Paradise Bent: Gender Diversity in Sāmoa
Overview
An exploration of the Samoan fa'afafine, 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.
About Paradise Bent: Gender Diversity in Sāmoa (1999)
Released in 1999, Paradise Bent: Gender Diversity in Sāmoa is a documentary film from SBS (Australia). It was directed by Heather Croall and written by Heather Croall and Karin Altmann. The cast is led by Derek Freeman, Tania Grey, Jeanette Mageo and Tom Pollard. With a runtime of 51m, the film averages 3.8/10 across 4 TMDB ratings.
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