THE HISTORY

22 years ago twins Isabelle and Denise were born. But from a young age Isabelle knew that she was different from other girls. Deep down Isabelle has always known that she is a boy born in a girl's body. At the age of 6 he already knew that when he grew up he wanted to be a father, and a few years later he changed his name to Sam. Since then he has always been obliged to explain himself to others, over and over again. This documentary follows Sam's steps from his childhood to his graduation. During that time he has undergone surgery to remove his breast and has received testosterone injections. Today Sam is a young man whose identity is constantly questioned by his surroundings, who is simply trying to find his way in a life that has not made it easy for him.

 Sweden, 2015

Original title:

In vanlig fucking människa

Director:

Malin Björkman-Widell

Script:

Malin Björkman-Widell

Production:

Malin Björkman-Widell

Lars Säfstrom

Charlotte Madsen

Duration: 58'

Country of production:

Sweden

Producer:

SVT

Language:

Swedish (English subtitles)

 DIRECTOR

Malin has worked as a TV producer/director for the past 15 years. His passion is social issues. He has produced a wide variety of television series. In 2012 she was hired by the documentary department of SVT s (Swedish Public Service Television) where she works as director/producer/editor. The documentary has been in the making for 6 years and is his first feature length documentary.

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

• Audience Award QCinema Fort Worth LGBT International Filmfestival, Texas USA
• Audience Award at DOC LA LLos Angeles Documentary Film Festival, California USA
• Nominated for Banff Rockie Awards 2016, Canada.