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Featuring:
Georgina Beyer
Directed by:
Annie Goldson, Peter Wells
Release Date:
February 16, 2001
Original Title:
Georgie Girl
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
NZ on Air
Open Society Foundations
SBS
Television New Zealand
University of Auckland
Production Countries:
New Zealand
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 69
In 1999, the largely conservative Wairarapa district in New Zealand elected a former cabaret performer/actress named Georgina Beyer to the country's House of Parliament -- a seemingly unremarkable event in that country's history except for the fact that Beyer is a transsexual and may very well be the first transsexual in the world to be elected to a national office. In their 2002 biographical documentary Georgie Girl, co-directors Peter Wells and Annie Goldson highlight the popular Member of Parliament's rapid rise through local government to prominence in the New Zealand national government.
Georgina Beyer is a transexual of Maori descent who was elected in 1999 to represent her district in New Zealand's National government. Beyer has been a showgirl, a sex worker and now a politician. This is her story.
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Camera Operator:
Craig Wright
Co-Director:
Peter Wells
Co-Producer:
Catherine Madigan
Director:
Annie Goldson
Producer:
Annie Goldson
Sound:
Chris Anderton
Sound Recordist:
Beth Tredray
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