Beauty: Beyond Binary - NFB.ca
Now Streaming: Beauty: Beyond Binary, follows five gender-creative youth in Canada
Marking the start of Pride Month, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is delighted to announce the online release of Christina Willings’ multiple award-winning short film, Beauty: Beyond Binary.
The film was released on our streaming platform, nfb.ca, today, Monday, May 25, 2020.
It has been made available for streaming free of charge, worldwide and in perpetuity.
For more information and to access the full press kit, see the e-flyer below ↓.
Highlights:
Beauty explores the lives of five gender-creative kids, each uniquely engaged in shaping their ideas of what it means to be fully human.
Three of the youth live in Montreal, QC, while two live in the Greater Vancouver area (Delta and Langley, BC)
The film’s free-flowing animated elements, ranging from images of octopuses to astronauts, draw together the kids’ shared experiences in beautifully rendered fantasias that celebrate the power of imagination and the flourishing force of self-determination.
Director Christina Willings (Chicks with Sticks, Cure for Love) was born in London, UK, raised in communities across British Columbia, and now calls Vancouver her home. She is a proud member of the LGBTQ2+ community.
Selected Awards:
Kathleen Shannon & Documentary Social/Political awards | Yorkton Film Festival (2019)
Most Inspirational Short Film in the 13-to-18-year-old category | Real 2 Real, Vancouver, Canada (2019)
Audience Prize |Reel Pride, Winnipeg (2018)
Best Short Documentary-Audience Choice | Providence Children's Film Festival, Providence, USA (2019)
Audience Award | Vancouver Queer Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada (2018)
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Press Release