Mohammed to Maya
NewFest 2013
September 6 - 11, 2013
New York Premiere! Filmmaker in person for Q&A!
This absorbing, uplifting and surprisingly funny documentary follows a transgender Muslim woman as she journeys to Thailand for sexual reassignment surgery and examines her attempts to find inner peace on returning to the USA. Screening with You’re Dead to Me (Wu Tsang, 10m)
New York Premiere! Filmmaker in person for Q&A!
Maya, a successful transgender Muslim woman, has not yet undergone the sexual reassignment surgery that her family has told her they will not accept. When she decides to journey to Thailand to take the final step, Maya will have to deal with both the physical effects of the surgery and her conflict over her own devout beliefs on her path to achieving the freedom to be who she truly is. Director Jeff Roy’s accomplished debut documentary follows Maya on her inspiring, uplifting, and surprisingly funny journey.
Screening with:
You’re Dead to Me
Wu Tsang | USA | 2013 | 10m
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