounted as upbeat examples of surprising tolerance. Without any pretense, artifice, or apology, he is magnetically compelling in speech and movement. His complete lack of bitterness sets aside the distractions of his cancer, enabling the viewer share his satisfaction in life as a man and his joy in his relationships.

In spite of challenging subject matter, this documentary of Robert’s self-selected “family” of transgendered men and women (and one heterosexual partner) is unerring in its ability to humanize without condescension. By not politicizing or sensationalizing her subjects’ gender issues, the director has achieved a profoundly affecting emotional depth.