17th Annual Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival

A Boy Named Sue

with XXXY

With in person.

Sat, May 19 @ 4:00 pm

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Director

Julie Wyman

Year

2000

Run Time

69

min

Country

USA

Language

English

PROGRAM Time

minutes

CONTENT WARNING:

A Boy Named Sue chronicles the transformation of a transsexual named Theo from a woman to a man over the course of six years. Following Theo�s physiological and psychological changes during the process, as well as their effects on his lesbian lover and community of close friends, A Boy Named Sue tells a story about gender identity, relationships, and how even things that seem permanent can change.

This film is presented in English with English subtitles.

Taking full advantage of the unlimited access she received into an extraordinarily personal process, Julie Wyman chronicles the transformation of a transsexual named Theo from a woman to a man over the course of six years in her compelling documentary, A Boy Named Sue. 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.

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min total program

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