Paradise Bent: Gender Diversity in Sāmoa

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1999 · 51 min · Documentary · TMDB 3.8/10

Overview

An exploration of the Samoan fa'afafine, boys who are raised as girls, who fulfill a traditional role in Samoan culture. In the past they have shared women's traditional work but today are becoming more westernized and look more like drag queens. Several anthropologists comment on the phenomenon examining issues of culture and gender and the complexities of sexual identity.

Directed by Heather Croall

Cast

• Derek Freeman — Self - Anthropologist
• Tania Grey — Self
• Jeanette Mageo — Self
• Tom Pollard — Self - Anthropologist