| Other author/creator | Peters, Katarina. |
| Other author/creator | Torr, Diane. |
| Other author/creator | Schönborn, Susann. |
| Other author/creator | Torhorst, Eva-Marie, 1950- |
| Other author/creator | Schade, Jan Tilman. |
| Other author/creator | Gut, Gudrun. |
| Other author/creator | Freyer, Ben. |
| Other author/creator | Katarina Peters Filmproduktion. |
| Other author/creator | Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen. |
| Other author/creator | Kleine Fernsehspiel. |
| Other author/creator | Mediaco-op (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Icarus Films. |
| Abstract |
Gender activist Diane Torr's worldwide appearances and workshops are now legendary. For the past thirty years, the main focus of this performance artist's work has been an exploration of the theoretical, artistic as well as the practical aspects of gender identity. Katarina Peters' documentary observes a Diane Torr workshop in Berlin in which a group of open-minded women come together to discover the secrets of masculinity. What makes a man a man and a woman a woman? Precisely when and where is gender identity formatted? How much is nature and how much nurture? Each of Torr's workshops represents an open-ended laboratory experiment in social behaviour in which the question is posed: is it possible to deliberately play out different roles and create a space in which to transgress both masculine and feminine characteristics? |
| General note | Title from title frames. |
| General note | Previously released by ZDF/Katarina Peters Filmproduktion/mediaco-op, c2012. |
| General note | Resource page includes the option of making a clip. |
| Access restriction | Access restricted to subscribing institutions. |
| Credits | Cinematography, Inga Knölke; editor, Burkhard Althoff; music, Jan Tilman Schade, Gudrun Gut, Ben Freyer. |
| Performer |
Diana Torr, Susann Schönborn, Eva-Marie Torhorst ... [et al.]. |
| Interest grade level |
9 and up. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language | In German with some English and Hebrew dialogue; subtitles in English. |
| Genre/form | Filmed performances. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Publisher number | if-m4 Docuseek2 |
