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"Mani's Story," a documentary film that traces the life the intersex activist Mani Mitchel (from "Hermaphrodites Speak!"), was aired in New Zealand this past Monday. We have not actually seen the film, but it sounds quite good. Frances Grant wrote in The New Zealand Herald: "The documentary's strength comes from the fact that it is nearly all told in Mani's own words. Strong and articulate, she traces the momentous changes in her life which led to self-acceptance and lack of fear in drawing attention to her ambiguous appearance... [It] is a courageous and unsentimental account of a person who has confronted and overcome extraordinary pressures and exclusion."
Mani herself says about the film: "I was asked to make this documentary after a TV researcher learned of my proposed trip to America to attend the annual GLBT Creating Change Conference in Milwaukee 2001... I agreed to do this as a queer identified intersex person who believes with passion about creating change. Creating a world where it will be safe, a world that respects and enjoys ALL who are different. I thought the documentary would be an easy process.... It was not. It became probably the most challenging, powerful, unusual and creative task I have ever done outside of a theraputic setting."
Also featured in the film are American intersex activists Angela Moreno and David Vandertie.
Intersex Initiative Portland is obtaining copies of the film, and have obtained the permission to show it our upcoming Intersex Film Festival, which has been re-scheduled to late May (exact location and date TBA). Unless someone else beats us to it, that will probably be the U.S. premiere. Stay tuned for more information...
Posted by Emi on Apr 11, 2003