Julie Wyman is an American director, cinematographer, and professor
whose work is concerned with body image. She mainly makes documentary
film and currently teaches at UC Davis as an associate professor of
Cinema and Digital Media.Julie Wyman received a BA in Anthropology and
English from Amherst College in 1993. She completed a MFA in Visual
Studies at UC San Diego in 2002.A Boy Named Sue documents the
transition of a FTM person named Theo. The film delves into the
physical and emotional effects of medical transitioning as well as the
changes in the way Theo interacted with the world and the world
interacted with him. It took six years to make and played in
predominantly queer film festivals such as Berlin Lesbian Film
Festival, Image Out Rochester Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, and
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. It won the Sappho award for Best
Documentary in 2000 and was nominated for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance
Against Defamation's Best Documentary Media Award.
whose work is concerned with body image. She mainly makes documentary
film and currently teaches at UC Davis as an associate professor of
Cinema and Digital Media.Julie Wyman received a BA in Anthropology and
English from Amherst College in 1993. She completed a MFA in Visual
Studies at UC San Diego in 2002.A Boy Named Sue documents the
transition of a FTM person named Theo. The film delves into the
physical and emotional effects of medical transitioning as well as the
changes in the way Theo interacted with the world and the world
interacted with him. It took six years to make and played in
predominantly queer film festivals such as Berlin Lesbian Film
Festival, Image Out Rochester Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, and
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. It won the Sappho award for Best
Documentary in 2000 and was nominated for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance
Against Defamation's Best Documentary Media Award.
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