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FEATURE FILMS
All of Me. Germany. Directed by Bettina Wilhelm, 1991. Screenplay by
Georgette Dee and Bettina Wilhelm. Starring Georgette Dee as
Orlanda. ["Georgette Dee, the famed transvestite cabaret star from
Germany, stars as Orlanda." "Orlanda is a person between male and
female." "More androgynous than female"]
By Hook or By Crook. US. Directed by Harry Dodge [aka Harriet Dodge]
and Silas Howard [aka Silas Flipper], 2001. Starring Silas Howard
as Shy and Harry Dodge as Valentine.
Dandy Dust. UK / Austria. Directed by Hans Scheirl, 1998. "A blend of
B-movie sci-fi, queer underground, manga and splatter movies." --
Time Out magazine. Draws inspiration from such diverse sources as
cyberpunk, animé, splatter films, Hong Kong action flicks, feminist
theory, and experimental dyke cinema. Reviews: 1 2 3
Envy. US. Directed by Gloria Christal, 2002. Starring Regan D'Lyn as
Stacy and Charlotte Mangum as Lydia. This movie was released
direct-to-DVD, but can be found selling at very cheap prices.
Girl Stroke Boy. UK. Directed by Bob Kellett, 1971. Starring (Peter)
Straker as Jo. Based on the play "Girl Friend" by David Percival.
Watch this film's key sequence. Search for the video on eBAY.
The Iron Ladies [aka Satree Lex]. Thailand. Directed by Yongyoot
Thongkongtoon, 2000. Based on the true story of an all-katoey
volleyball team that won the national championship at one point.
The character Mon, played by Sahaphap Tor, is androgyne. A good
film. Reviews: 1 2
The Iron Ladies II. Thailand. Directed by Youngyooth Thongkonthun,
2003. The character Mon, played by Sahaphap Tor, is androgyne.
Not a good film. Reviews: 1 2
It's Pat . . . the Movie. US. Directed by Adam Bernstein, 1994.
Starring Julia Sweeney as Pat Riley. A spinoff of the Saturday
Night Live television show. Not a good film.
Liquid Sky. U.S. Directed by Slava Tsukerman, 1983. Starring Anne
Carlisle (Margaret/Jimmy), Paula E. Sheppard (Adrian), Otto von
Wernherr (Johann), Susan Doukas (Sylvia), Bob Brady (Owen).
Madame Sata. Brazil / France. Directed by Karim Ainouz, 2002. Starring
Lázaro Ramos as Madame Satã / João Francisco.
The Mystery of Alexina [aka Mystère Alexina]. Directed by René Féret
(France), 1985. Based on real events. Starring Philippe Vuillemin
as Alexina Barbin / Camille Barbin.
Orlando. UK. Directed by Sally Potter, 1992. Starring Tilda Swinton
and Billy Zane. Based on the book by Virginia Wolff. A sumptuous
art film with much to say -- including that androgyny is an ideal!
Seed of Chucky [aka Child's Play V]. Directed by Don Mancini, 2004.
Starring Jennifer Tilly and featuring John Waters and Redman.
Chucky and Tiffany's "child" is named Glen by the former and
Glenda by the latter. Glen/Glenda is basically androgyne and
looks like a cross between David Bowie circa 1973 . . . and ET.
This is the direct sequel to Bride of Chucky, which was actually
good -- unlike *this* film. Review with pix of Glen.
Shabnam Mausi. India. Directed by Yogesh Bharadwaj (2003?). Starring
Ashutosh Rana.
Tamanna. India. Directed by Pooja Bhatt [aka Mahesh Bhatt], 1997.
Starring Paresh Rawal as Tiku. (A synopsis can be found here)
They Were 11. Japan. Directed by Osamu Dezaki, 1986. A quality anime
(Japanese animated film) with a character of indeterminate gender
named Frol. Based on the shojo manga (Japanese girls' comic book).
Available in the USA on DVD via U.S. Manga Corps. The American
video is out-of-print.
Velvet Goldmine. Directed by Todd Haynes, 1998. A thinly-veiled faux
docudrama about David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust period, 1972-1973.
Starring Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as Brian Slade [David Bowie / Ziggy
Stardust], Ewan McGregor as Curt Wild [Iggy Pop / Lou Reed],
Christian Bale as Arthur Stuart, Toni Collette as Mandy Slade [Angie
Bowie], and Eddie Izzard as Jerry Devine [Bowie's then-manager, Tony
Defries].
DOCUMENTARIES
Blossoms of Fire (Ramo de fuego). Directed by Maureen Gosling and Ellen
Osborne, 2000. [About the Muxes of Juchitan. See also Juchitan:
Queer Paradise and Muxes: Authentic, Intrepid Seekers of Danger]
available on DVD at amazon.com and eBAY || watch YouTube filmclip
Bombay Eunuch. Directed by Sean MacDonald and Michelle Gukorsky, 2001.
Eunuchs: India's Third Gender. UK. Directed by Michael Yorke, 1991.
Genderf**k. Australia. Directed by Svetlana Gilerman, 1993.
Gendernauts. Germany. Directed by Monika Treut, 1999.
Guevote - I Am What I Feel to Be. Switzerland / Germany. Directed by
Rolando Sanchez, 1996. Cast: Chi-Chi, Bonny. 59 mins. A family of
intersexed brothers in the Dominican Republic who, assigned as girls
at birth, become boys at twelve. Long description of the film: 1 2
Juchitan: Queer Paradise. Canada/Mexico. Directed by Patricio Enriquez,
2003. ["a portrait of a small Mexican town near the Guatemalan
border where gays are regarded as a third gender. Parents rejoice
when their children turn out to be queer and a man who wants to
dress as a woman has only to do so to be treated as a woman by the
community at large."] [This is about the Muxe (also spelled Muxhe),
Zapotec Indians who live in Juchitan, on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec,
which is on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico.]
Muxes: Authentic, Intrepid Seekers of Danger (Muxes: Auténticas,
intrépidas y buscadoras de peligro). Directed by Alejandra Islas,
2005. [This is about the Muxe (also spelled Muxhe), Zapotec Indians
who live in Juchitan, on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, which is on
the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico.] on DVD at amazon.com ||
watch YouTube filmclip | watch Google Video filmclip
Nomi Song. US. Directed by Andrew Horn, 2004. About Klaus Nomi, a
new wave phenom who sang arias in falsetto and fashioned a Ziggy
Stardust-like mythos about hirself. With Ann Magnuson and Man
Parrish. [Anthony Scibelli, photographer, quoted from the film:
"Well, when I first met Klaus, that was the first thing I was
really impressed with -- his level of androgyny. Not just the
androgyny of sexuality, but the androgyny of whether you're human
or not. I mean, this was an androgyny beyond androgyny where he
become robot-like."] Klaus Nomi websites: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Superstar in a Housedress. Directed by Craig Highberger, 2004. About
Warhol superstar Jackie Curtis. Narrated by Lily Tomlin, with Joe
Dallesandro, Harvey Fierstein, Michael Musto, and Holly Woodlawn.
Includes footage of and with Candy Darling. Curtis considered
hirself to be neither man nor woman. The lyrics to the Lou Reed
song, "Walk on the Wild Side," mention Holly (Woodlawn), Candy
(Darling), Little Joe (Dallesandro), and Jackie (Curtis), by name.
[The 2005 book, Superstar in a Housedress, written by Highberger,
comes with a free DVD of the film, along with nearly 30 minutes
of extra footage. This film is not available on DVD separately.]
13 Genders. Directed by Cyra K. Polizi.
Two-Spirit People. Directed by Levy, Lori, Gretchen Vogel, and Michel
Beauchemin, 1991. A 23-minute video documentary.
Two Spirits. Directed by de la Riva and T. Osa Hidalgo, 1993. 27 mins.
Venus of Mars. US. Directed by Emily Goldberg, 2003. A documentary
about Venus Grandell, lead singer of the Minneapolis dark glam band,
All the Pretty Horses. It is debatable whether Venus is androgyne,
and a transgenderist or non-op transsexual. Web sites: 1 2 3 4 5
Video clips: 1 (YouTube) 2 (YouTube) 3 (ASF, QuickTime and RealMedia)
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Directed by D.A. Pennebaker,
1984. David Bowie concert from July 3, 1973, infamously known as
Ziggy's Farewell. Ziggy Stardust embodied Bowie at his androgynous
peak, as represented by four record albums: The Rise and Fall of
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), Aladdin Sane
(1973), Pin-ups (1973), and the soundtrack to this film. Review
Other Sources
The Rise of Eunuchs in Hindi Films Eunuchs in Indian Cinema by Nishma Hindocha [in .doc format, with notes]
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