Event

Youth In Focus

Two films take a look at the lives of young trans people.

In PINK ON A MAN, a genderqueer-identified filmmaker documents the decision-making process around whether or not to transition on testosterone. With first person narration, interviews with family, friends, and professionals, and clever reenactments, the journey is shown with sincerity and humor while also posing questions that arent always easy to answer.
PINK ON A MAN, Dir. A.Q. Quintero, 2008, US, 36 min

The US Premier of VALENTIJN (pronounced Valen teen) follows the films namesake for nearly a decade and shows her process of self-discovery from age 8 to her late teens. Valentijns parents talk about how they managed to balance social expectations and pressure with support for their child, while candid opinions from classmates though the years reveal the challenges -- and voices of acceptance -- that can be present in a young transgendered persons life. Meanwhile, Valentijn, facing rules on everything from appropriate clothes to wear to what roles can be danced in ballet class, bravely shares her story of being true to herself.
VALENTIJN, Dir. Hetty Nietsch, 2008, Netherlands, 54 min
(In Dutch with English subtitles)