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Wyman's compelling documentary chronicles the transformation of a
transsexual named Theo from a woman to a man over the course of six years. The
film successfully captures Theo's physiological and psychological changes
during the process, as well as their effects on his lesbian lover and community
of close friends. Taking full advantage of the unlimited access she received
into an extraordinarily personal process, Wyman carefully composes a moving
story about gender identity, relationships, and how even things that seem
permanent can change. A Boy Named Sue is one of the best videos to
date on female-to-male transsexual experience. A moving, informative and smart
rendering of what a difference sex reassignment surgeries can make not only to
the transsexual himself but also to all those in his immediate circle.
A Women Make Movies film. 57 minutes.
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