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Existing as they have for centuries, the Eunuchs (or "Hijra") are considered the third gender, neither men nor women. The film follows the lives of Amma Jyoti, Usha and Hira Bai for four years. These three people who live openly as women want to be accepted for what they truly believe them...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Adrenaline Films (Firm), Angel Baby Entertainment, Frameline (Firm)
Other Authors: Zeka, Alessandra (Producer, Director), Kahn, Holen Sabrina (Producer), Kale, Karsh, Kruger, Reid J.
Format: Unknown
Language:Hindi
Tamil
English
Published: San Francisco, CA : Frameline, ©2005.
Subjects:
Intersex people > India > Interviews.
Transsexuals > India > Interviews.
Sex role > India.
Eunuchs.
Intersexués > Inde > Entretiens.
Transsexuels > Inde > Entretiens.
Rôle selon le sexe > Inde.
Eunuques.
Intersex people.
Manners and customs.
Sex role.
Transsexuals.
India > Social life and customs.
Inde > Mœurs et coutumes.
India.
Foreign films.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Feature films > India.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Films autres que de fiction.
Films biographiques.
Documentaires.
Description
Summary:Existing as they have for centuries, the Eunuchs (or "Hijra") are considered the third gender, neither men nor women. The film follows the lives of Amma Jyoti, Usha and Hira Bai for four years. These three people who live openly as women want to be accepted for what they truly believe themselves to be.
Item Description:Originally released in 2005.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Recorded DVD.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Walter McGrady, Matthew Caton, Alessandra Zeka ; editor, Holen Sabrina Kahn ; original score, Karsh Kale; additional original music, Reid J. Kruger.

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