Sydney Intersex Awareness Day screening of "The Secret of Me"

City of Sydney, InterAction and Queer Screen co-present a special Intersex Awareness Day screening of deeply empathetic documentary The Secret of Me.

We're proud to announce this special Intersex Awareness Day screening of acclaimed documentary The Secret of Me, from director Grace Hughes-Hallett (producer of Three Identical Strangers). This will be the film's first screening in New South Wales.

What would you do if you discovered everything your parents had told you was a lie? In 1995 Louisiana, when Jim Ambrose was 19 years old, he discovered he was intersex. Demanding to see his medical records, he was confronted with the devastating truth: as a newborn, doctors convinced his parents he should undergo a series of invasive surgeries and be raised as a girl without his knowledge. Seeking out answers, Jim discovered the burgeoning American intersex rights movement, and found community amongst queer activists in San Francisco.

Intertwined with Jim’s journey of discovery is an exploration of an extraordinary and disturbing psychological experiment performed on a pair of twins in the 1960s, the results of which have been used to justify thousands of unnecessary surgical procedures on children around the world. Featuring prominent intersex activists including Bo Laurent and Tiger Devore, this deeply empathetic – and ultimately uplifting – film is both a celebration of the power of finding community, and call to arms in the ongoing fight for bodily autonomy for intersex people everywhere.

Screening information

The screening will take place on Sunday 26 October at 3:00pm. The venue will be Event Cinemas, George St, City of Sydney.

Bookings

Book tickets to this special event on the Queer Screen website

Content advisory

This film contains discussions of medical malpractice and genital surgeries performed on minors without consent, the use of anti-intersex slurs, and references to child sexual abuse and suicide.