Paradise Bent: Gender Diversity in Sāmoa
Paradise Bent: Gender Diversity in Sāmoa is one of the most talked-about Documentary movies released in 1999, attracting audiences with its cinematic storytelling and memorable performances.
An exploration of the Samoan fa'afafine, boys who are raised as girls, who fulfill a traditional role in Samoan culture. In the past they have shared women's traditional work but today are becoming more westernized and look more like drag queens. Several anthropologists comment on the phenomenon examining issues of culture and gender and the complexities of sexual identity.
