Paper Dolls (2006)
- Original title
- Bubot Niyar
- Directed by
- Tomer Heymann
- Genre
- documentary film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Israel, Switzerland, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A documentary about transgender Filipina migrant workers in Israel. By day they care for elderly Orthodox Jewish men and by night they perform as drag queens.
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What happens
Paper Dolls (Hebrew: בובות נייר, Bubot Niyar) is a 2006 documentary by Israeli director Tomer Heymann, which follows the lives of transgender migrant workers from the Philippines who work as health care providers for elderly Orthodox Jewish men and perform as drag queens during their spare time. It also delves into the lives of societal outcasts who search for freedom and acceptance. In 2013, the story was adapted as a musical and produced at the Tricycle Theatre in London. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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