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Is She or Isn't He? (2010)

Is She or Isn't He? poster
Directed by
Justin Pemberton
Genre
documentary
Country
New Zealand
Runtime
1h 11m
Rated
15
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Ashleigh, a New Zealander transitioning from male to female, over a period of five years. It shows her meetings with doctors and her search for identity, focusing on her desire to be loved as a heterosexual woman by a man.

intimatepersonalslow-pacedreflectivecandidobservationalearnestthoughtful

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