EVERY BODY: Advance Screening - NewFest

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EVERY BODY is a revelatory investigation of the lives of intersex people

Description

Free Advance Screening

EVERY BODY is a revelatory investigation of the lives of intersex people. The film tells the stories of three individuals who have moved from childhoods marked by shame, secrecy, and non-consensual surgeries to thriving adulthoods after each decided to set aside medical advice to keep their bodies a secret and instead came out as their authentic selves. Actor and screenwriter River Gallo (they/them), political consultant Alicia Roth Weigel (she/they), and Ph.D. student Sean Saifa Wall (he/him) are now leaders in a fast-growing global movement advocating for greater understanding of the intersex community and an end to unnecessary surgeries. Woven into the story is a stranger-than-fiction case of medical abuse, featuring exclusive footage from the NBC News archives, which helps explain the modern-day treatment of intersex people.

Introduction by Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-winning director Julie Cohen

Space on the list will be allocated first-come, first-served. Please RSVP promptly. You must be on the guest list to be admitted to this screening.

Director

Julie Cohen

Producer

Tommy Nguyen, Molly O'Brien and consulting producer Shana Knizhnik

Cast

River Gallo, Alicia Roth Weigel, and Sean Saifa Wall

Showtimes

In-Person


7:00 PM - AMC Lincoln Square