Archive of films Little Girl / Petite fille
France
2020, 85 min
Section:
People Next Door
Year: 2021
Ever since she was very little, 7-year-old Sasha has always felt like a girl inside, even though she was born in a boy’s body. She is growing up in a loving family, however, the outside world systematically questions her identity… In his documentary Sébastien Lifshitz submits a compelling commentary on the issue of gender identity while, at the same time, portraying with great tenderness the girl’s vibrant inner world, her family environment and her struggle to gain acceptance and understanding from the people around her.
Synopsis
Ever since she was very little, 7-year-old Sasha has always felt like a girl inside, even though she was born in a boy’s body. She is growing up in an affectionate and caring family, surrounded by unconditional love and accepted by those closest to her. Yet the outside world, her school in particular, systematically questions her identity. The close-knit family thus has no choice but to attempt to defy the system… In his emotionally compelling documentary, French director Sébastien Lifshitz submits a persuasive commentary on the issue of gender identity while, at the same time, portraying with great tenderness the girl’s vibrant inner world, her family environment and her struggle to gain acceptance and understanding from the people around her.
Lenka Tyrpáková
About the director
Sébastien Lifshitz (1968, Paris). Selected filmography: Open Bodies (Les corps ouverts, 1998, medium-length), Come Undone (Presque rien, 2000), Wild Side (2004), Bambi (2013, doc.), The Lives of Thérèse (Les vies de Thérèse, 2016, doc.), Adolescentes (2019, doc.), Little Girl (Petite fille, 2020, doc.).
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About the film
Color, DCP
Section: | People Next Door |
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Director: | Sébastien Lifshitz |
Screenplay: | Sébastien Lifshitz |
Dir. of Photography: | Paul Guilhaume |
Editor: | Pauline Gaillard |
Producer: | Muriel Meynard |
Production: | AGAT Films |
Coproduction: | ARTE France, Final Cut For Real |
Sales: | mk2 Films |