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Georgie
Girl |
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| Directed
By: |
Annie
Goldson and Peter Wells |
| Produced
In: |
New
Zealand, 2003 |
| Running
Time: |
minutes |
| Genre: |
Documentary |
| Language: |
English |
| Themes: |
Gender, LGBT |
| Distributor: |
Women
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Synopsis:
Born
George Beyer, one-time prostitute-turned-politician, Georgina Beyer was
elected to New Zealand's Parliament in 1999, becoming the world's first
transsexual to hold a national office. Amazingly, a mostly white, conservative,
rural constituency voted this former sex worker of Maori descent into office.
Chronicling Georgina's transformations from farm boy to celebrated cabaret
diva to grassroots community leader, "Georgie Girl" couples interviews
and images of Beyer's nightclub and film performances with footage showing
a day in the life of this New Zealand Member of Parliament. The film presents
a remarkable account of Beyer's precedent-setting accomplishment, revealing
her intelligence, charisma and humor. |
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