Teenage years are always a sensitive period in someone’s life, a person has to face significant challenges, including the exploration or definition of one’s very own identity.
In this story, we witness the journey of a mother whose teenage child – born as a girl, is claiming that her gender now is non-binary, sometimes even masculine.
Coraci Ruiz is sharing with us every step of this personal journey, that carries important messages for humanity as a whole. We witness how a caring and considerate mother is willing to stand by her child during this challenging period, even at the point that she is requested to take responsibility for an irreversible decision.
Right before entering adulthood, the teenager is requesting the signature of her mother, for medical operations that will result in permanent body changes and a gender modification.
A decision that is so hard to make, for a mother that wants to be well supportive, which means that she also needs to be careful and not cause any permanent harm by giving such a permission.
In times that it’s been made clear that psychology plays an important role in such cases, and while it’s well known that our feelings change over time, this multiple award winning film is offering us a balanced perspective on such a crucial matter.
A great case study from a first person view on this very sensitive topic.
·       Directed by Coraci Ruiz (2nd feature film)
·       Best Documentary at Festival de Cine de Lima
·       Best Documentary at Turin Lovers LGBTQI FF
·       Best Documentary (Audience Award) at Queer Lisboa
·       Best Film at Llamale H FF
·       Jury Best Feature Documentary at TRANSlations FF
·       Best Film at Cine a la Vista! Youth International FF
·       Best Film by a woman at Unseen IFF Film Sozialak Bilbao
·       Best Docs&teens Film at DocsBarcelona
·       Best Film (Audience Award) at FrontDoc
·       Best Documentary Feature at San Diego Latino FF
·       Opening Film at Ethnocineca Vienna and at Everybory’s Perfect Geneva
·       Closing Film at Durban IFF
·       Festival Mix Brazil: Best Direction
·       For Rainbow Brazil: Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Photography, Best Sound Design
·       Selected at Hot Docs, Festival de Malaga, Moscow IDFF DOKer, Women IFF Dortmund/Cologne, DocMontevideo, Amor Festival Chile, Festival Mix Milano, Chéries-Chéris Paris, Seattle Latino FF, Cinemagic IFF