Artistic expression of alternatively gendered people’s lives reveals a captivating world where gender cannot be defined as simply male or female. This program features New Zealand photographer Rebecca Swan and her images for Assume Nothing, a book that explores the beauty and complexity of gender identity. Four of Swan’s subjects speak candidly about their own gender identities and experiences, focusing on their creative expression as artists: Mani, born an intersex child who was raised as a girl by her parents from a very young age; Ema, a Maori woman who identifies strongly with elements of both the female and male genders; Jack, a transgender poet who underwent surgery to transition physically from female to male; and Shigeyuki, an internationally acclaimed multidisciplinary artist who is a Samoan-Japanese Fa’a fafine, who was born in a man’s body but blessed with the spirit of a woman (and a man). Contains explicit language and imagery.

Films Media Group

Gender identity -- Photography, Photography, Erotic, Photography, Artistic, Transsexualism -- Pictorial works, Portrait photography, Artistic photography, Swan, Rebecca, Gender identity in art, Sex (Psychology) in art, Sex role in art

Swan, Rebecca (Performer), Mitchell, Mani Bruce (Performer), Lyon, Ema (Performer), Byrne, Jack (Performer), Kihara, Shigeyuki (Performer), Pryor, Christopher (Director of photography), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Distributor)

01:27:59 (HH:MM:SS)

English

Higher education

Name	Films Media Group (Firm)
Role	Distributor
Telephone	800-322-8755
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Email	[email protected]

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