Little Girl (film)
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| Directed by | Sébastien Lifshitz |
| Produced by | Muriel Meynard |
| Screenplay by | Sébastien Lifshitz |
| Music by | Yolande Decarsin |
| Cinematography | Paul Guilhaume |
| Edited by | Paul Guilhaume |
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| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $28,876[1] |
Little Girl (French: Petite Fille) is a 2020 French documentary film written and directed by Sébastien Lifshitz.[2] The cinematography and editing was by Paul Guilhaume.[3] It focuses on the story of transgender seven-year-old Sasha, who was assigned male at birth but has known she is a girl since the age of four. She sees a psychiatrist with a special interest in gender who diagnosis her with gender dysphoria. The documentary follows the difficulty Sasha and her family face in helping her transition in provincial France.[4][5][6]
Screenings
Little Girl was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama Queer film section in 2020.[3][7] It was shown at the Zurich Film Festival in 2020[8] and Chicago International Film Festival.[9] In the UK, it was shown on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer under the Storyville documentary strand in 2021.[10]
Reception
Leslie Felperin of The Guardian gave the documentary 4 out of 5 stars, praising Guilhaume's "limpid" cinematography as "[allowing the viewer] to study every flicker of expression on the faces of Sasha and the adults around her".[4]
Ben Dowell of The Times also gave the film 4 out of 5 stars.[11]
Awards
- Winner, European Film Award for Best Sound Designer at the European Film Awards[12]
- The 2020 Grand Prix for Best Film at Film Fest Ghent[13]
- Silver Hugo for Best Documentary film at the 2020 Chicago International Film Festival[14]
- The Prix du public at the Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal (RIDM) in 2020[15]
- Side by Side LGBT Film Festival, Saint Petersburg 2020 Best Documentary[16]
References
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- Official website
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