Event
Southern Comfort (2001)
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 19:00to21:00
Arts Building
853 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0G5, CA
Directed by Kate Davis (1h30 min.)
Southern Comfort documents the final year in the life of Robert Eads, a female-to-male transsexual. Eads, diagnosed with ovarian cancer, was turned down for treatment by two dozen doctors out of fear that treating such a patient would hurt their reputations. By the time Eads received treatment, the cancer was too advanced to save his life. Filmmaker Kate Davis follows Robert and a group of trans-gendered Southerners in this captivating and truly touching documentary.
Awards
- Grand Jury Prize (Documentary), Sundance Film Festival 2001
- First Prize, Seattle International Film Festival
- Special Audience Award, Berlin Film Festival
The film will be screened as part of the Films that Transform series presented by McGill Programs in Whole Person Care.
Tickets are $10 each ($5 for students & seniors).
RSVP: angelica.todireanu [at] mcgill.ca ()