Pink Boy 2015
Distributed by The Video Project, 145 - 9th St., Suite 102, San Francisco, CA 94103; 800-475-2638
Produced by Eric Rockey
Directed by Eric Rockey
DVD , color, 15 min.
Middle School - General Adult
Gender Identity, Homosexuality, Lesbianism, Prejudice, Sexuality
Date Entered: 02/15/2017
Reviewed by Sandy Costanza D’Youville College, Buffalo, NYA lesbian couple in Tallahassee, Florida adopt a very young baby boy only to find out that the answer their son has to the question: What do you want to be when you grow up?....is a girl.
The parents are loving and supportive of their son allowing him to be who he is in an open and safe environment. The encouragement and freedom they allow Jeffrey is amazing to watch and a lesson to all parents. However, identifying a primary audience for this film is a bit of a challenge. For an individual or family struggling with this issue by all means it is very appropriate. For others I’m not sure it will provide the necessary education to bring the issue of gender identity into the forefront as a positive, accepting experience. The film identifies one family with lesbian parents and a transgender child which isn’t always the case. The heterosexual family with a transgender child is not addressed. Additional education with different scenarios would make this a stronger film and appeal to a wider audience.
Awards
- Winner, Jury Award for Best Documentary, Palm Springs Shortfest
- Winner, Audience Award for Best Short, Nantucket Film Festival
- Winner, Grand Prize, Viola M. Marshall Audience Choice Award for Best LGBTQ Film
- Winner, Jury Award for Best Short, MiFo LGBT Film Festival Fort Lauderdale
- Winner, Jury Award for Best Short (tied with The Surrender), DOC NYC, Oscar-qualifying
- Winner, Youth Jury Award, Zinegoak Festival, Bilbao, Spain
- Short of the Week, ShortOfTheWeek.com (Sept. 9, 2016)
- Winner, Jury Award for Best Short, The Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival / Festival Internacional de Cinema LGTIB de Catalunya