Διεμφυλικά Παιδιά / Transgender Children
Direction: Roser Oliver i Olivella, Lluis Montserrat i Satorre
Script/Script: Roser Oliver i Olivella, Lluis Montserrat i Satorre
Director of Photography/Photography: Carles de la Encarnacion
Editing/Montage: Carles Senalada
Music/Music: David Bustamante
Producer/Production: Trenta Minuts, Televisio de Catalunya
Country of Production/Country: Spain / Spain
Duration: 52'
Year of Production/Year: 2016
Language/Language: Spanish / Spanish
Subtitles/Subtitles: Greek / English
Synopsis:
Hi, I'm David. I am 6 years old. When I was born they thought I was a girl, but the doctors were wrong and I was a boy. David is part of the new transgender generation of people born with the wrong sex, who chose to make the transition very early. For the first four years of his life David was known as Sarah. But for as long as he could remember, he knew he was really a boy. Estel, now 11 years old, was 8 when she chose to change. Raquel, Mario and Marta were all in their teens. In this film, we explore gender reassignment through authentic stories of four young people who took this step. Their statements shed light on how these boys and girls felt both before and after the change, as well as the difficult process that parents often go through to accept this change.
Hi, I’m David. I’m 6. When I was born they thought I was a girl, but the doctors were wrong and I was a boy." David is part of the new trans generation of people assigned the wrong sex at birth who chose to make the transition very early. For the first four years of his life, David was known as Sara. But for as a long as he could remember, he knew he was really a boy. Estel, now 11, was 8 when she chose to transition. Raquel, Mario and Marta were all in their teens. In this moving film, we explore the transitioning through first-hand stories told by four young people who have taken this step. Their moving statements shed light on how these boys and girls felt, both before and after making the transition, and the difficult process that parents often go through in accepting that change.
![Transitioning transgender children poster](https://archive.chaniafilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Transitioning-transgender-children-poster-405x600_c.jpg)
Director's Biography/Director's Short Bio:
The Roser Oliver i Olivella was born in Barcelona. He holds a BSc in Journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He has worked at Televisió de Catalunya (TV3) since 1990 as a journalist. As a special correspondent, he covered wars in Rwanda, the Balkans, the Middle East and Afghanistan and also worked as a resident correspondent in the Basque Country. He has produced several reports depicting local political and social conditions around the world.
Roser Oliver i Olivella was born in Barcelona. She has a degree in Journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She has worked in Televisió de Catalunya (TV3) since 1990 as a news reporter. As special correspondent, she covered wars in Rwanda, the Balkans, the Middle East and Afghanistan and has also worked as resident correspondent in the Basque Country. She has made a number of reports depicting local political and social conditions around the world.
Lluis Montserrat I Satorre was born in Barcelona. He has worked in Televisió de Catalunya (TV3) since its foundation (1983) where he has worked principally as assistant director of photography of the program 30 Minuts. He also has been director of photography of film documentaries for the program Sense Ficció.
Lluis Montserrat I Satorre was born in Barcelona. He has worked at televisió de Catalunya (TV3) since its inception (1983), where he worked mainly as assistant director of photography for the 30 Minuts programme. He is also director of documentary photography for the Sense Ficció program.
![Roser Oliver, Lluis Montserrat FOTO 30MINUTS](https://archive.chaniafilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Roser-Oliver-Lluis-Montserrat-FOTO-30MINUTS-229x300_c.jpg)