南方的安慰

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.


　　from: comment by 'Bob from New York, NY' on imdb

哭着看完最后二十分钟。原来一直觉得trans是对原有性别分类的一个固化，这里看来我还是肤浅了。在被这群chosen family 带着情绪跑的时候还是会忍不住想，如果把边界都消除了，我们该如何立足呢。

女变男的变性人被诊断出卵巢癌，doc了他在人生最后一年的种种。他和他的变装癖爱人，还有他的变性人小伙伴们一起愉快的等死。drop课上看，还写了一个1000字的reflection。就是拍得糙了一点～

touching, impressive, thought-provokiing

如果不是写作课要看我大概不会选择这样一部片子，但还是很moving的，大家没什么不一样。

Gender Communication 课上看的，其实这种才叫inner peace