Release Date: 2020-10-01
Overview: An intimate glimpse of the first visible group of transgender men in the Pacific Islands - the Rogers of Samoa. From the loneliness of family rejection and homelessness to the camaraderie of church, cooking, and dance, their stories reveal the challenges and possibilities of life in an island society rooted in culture and tradition.
Rating: 7 / 10
Seta Tiatia
as Self
Vanila (Ice) Heather
as Self
Maliana Mulipola
as Self
Tail Talaeai
as Self
Toʻotoʻoaliʻi Roger Stanley
as Self (archive footage)
Dean Hamer - Director
Joe Wilson - Director
Bill Weber - Editor
Taking place on the island of Samoa, we learn about the transgender men, the fa'atama, or The Rogers. It's a short, but effective little documentary that will surely put a smile on your face. The Roge...