Paradise Bent: Boys Will Be Girls in Samoa
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.
Release Date
August 6, 1999Runtime
51 minGenres
DocumentaryDirected by
Heather CroallLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
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