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'''''Woubi Chéri''''' (English: ''Darling Woubi''<ref name=gikandi>{{Cite book | last = Gikandi | first = Simon | authorlink = | title = Encyclopedia of African literature | publisher = [[Taylor & Francis]] | year = 2003 | location = | pages = 315 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=hFuWQmsM0HsC | doi = | id = | isbn =0-415-23019-5 }}</ref>) is a 1998 [[France|French]]/[[Côte d'Ivoire|Ivorian]] documentary that shows a few days in the life of various members of the gay and transgender community in [[Abidjan]], Côte d'Ivoire.<ref name=lusosex>{{Cite book | last = Canty Quinlan | first = Susan | authorlink = |author2=Fernando Arenas | title = Lusosex: gender and sexuality in the Portuguese-speaking world | publisher = [[University of Minnesota Press]] | year = 2002 | location = | pages = xxxii | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Iv6CUeIQySsC | doi = | id = | isbn =0-8166-3921-3 }}</ref> It is one of |
'''''Woubi Chéri''''' (English: ''Darling Woubi''<ref name=gikandi>{{Cite book | last = Gikandi | first = Simon | authorlink = | title = Encyclopedia of African literature | publisher = [[Taylor & Francis]] | year = 2003 | location = | pages = 315 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=hFuWQmsM0HsC | doi = | id = | isbn =0-415-23019-5 }}</ref>) is a 1998 [[France|French]]/[[Côte d'Ivoire|Ivorian]] documentary that shows a few days in the life of various members of the gay and transgender community in [[Abidjan]], Côte d'Ivoire.<ref name=lusosex>{{Cite book | last = Canty Quinlan | first = Susan | authorlink = |author2=Fernando Arenas | title = Lusosex: gender and sexuality in the Portuguese-speaking world | publisher = [[University of Minnesota Press]] | year = 2002 | location = | pages = xxxii | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Iv6CUeIQySsC | doi = | id = | isbn =0-8166-3921-3 }}</ref> It is one of the very few films from [[Africa]] to deal with [[LGBT]] issues.<ref name=lusosex /> |
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The title comes from the term "woubi", meaning a man who plays the role of a wife in a homosexual relationship.<ref name=gikandi /> Also featured in the documentary are "yossis", men who act as husbands to woubis, who are often [[bisexuality|bisexual]] and also in conventional marriages.<ref>{{Cite book | last = López | first = Alfred J. | authorlink = |author2=John C. Hawley | title = Postcolonial whiteness: a critical reader on race and empire | publisher = [[SUNY Press]] | year = 2005 | location = | pages = 68 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8t2oOnplU58C | doi = | id = | isbn =0-7914-6361-3 }}</ref> The film won Best Documentary awards at the [[New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival]], the [[Turin International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival]], and the Transgender Festival in [[London]].<ref name=aaf /> |
The title comes from the term "woubi", meaning a man who plays the role of a wife in a homosexual relationship.<ref name=gikandi /> Also featured in the documentary are "yossis", men who act as husbands to woubis, who are often [[bisexuality|bisexual]] and also in conventional marriages.<ref>{{Cite book | last = López | first = Alfred J. | authorlink = |author2=John C. Hawley | title = Postcolonial whiteness: a critical reader on race and empire | publisher = [[SUNY Press]] | year = 2005 | location = | pages = 68 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8t2oOnplU58C | doi = | id = | isbn =0-7914-6361-3 }}</ref> The film won Best Documentary awards at the [[New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival]], the [[Turin International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival]], and the Transgender Festival in [[London]].<ref name=aaf /> |
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Latest revision as of 09:38, 25 September 2024
| Woubi Chéri | |
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 2013 region 2 PAL DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Laurent Bocahut Philip Brooks |
| Edited by | Nadia Ben Rachid[1] |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Countries | France Côte d'Ivoire |
| Language | French |
Woubi Chéri (English: Darling Woubi[2]) is a 1998 French/Ivorian documentary that shows a few days in the life of various members of the gay and transgender community in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.[3] It is one of the very few films from Africa to deal with LGBT issues.[3]
The title comes from the term "woubi", meaning a man who plays the role of a wife in a homosexual relationship.[2] Also featured in the documentary are "yossis", men who act as husbands to woubis, who are often bisexual and also in conventional marriages.[4] The film won Best Documentary awards at the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival, the Turin International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, and the Transgender Festival in London.[1]
See also
[edit]- Dakan — a 1997 Guinean drama film dealing with homosexuality
- Forbidden Fruit — a 2000 Zimbabwean film about a lesbian relationship
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nadia Ben Rachid: Film Editor Bio". anneaghionfilms.com. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ a b Gikandi, Simon (2003). Encyclopedia of African literature. Taylor & Francis. p. 315. ISBN 0-415-23019-5.
- ^ a b Canty Quinlan, Susan; Fernando Arenas (2002). Lusosex: gender and sexuality in the Portuguese-speaking world. University of Minnesota Press. pp. xxxii. ISBN 0-8166-3921-3.
- ^ López, Alfred J.; John C. Hawley (2005). Postcolonial whiteness: a critical reader on race and empire. SUNY Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-7914-6361-3.
External links
[edit]- Woubi Chéri at IMDb
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