Georgie Girl

Not available in North America

Duration: 70 minutes 
Year: 2001 
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 
Rating: PG 
Director: Annie Goldson and Peter Wells

The life story of Georgina Beyer, born George, a Maori (indigenous) transsexual and former sex-worker, who recently was elected to the New Zealand Government by a largely white, rural electorate, making her a world first.

Awards and Festivals
Best Film, NZ Media Peace Awards, Best Documentary Sydney Intl Film Festival, Audience Award, Creteil International Film Festival, Excellence in Documentary Award, Frameline International Film Festival, Best Documentary, Hawaii International Film Festival.
Official Selection into Hotdocs Canadian Intl Documentary Festival, Frameline Intl Film Festival, Sheffield Documentary Festival, Melbourne Intl Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, Pusan Intl Film Festival and Margaret Mead Film Festival.

View excerpt from this title at NZ On Screen