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Southern Comfort (1999) - In Memory of (FtM) Robert Eads

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"The heart wrenching story of a man dying of ovarian cancer in Georgia and the Dr.'s who wouldn't treat him, won top honors at the Sundance Film Festival for best documentary. The film traces the final year in the life of Robert Eads, an unfailingly good-humored 52-year-old female-to-male transsexual from the back hills of Georgia. Diagnosed with ovarian cancer after having lived as a man for many years, Eads was refused treatment by more than two dozen doctors, who feared his presence in their offices would embarrass and offend other patients. At the Sundance Film Festival Director/Producer Kate Davis was a bit shell shocked when the film won for the Best Documentary. With her at the mike were some of the cast. When she spoke of "the ease at which the people of the film had allowed her into their inner most beings", the crowd cheered and clapped. As the cameras scanned the audience you could see people crying at the injustice of what had happened to the main character, Robert. Lola, Robert's love, had the best comment of the night, "This film shows we are all human even if some of you find us a bit fruity." This had the crowd laughing. When Max, Robert's adopted son, stepped to the mike, at Kate's urging, he quietly said "This would make Robert proud." The film, "Southern Comfort" closes with the words "Nature delights in diversity. Why don't human beings?" "Southern Comfort" program notes from the Sundance Film Festival: With a natural beauty, quiet power, and a clear voice, Kate Davis has created what must be one of the most remarkable documentaries of our times about gender, family, and love relationships. Southern Comfort is a wonderfully humanistic portrait of transgendered life as it is lived deep inside Ku Klux Klan territory in the rural trailer community of Toccoa, Georgia. ... Kate Davis's compassionate verite' style of filmmaking portrays the lives of Robert and his community in such an organic way that their exceptionally unique and challenging stories feel as natural as the changing of seasons. ... Raw, emotional, and provocative, Southern Comfort is a moving and illuminating examination of gender and the human spirit that will surely open minds as it opens hearts." -- Shari Frilot (from http://www.ftminfo.net/sundanc... View free movie clips from the documentary here: http://www.logoonline.com/show... Documentary available for purchase here: http://www.amazon.com/Southern... Information on the 2007 Robert Eads Memorial Health Project, run by Southern Comfort Conference --(low cost medical care for FtMs!): www.sccatl.org/documen s/2007REHPFAQ.doc Information on Southern Comfort Conference: sccatl.org Some moving words from Lola, Robert's girlfriend: http://www.ftminfo.net/robert.... I own nothing. Documentary Credits: RUNTIME: 90 (min) PRODUCER: Nancy Abraham COPRODUCER: Elizabeth Adams EDITOR: Kate Davis PRODUCER: Kate Davis EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Sheila Nevins MUSIC: The DCvers, Joel Harrison

Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: TheDragonGuy

Length: 09:55
Rating: 4.98
Views: 11211

Tags: cancer  death  dignity  femaletomale  ftm  god  grief  hormones  justice  legacy  mortality  mourning  surgery  transgender  ts  

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MIDJOBZ (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
that was very sad how doctors did not want to treat him, they have litteraly murdered him. :(((
Cawlleen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
There is an anti-discrimination ordinance being challenged in my area (Gainesville, FL) that would make it illegal to discriminate based on sexuality. People are upset because this equal treatment clause would mean that a person could use the restroom of whatever sex that they identify with. This small detail was enough to get 8600 people to sign a petition against the ordinance. I wish that everyone who signed that petition could see this. Absolutely heartbreaking.
darknessislove342 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
That's so sad :( Being transgendered doesn't make you any less of a human. God bless him.
alexskardeborg (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
this is so sad =(. RIP Robert.
everydaybeginner (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This heartbreaking, what they did was beyond unfair. It was criminal. How could they be so afraid? If I have kids some day, when they're old enough to understand, I want them to see this video. I want them to learn that we are all human and deserving of love and care just as much as the next person does, no matter what anyone thinks. Thank you for uploading this video.
belindadarlington (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I just talked about him today Bless him x x x
cathytreks (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Sad, he should have gone to a London England Hospital, or a Auckland NZ Hospital, where it would not have been a big deal about his past, how sad and tragic for him and all his loved ones. :-(
daisymixer22 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
how would it be an "embarrasment" the mind boggles!! how do they sleep at night?
j0rdansayshai (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
He changed my life. He's amazing.
ASE3327 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
That is really sad how the doctors refused to treat him because of who he was.

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