''Both'' is a 2005 US-Canadian-Peruvian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Lisset Barcellos. Starring Jackie Parker, Mike Martinez, Nicole Wilder, Fabrizio Aguilar, Ximena Ameri and Pable Barcellos, the film tells the story of a stunt double with an

intersex Intersex people are individuals born with any of several sex characteristics including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical bin ...

variation, who discovers her past. The film was welcomed by members of the intersex community. The world premiere took place at

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

Frameline Film Festival The Frameline Film Festival (aka San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival) (formerly San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) began as a storefront event in 1976. The first ...

and was welcomed by the

Intersex Society of North America The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) was a non-profit advocacy group founded in 1993 by Cheryl Chase to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries.Matthews, Karen (Oct 22, 2000). Debate Grows Over Using Surgery on Infants with Amb ...

.Lisset Barcellos film "Both" screens in San Francisco

, May 19, 2005.

Inception

An independent film, the story behind ''Both'' is based in part on the experience of the filmmaker herself. Talking with the Hartford Courant, Barcellos commented, "I made my film so I don't have to talk about my own experiences".

Plot

Rebeca Duarte (Jackie Parker) is a beautiful and bisexual stunt double, who regularly puts her life at risk in the course of her job. Duarte feels disconnected from her own body, but doesn't understand why that is. Out of the blue, she receives a photo album from a member of her family in Peru. In the photographs she finds her parents and her brother, who died, but she is missing. A telephone call to her mother doesn't explain the story behind the photograph album or her non-appearance. Duarte sets out to discover the mystery.

Reception

SF Gate The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young. The pap ...

described this debut film by Lisset Barcellos as "Raw, nervy and groundbreaking", "a brilliant debut" mildly hampered by low production values. The

East Bay Express The ''East Bay Express'' is an Oakland-based weekly newspaper serving the Berkeley, Oakland and East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is distributed throughout Alameda County and parts of Contra Costa County every Wednesday. The ' ...

described the movie as an "overlooked gem" and "impressive debut" The film was well received by intersex community organizations. Interview mit "Both"-Regisseurin Lisset Barcellos - lespress 11/05

Zwischengeschlecht Zwischengeschlecht (literally "between sexes") is a human rights advocacy group campaigning on intersex bodily autonomy issues. The group demonstrates outside medical events where surgical interventions are discussed or performed, engages with th ...

, 2 June 2009. The

described the movie as "a compelling and original indie feature" and "a riveting drama". Both won an audience award at the 28th

Créteil International Women's Film Festival The Créteil International Women's Film Festival (in French Festival international de films de femmes de Créteil) is an annual event in Créteil, France, founded by Jackie Buet in 1978 to showcase the directing talents of female filmmakers who, ...

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt0469041, Both (2005)
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