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1999

Paradise Bent: Boys Will Be Girls in Samoa

Directed by Heather Croall

An exploration of the Samoan faafafine, boys who are raised as girls, who fulfill a traditional role in Samoan culture. In the past they have shared women's traditional work but today are becoming more westernized and look more like drag queens. Several anthropologists comment on the phenomenon examining issues of culture and gender and the complexities of sexual identity.

Duration

0h 51m

Released

August 6, 1999

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Cast4

  • Derek Freeman
  • Tania Grey
  • Jeanette Mageo
  • Tom Pollard

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