I think some great people to interview and ask gender questions to would be (as already mentioned) kids and teenagers, as well as doctors who have experience in transgendered people.
I have called my sister and she said she knows someone who might be interested in giving us some information but she is going to talk to them about it and see if they would be willing to allow us some of their time.
I would really like to know their point of view, and it would be awesome to actually talk to one who is transgendered or questioning their gender, to ask them what makes them feel the way they do and how will they respond to the way the world treats/sees them.
I want to draw emotion into the documentary and I think that first hand accounts will bring that element into it.
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Oh yeah, talking to transgendered interviewees is going to be essential to your project. Definately be considering how you'll do this while you're still in the pre-production stage.
I guess when you think about how society excludes people, you never think about people who are transgendered. How would someone who didn't know that one was T.G. be able to discern any difference? Would you just focus on the internal struggles that that person feels within society, and how they have to struggle to find their place? Do T.G. people have ambiguous physical features? Like, lets say that they were raised as a female... would they still have male features like facial hair and an adam's apple? I really don't know anything about this topic, I'm excited to learn more.
As far as the interviewee process I wonder how that would work. If you would have to go to a place that works with them or if it was a more low key private thing. It'd be nice to contrast with someone who is openly transgendered and someone who is kinda in the gray area not knowing how to feel about it etc... I'd consult the bible first though.(sarcasm).
Ya, I'd love to see almost the day to day life of a person who lives as a transgender or even the transformation. But the way they're perceived in society should definitely be show, like a walk through the streets with the looks people give him/her. It is a good subject because there's so much the public doesn't know about it.
I agree with Sean, it really depends, but it would be great to get a diverse group of people. Also, transgenered, transexuals, hermaphrodites, they each are different so it would be cool to maybe even get an expert to explain each so that the audience isn't confused, or maybe this will already be clear through the interviews? I guess we shall see.
I think having an expert explain these terms and then having your interviewees who fit these roles will drive the idea home more fully to those who don't know what each term means.
How about those who now choose to not live that life anymore and have changed back? Why did they do that and so forth? I know a guy who used to be homosexual and now has a heterosexual lifestyle and speaks on this subject. It really blew me away and was wondering if you all considered this side of the subject?
i agree that actually talking to transgendered interviewees will be your project's bread and butter. i posted on one of the other blogs about the possibilty of talking with people that had an improvement of quality life through the transition and those who did not. that might be difficult to find, but i know they're out there. good luck.
I would definitely like to know more about the specifics of transgender. I have seen it only here and there on television and from what i understand this is something that does not really show physically. Is that common or does it vary depending onthe person? Is this treatable(for lack of a better word) by operation and is there a certain time limit by which a decision must be made? Also, to answer your question about being specific or general, i would try and focus on specifics when you decide on them but also keep an open mind for the generalities as you never know when you might change direction and need something you ignored because you thought it was trivial to your "specifics".
I think that you absolutely HAVE to get that interview if not a couple of them. Also, will you be following someone through the steps of "change of gender" surgery?? That would be really cool.
It has been a pleasure working with you and believe it or not I think yourself and possibly my roommate or any other religious person would be a key interview since they are some of the people we are trying to reach with this doc.
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