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Title:	Gallery 1C03 & UWSA present "Boy I Am" and "A Girl Named Kai"
Description:	Together as part of the international documentary screening network Cinema Politica, Gallery 1C03 and The UWSA will present the films "Boy I Am" and "A Girl Named Kai", on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Manitoba Boardroom (2nd floor of Manitoba Hall, Room 2M70). Our fifth screening, directed by Sam Feder and Julie Holkar, features the documentary film "Boy I Am". This screening has been programmed to coincide with Gender Week by students working with the University of Winnipeg's LGBT* Centre and Womyn’s Centre. "Boy I Am" is a groundbreaking documentary looking at the transgender experiences of three individuals transitioning from female-to-male. This film inquires about the resistance that is sometimes found within the feminist and lesbian communities around FTM transitioning, as some women in these communities consider FTM transitioning at best, “trendy,” or, at worst, as “an anti-feminist act that taps into male privilege (Cinema Politica).” Engaging a dialog between the lesbian, feminist, and transgender communities, this film also works to advance an understanding of transgender issues for all audiences. Also to be screened on Tuesday, February 23 is the short film "A Girl Named Kai", an autobiographical vignette about creator Kai Ling’s experiences. "A Girl Named Kai" interrogates the tensions between internal and external identities. For more information about "Boy I Am" and "A Girl Named Kai", please visit: http://www.cinemapolitica.org/node/679 or http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/films/a_girl_named_kai/. For more information about the Cinema Politica network, please visit www.cinemapolitica.org. Save the dates! Our last Cinema Politica at the University of Winnipeg screening for the 2009-10 academic season will take place at 7:00 p.m. in the Manitoba Board Room (Room 2M70) on: Tuesday, March 23. All films are selected by students affiliated with the UWSA’s on-campus service groups. All screenings will be open to all audiences – everyone is welcome from across the campus, and across the city. Our screenings will always be free, but donations to offset costs are welcome. Gallery 1C03 and the UWSA wish to extend thanks to Cinema Politica for making it possible for us to participate in this network. We are collectively grateful to the Canada Council for the Arts for generously supporting this initiative.
Sponsor:	Gallery 1C03 & UWSA
When:	February 23, 2010, Daily, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where:	Manitoba Boardroom (2M70, 2nd floor of Manitoba Hall) The University of WInnipeg 515 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB Canada Map
Contact:	Jennifer Gibson j.gibson@uwinnipeg.ca 786-9253 http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/artgallery-index
RSVP:	Not required
Category:	Other

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