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AWFJ Presents: XXY – Review by Beth Accomando

December 23, 2022December 22, 2022 Beth Accomando Argentine films, awfj presents, Film Movement, Inés Efron, Klinefelter’s Syndrome, Lucia Puenzo, Sergio Bizzio, XXY

Lucia Puenzo’s directing debut is a coming of age film with a twist. XXY is about a teenager who was born with both male and female genitalia. Alex has been raised as a girl but at fifteen, she’s starting to question that identity. Puenzo’s film questions the way society has decided that there are only two ways to define sexual identity. Released in 2007, it remains is one of the few films to look to an intersex individual with genuine compassion and sensitivity in order to foster empathy and understanding.

Reviews

AWFJ Presents: XXY – Review by Beth Accomando

July 8, 2022December 22, 2022 Beth Accomando Argentine films, awfj presents, Film Movement, Inés Efron, Klinefelter’s Syndrome, Lucia Puenzo, Sergio Bizzio, XXY

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Lucia Puenzo on XXY, Parenting and Sexuality – Beth Accomando interviews

July 8, 2022July 9, 2022 Beth Accomando Argentine films, awfj presents, Film Movement, Inés Efron, Klinefelter’s Syndrome, Lucia Puenzo, Sergio Bizzio, XXY

Much of Argentinian director Lucia Puenzo’s film work focuses on children and adolescence. In her 2007 narrative feature, XXY, the theme includes consideration of how parenting can ease or complicate a child’s challenging transformation during adolescence. In 2008, when XXY received its U.S. release, Puenzo spoke about her gender-centered film beginning with her intention in choosing its short and visually memorable gender-related title. She actually it chose for its visual impact.