Little Girl (film) explained

Little Girl
Native Name:
Director:Sébastien Lifshitz
Producer:Muriel Meynard
Screenplay:Sébastien Lifshitz
Music:Yolande Decarsin
Cinematography:Paul Guilhaume
Editing:Pauline Gaillard
Runtime:85 minutes
Country:France
Language:French
Gross:$28,876[1]

Little Girl (French: Petite Fille) is a 2020 French documentary film written and directed by Sébastien Lifshitz.[2] The cinematography was by Paul Guilhaume, and the editing was by Pauline Gaillard.[3] It focuses on the story of transgender seven-year-old Sasha, who was assigned male at birth but has known she is a girl since the age of four. She sees a psychiatrist with a special interest in gender who diagnoses her with gender dysphoria. The documentary follows the difficulty Sasha and her family face in helping her transition in provincial France.[4] [5] [6]

Screenings

Little Girl was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama Queer film section in 2020.[7] It was shown at the Zurich Film Festival in 2020 and Chicago International Film Festival.[8] In the UK, it was shown on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer under the Storyville documentary strand in 2021.[9]

Reception

Leslie Felperin of The Guardian gave the documentary 4 out of 5 stars, praising Guilhaume's "limpid" cinematography as "[allowing the viewer] to study every flicker of expression on the faces of Sasha and the adults around her".

Ben Dowell of The Times also gave the film 4 out of 5 stars.[10]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. 11753696 . Little Girl (2020) . April 27, 2024.
  2. Brody . Richard . 2021-09-20 . "Little Girl," Reviewed: A Brilliantly Directed Documentary About a Transgender Child . en-US . The New Yorker . 2023-10-14 . 0028-792X.
  3. Web site: Hoeij . Boyd van . 2020-02-22 . 'Little Girl' ('Petite fille'): Film Review Berlin 2020 . 2022-03-06 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. Web site: 2020-09-23 . Little Girl review – a brave child's journey to her true self . 2022-03-06 . The Guardian.
  5. Web site: Aguilar . Carlos . 2021-09-16 . Review: A French mother fights for her daughter's rights in moving documentary 'Little Girl' . 2023-10-14 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  6. Web site: Lodge . Guy . 2021-03-04 . 'Little Girl' Review: A Trans Girl Grows Into Herself in a Lovely, Light-Filled Documentary . 2023-10-14 . Variety . en-US.
  7. Web site: Petite fille Little Girl . 2022-03-06 . www.berlinale.de.
  8. Web site: Little Girl . 2022-03-06 . International Films - Independent Films Music Box Films.
  9. Web site: BBC Four - Storyville, Petite Fille . 2022-03-06 . BBC.
  10. Web site: Dowell . Ben . 2021-07-01 . Storyville: Petite Fille review — film-making with a light touch and real depth . 2022-03-06 . The Times.
  11. Web site: Little Girl / Petite Fille . 2022-03-06 . europeanfilmawards.eu.
  12. Web site: Little Girl wins big in Ghent . 2022-07-04 . Cineuropa - the best of european cinema . 26 October 2020 . en.
  13. Web site: 2020-10-23 . ChiFilmFest announces the winners of its 2020 competition . 2022-07-04 . Reel Chicago - At the intersection of Chicago Advertising, Entertainment, Media and Production . en-US.
  14. Web site: Revert . Amélie . 2020-12-02 . «L'Indien malcommode» et «Petite Fille» au palmarès des RIDM 2020 . 2022-07-04 . Journal Métro . fr-FR.
  15. Web site: Side by Side LGBT Film Festival AWARDS . 2022-07-04 . Side by Side LGBT Film Festival . en.

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