In this dystopian world where misogyny is rampant, and womanhood is commodified, being female comes at a cost. Corporates capitalise on women’s bodies blurring the lines of biological sex, and profiting from the emperically untested pseudo-science of queer theory. This gaslighting is aided by the complicity of media, academia, legal and the political world. It is no surprise that young girls are fleeing womanhood like a house on fire.
The past decade has seen a steep rise in the number of young girls seeking to transition by undergoing life threatening, irreversible procedures.
‘Dysphoric’ is a four-part documentary series on the rise of Gender Identity Ideology, its effects on women and girls – especially in developing countries.
The film explores gender transition, the permanent medical side-effects of hormones and surgeries, the propaganda by ‘woke’ corporations that glorifies thousands of stereotypical gender presentations coalesced as fashion, a surge in pronoun policing; language hijacking that calls women ‘menstruators’, and the many hurdles women face while trying to question this modern-day misogyny. The film amplifies the voices of detransitioners, clinicians, psychiatrists, sociologists, feminists, academics and concerned citizens.
‘Dysphoric’ was made over the course of a year during COVID lockdown, amid cancellations.
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Compelling and Informative
senryu9321 July 2021
While we are awash with slogans these days, there’s very little actual public research or understanding on this hot (in fact, radioactive) topic. Sundar uses interviews, animation and her own personal journey to illuminate the source of dysphoria, including in the third world, and the medical establishment’s responses to this widespread trend. Insightful and informative regardless of your views. Any honest broker wanting to know more on this subject would do well to watch all four parts.
Genevieve Gluck interviews Vaishnavi Sundar;
Genevieve Gluck: Hi Vaishnavi, it’s an honour to be talking with you today. Your film Dysphoric is so amazing — I actually had to watch it in several parts because I had to stop and come back to it. It was so moving and powerful — the animation, the music, and the topics. You talk about the impact of misogyny on girls and the destructive nature of gender ideology. Can you explain the process of making this film and how you decided to organize it the way that you did?
Vaishnavi Sundar is an Indian independent filmmaker and activist.
Her latest film: Dysphoric: Fleeing Womanhood Like a House on Fire is a four-part documentary series on “gender identity ideology”, and she said screenings of the film have been cancelled following allegations of transphobia. In 2018, she produced and directed a documentary on Workplace sexual harassment called But What Was She Wearing?. Her films have been screened in several Indian and international festivals. She founded Women Making Films. She has written, directed, and produced all her films under her own production company, Lime Soda Films.
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