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Coming to you / directed by Gyuri Byun
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Korean
- Subjects (All):
- Asian transgender people.
- Asian LGBTQ+ people.
- Asian gay men.
- Parents of gay men.
- Parents of transgender people.
- Genre:
- documentary film.
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (93 minutes)) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Film Movement, [2021]
- Language Note:
- In English and Korean with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- "Gyuri Byun's groundbreaking Korean documentary centers on two working class mothers, Nabi and Vivian. Like many in South Korea, where there is a distinct lack of legal protections for queer communities and gay marriage remains illegal, neither women gave much thought to LGBTQ+ rights or its growing advocacy among the country's younger generations. Therefore, their lives and perceptions were upended when their respective children come out to them -- Nabi's as trans, and Vivian's as gay. Reluctant to accept this news at first, both women's reactions reveal deep-rooted discriminatory beliefs about queerness. This is not uncommon in South Korean society, which makes their respective transformations all the more impactful -- both women grew to not only accept their children's gender and sexuality, but became activists in their own right as members of Parents, Families and Allies of LGBTAIQ+ People in Korea. Both Nabi and Vivian grapple with the pain and loneliness their children feel, the struggle to access gender affirming care, and the yearning for social and familial acceptance." -- distributor's website
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on March 11, 2025).
- Description based on a videodisc record.
- OCLC:
- 1439129021
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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