A social experiment with performance artist Signe Pierce who walked the streets of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in a sexy tight dress and mask. Director Alli Coates and Pierce agreed not to communicate until the experiment was over, but never expected the terrible responses. A technicolour spectacle that elicits questions about gender stereotypes, mob mentality and violence in America.
Also in this combined programme
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Andrew a strong courageous warrior.
A voyeuristic look at the daily life of Andrew and Abigail. They are increasingly becoming one, alternating between male and female. Which of them is… -
Portrait of Man – Invasion of the Herbivores
How do we experience manliness from a variety of cultural conventions? Fascinating documentary on personal experiences in Tokyo’s colourful gay scene. -
The Future Ahead
Ulman uses online images of Justin Bieber to deal with the confusion surrounding Bieber’s gender. Was he perhaps a woman at one point?
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2014
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2016
- Length
- 14'
- Medium/Format
- File
