Paradise bent [videorecording] : Boys will be girls in Samoa.
Paradise bent [videorecording] : Boys will be girls in Samoa.
About this item
Full title
Publisher
South Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Film Institute, 1999.
Date
1999.
Call Numbers
VB12758
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 videocassette (VHS) (51 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Contents
Writer, producer, director, Heather Croall.
Publication information
Publisher
South Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Film Institute, 1999.
Performers
Narrators, Heather Croall, Karin Allmann.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
1999.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Tells the story of the Samoan fa'afafines : boys who are raised as girls and play an important domestic role in traditional Samoan culture. The film explores the traditional role of the fa'afafines, the anthropological records of this phenomenon and the impact of westernisation on Samoa, particularly the threat posed by the infiltration of the west...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Paradise bent [videorecording] : Boys will be girls in Samoa.
Portion of title
Boys will be girls in Samoa.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
"Australian Film Finance Corporation presents a Re Angle Pictures Production" -- opening frames.
Produced with the assistance of the Australian Film Commission, the South Australian Film Corporation, SBS Independent, Channel 4, and the Australian Film Finance Corporation.
Distributed by: Video Education Australasia.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
VB12758
Record Identifier
74VvAlDo0v5O
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvAlDo0v5O
Other Identifiers
DDC
919.613
MMS ID
991013722899702626
