(Paradise Bent: Gender Diversity in Sāmoa)

Content: An exploration of the Samoan fa'afafine, 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.

Countries:

Australia

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

51 minutes

Year:

1999

Directors:

Heather Croall

Production companies:

SBS,

Re Angle Pictures

Actors:

Self - Anthropologist

Self

Self

Self - Anthropologist

Crews:

Director

Writer

Writer

Producer

Producer