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Sheffield DocFest 2012

The latest look at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lives as seen through the documentary lens.

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How To Survive A Plague and Call Me Kuchu
Burmese Butterfly (Country: Myanmar, Germany; Year: 2011; Director: Hnin Ei Hlaing; Stars: Phyo Lay)
A young transgender women talks about the flowering of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in her country.
Call Me Kuchu (Country: USA; Year: 2012; Director: Malika Zouhali-Worrall, Katherine Fairfax Wright; Stars: David Kato Kisule, Naome Ruzindana, Stosh Mugisha), Official Site
The story of the Ugandan campaigners who have spoken out against the country's proposed Anti-Gay Bill.
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How To Survive A Plague (Country: US; Year: 2011; Director: David France), Official Site, Trailer
The story of Act Up and the ordinary people who transformed the tratment of AIDS.
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Love Free or Die (Country: United States; Year: 2011; Director: Macky Alston; Stars: Gene Robinson)
The story of Gene Robinson, the openly gay bishop whose inauguration placed him at the centre of conflicts over homosexuality within the Anglican church.
Sassie's Gran (Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Derville Quigley)
Once she got over the shock, Belfast native Jean wasn’t too surprised when her grandson Scott came out – after all, he’d always liked dressing in her clothes and jewellery. In this warm hearted short film, their story is told through still images.
This Life That Chose Me (Country: UK; Year: 2011; Director: Chloe White)
Bea, Carol and Jenny grew up as men, but experienced from early on the certainty that they were trapped in the wrong body. Each tells about her transformational journey from an unhappy male to the middle-aged woman we see today.
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