They and Them

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They and Them (2023)

Directed by Ingrid Kamerling

Documentary · 1h 18m

At the age of 15, can you know if you ever want to conceive or give birth to a child? The team coordinator at the gender clinic in the Dutch city of Zaandam is doubtful. And yet this is one of the questions he asks the young people who register for psychological guidance. A fellow psychologist trusts that young people know what is good for them. He is a trans man and one of the experts by experience who work at the clinic. The use of language, already such a sensitive instrument, proves to be more complex than some expect. There are those who see it as unnecessary to mention your pronouns when you introduce yourself, but the majority are in favor. Director Ingrid Kamerling switches smoothly between observation and interviews. Above all, there is a sense of the need to equip young people and their parents as well as possible for the emotional journey of drastic change that lies ahead of them.

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Crew

Director
Ingrid Kamerling
Writer
Ingrid Kamerling
Director of Photography
Rogier Timmermans
Editor
Ralf Verbeek
Producer
Nienke Korthof, Willem Baptist

Details

Original title
Genderpoli / They and Them
Release date
2023-11-09
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
NL
Spoken languages
Dutch
Countries
Netherlands
Production
VPRO