EVERY BODY – August 10, 7:00PM @ Cinestudio
EVERY BODY
Screening Thursday, August 10, 2023, 7:00 PM @ Cinestudio
97% on Rotten Tomatoes!
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.
Director Julie Cohen | 2023 | USA | 92 minutes | Rated R | in English
“A beautiful and cathartic celebration of intersexuality — and should be mandatory viewing for people of all genders.” – Samantha Bergeson, indieWire
“With a zippy soundtrack and breezy editing style, Every Body comes off as an up-to-date declaration that being intersex is something to be celebrated. In the end, we can’t help but share in the enthusiasm.” – David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
