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More Than a Woman
- Year of completion
- 2000
- Content type
- Documentary
- Format
- Short
- Genre
- Society
- Duration
- 26 minutes
- Production Status
- Completed
Synopsis
Transsexual brothel madam Leigh Vans-Beswick won a seat on the Kalgoorlie-Boulder City Council with the slogan 'I dare to be different'. How has this remarkable woman gained such strong community support despite her unusual profession and personal history?
Cast and Crew
Producer
Melanie ByresDirector
Sanchia RobinsonWriter
Sanchia RobinsonCast
Leigh Vans-Beswick, Robert Hicks, Christopher Wright (aka Fanny Cracker)Awards
2000 — Australian Cinematographers Society Federal Office
Screenings
2002 — One World - International Human Rights Film Festival
2001 — Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
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Doubletake ProductionsProduction Company
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