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Films
found one film
Region
“Melanesia”
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Keywords
“Gender Role and Identity”
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Series
“0”
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Country of production
“Australia”
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Year of production
“1999”
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Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
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Region
Melanesia
1
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Country
Samoa
1
Keywords
Gender Role and Identity
1
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Sex / Sexuality
1
Directors
Croall, Heather
1
Series
not set
1
x
Country of production
Australia
1
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Year of production
1999
1
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Colour / Black and white
Film
Paradise Bent. Boys will be Girls in Samoa
1999
51
‘
Directed by
Heather Croall
.
Paradise Bent is a fascinating and entertaining film that tells the story of the Samoan fa’afafines: boys who are raised as girls and take on the domestic duties performed by women around the home, raising the children, caring for the elderly, and bringing the family together. The film explores the role of the fa’afafines, the anthropological records, and the impact of westernization. Through interviews with fa’afafines, Samoan elders, academics, and other residents of Samoa, the film explores differing cultural constructions of gender and sexual identity.
Melanesia
Gender Role and Identity
Sex / Sexuality