Paradise Bent: Boys Will Be Girls in Samoa

3.5
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 51 min
  • Premiere: 1999. August 6.

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.

Discover

Derek Freeman

Self - Anthropologist

Tom Pollard

Self - Anthropologist

Crew

Tony Wilson

Cinematography

Directing

Heather Croall

Director

Editing

Mark Atkin

Editor

Production

Heather Croall

Producer

Alison Elder

Producer

Eva Wunderman

Executive Producer

Sound

Writing

Crew

Tony Wilson

Cinematography

Directing

Heather Croall

Director

Editing

Mark Atkin

Editor

Production

Heather Croall

Producer

Alison Elder

Producer

Eva Wunderman

Executive Producer

Sound

Writing