Välkommen på ännu en gratis filmvisning i Hallongrottan! Paper Dolls (2006) är en dokumentärfilm om Filippinska transkvinnor i Israel, som jobbar inom äldreomsorgen på veckorna och uppträder som dragqueens på helgerna, se synopsis nedan.

Filmen är textad på engelska, men vi kan hjälpa till att tolka till svenska. Vi erbjuder också syntolkning och assistens i vår höga entrétrappa, men ring gärna först så vi kan vara beredda, 073 740 79 35 (Bitte).

Tid: Söndag 5/4 kl 17.00
Plats: Hallongrottan, Bergsundsgatan 25, T-Hornstull
Gratis inträde och billiga popcorn såklart. Ingen föranmälan krävs.

SYNOPSIS:
After closing the border to Palestinian workers, Israeli authorities sought to fill gaps in the job market by encouraging emigrant workers from other parts of the world. Among those who answered the call were Filipinos in various stages of gender transition. These individuals who see themselves in a female persona, shunned by their families and communities at home, build new lives in Israel as caregivers for elderly, orthodox Jewish men, many of whom come to look upon them as substitute children. On their nights off, the workers perform as a drag queen ensemble, “Paper Dolls,” in Tel Aviv nightclubs. Although the troupe’s members enjoy Israel’s liberal atmosphere, they are still outsiders and are always treated as such. Tomer Heymann’s moving documentary explores the role of immigrant worker in Western culture, and delves into the lives of societal outcasts seeking freedom and acceptance, however tenuous.

DIRECTOR:
Tomer Heymann