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202613 minPGdocumentary

Boygirl

202613 minPGdocumentary

A genderqueer child navigates their complex inner world through childhood diary segments and poetry, exploring themes of identity and self-expression.

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A genderqueer child navigates their complex inner world through childhood diary segments and poetry, exploring themes of identity and self-expression.

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Michal Heustondirector

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Segments from childhood diaries intertwine with poetry to tell the story of Boygirl:a genderqueer child who is traversing the complexity of their inner world.

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