Roya and Omid

Verzio FF Submission “Roya and Omid” is an exploration of transsexuality in Iran. B, a young female-to-male transsexual reflects on his childhood spent in the wrong body. Several male-to-female transsexuals – Donya, Handry, Leila and Shirin also appear in the film and talk about the daily challenges...

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Other Authors: Shakerifar, Elhum
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:Persian
English
Published: Royal Anthropological Institute 2006
United Kingdom
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:2cc87b95-871a-4c71-8808-976e78ea4999
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dateSpan 2006
description Verzio FF Submission “Roya and Omid” is an exploration of transsexuality in Iran. B, a young female-to-male transsexual reflects on his childhood spent in the wrong body. Several male-to-female transsexuals – Donya, Handry, Leila and Shirin also appear in the film and talk about the daily challenges posed by conservative Iranian society.
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institution Open Society Archives at Central European University
language Persian
English
publishDate 2006
publisher Royal Anthropological Institute
United Kingdom
spellingShingle Roya and Omid
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title Roya and Omid
topic [Documentary film]
url http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:2cc87b95-871a-4c71-8808-976e78ea4999