Free Political Film Screenings Cinema Politica is a project organized by Montréal-based non-profit überculture, and comprises a network of several local film exhibition series across Canada, Europe and the USA.

Girl Inside

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Concordia University (Montreal)
Monday March 15, 2010
Screening begins 20h35
Venue: Room H-110, 1455 de Maisonneuve O, Concordia University

GIRL INSIDE will be preceded by BOY I AM. Join us for this special double-bill screening of two amazing documentaries exploring issues around sexuality, gender, and transformation.

Girl Inside

Following 26 year-old Madison as she transitions from male to female

Maya Gallus / Canada / 2007 / 70 min

Following 26-year-old Madison during a crucial three years of her transition from male to female, GIRL INSIDE is a beautiful film that tracks her emotional, intellectual and spiritual journey of self-discovery that is as important as – if not more than – the physical journey of hormones and surgery. Sharing the spotlight is Vivien, Madison’s glamorous 80-year-old grandmother, who has taken on the job of advising her on all things feminine. While Vivien's attempts to school Madison in old-fashioned codes of fashion and behavior are often hilarious, the juxtaposition of two vastly different experiences of womanhood, from very different generations, raises profound issues about the nature of gender, femininity and sexuality.

Sometimes funny, sometimes painful, this heartwarming coming of age story is both an intimate portrait and a thoughtful exploration of what it means to be a woman. Recommended for courses in transgender and queer studies, gender studies, women’s studies and sociology.