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201932 minPGdocumentary

Gender Equality Lgbtq Rights

Moving In Between

201932 minPGdocumentary

Erika navigates her transition in Tokyo and Taiwan, undergoing sexual reassignment surgery while confronting the complexities of gender identity and LGBTQ rights.

Gender Equality Lgbtq Rights

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Chia-Hsuan Tsai

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Erika navigates her transition in Tokyo and Taiwan, undergoing sexual reassignment surgery while confronting the complexities of gender identity and LGBTQ rights.

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Chia-Hsuan Tsaidirector

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Erika works in Tokyo while transitioning to her true self. She undergoes sexual reassignment surgery and seeks to build her ideal body image. The film follows her experiences in Japan and Taiwan, moving between male and female identities. Directed by Chia-Hsuan Tsai, "Moving In Between" documents the life of a transgender person and the challenges faced during this process. Spanning 32 minutes, it addresses gender equality and LGBTQ rights.

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