Touching, emotional, and informative, Two Spirits: Gender, Sexuality, and the Murder of Fred Martinez is sure to be a highlight of today's programming and our Youth Project Film Series.This film begins at 6:30 at the Ingle Auditorium at RIT and is FREE for anyone under 21.
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I was so excited to see a decent turnout for this film. How'd you all like it?
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Excellent. Very informative.
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Excellent except for some technical difficulties.
The didn't address exactly what these people (in the film) are -- straight with gender expression? Gay? Trans? Made me confused. Neither? Both?
Good though. Informative.
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Excellent film. Very informative.
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Thought the movie was excellent. Very sad that Fred died.
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TWO SPIRITS was an awesome movie. I appreciate knowing the history of other cultures.
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EVERYBODY TO STAY was adorable.
Michael's comment:
You mean EVERYDAY TO STAY?
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Amazing! Thanks you very much. We 2-spirits need to be seen by the world!!
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More like this - multicultural, spirited, superb!
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This film reinforces my favorite thing about the Festival - visions and insights from other cultures. TWO SPIRITS moved and inspired as it informed.
The short beautifully presenting transitioning, permitting one to "feel" the complexity of the experience.
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TWO SPIRITS - very important as part of the LGBT spectrum. The two spirits as a source of wisdom in society.
EVERYDAY TO STAY - excellent! Keep following this couple.
Michael's comment:
In case you missed it, there were actually two couples in the short film. =)
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Both excellent movies expressing deep feelings and emotions.
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TWO SPIRITS - WOW!!!
EVERYDAY - WOW?!!
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Excellent films!
Show the short first -- it fits better that way. Thank you for having a Native American film. Please have more from other nations too!
Michael's response:
The short should have shown first. Sometimes, working with tech crews from the schools aren't the greatest thing. @&$%*# And I wasn't at the screening or I would have restarted the whole thing.
We try to bring as much diversity to our film lineup. But in the end, it is the quality of the movies that we preview that determines the final selection. So hopefully we'll keep getting GOOD films from very diverse backgrounds.
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Excellent!
Play them again!
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A great tribute to Two Spirits - a wonderful, touching, and provocative film.
Short might have been better shown first.
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Both films were very well done. Very informative.
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TWO SPIRITS - something everyone should see!
Michael's response:
That might just happen as PBS picked it up for it's 2011 TV schedule.
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Excellent. Want to see more NA films.
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Both films had great stories.
The one thing I'd score down for EVERYDAY would be technical film aspects.
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Primal people had a much clearer idea of human identity than we do in today's dominant culture. TWO SPIRITS really drove that point home for me.
I admired the genuine introspection in EVERYDAY TO STAY.
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I really enjoyed TWO SPIRITS b/c it's interesting to learn about the traditional ways in which gender was viewed. Four basic genders!
Short was good b/c Chase mentions the struggles even after transitioning.
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Superb TWO SPIRITS!
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IN EVERYDAY TO STAY, he still seems unhappy and hasn't been able to find himself through such drastic changes.
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So important!
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TWO SPIRITS and the short were both so moving!
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I vote for TWO SPIRITS!!!
Amazing, educational, and transformative film.
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TWO SPIRITS - very educational, great story.
EVERYDAY TO STAY - a little confusing.
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I am Native American! So glad to see this film.
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Pleeeze more Native American films. Yeay!
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I love learning about the culture of the Navajo Indians and their acceptance of Gender Identity - Sexual Orientation. And EVERYDAY TO STAY I could really relate to Chase about his views on being Trans.
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Wanted to learn a bit more in depth about the Navajo concept of Two Spirits.
Liked the compare/contrast of man expressing a feminine side and a woman transitioning to the masculine gender.
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Good to see the diversity these films represent.
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How brave were they in EVERYDAY TO STAY? Both films were good educationally, touching.
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Short film -- a little hard to follow. Videography was distracting.
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