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Southern Comfort 8/2,16:00 Robert is a typical Southern guy, except for the fact that he was born as a female. He decided to live as a male after bringing up two sons. His lover, Lola, was born as a male and still works in an office as a man. Lola can only be herself while with Robert and her friends. Even at a time when there is still discrimination against the transgendered, Robert and Lola are happy with their own comfortable life. One day, however, Robert finds he is dying from cancer of the ovaries and uterus... this is a tragic but heart-warming documentary describing transgendered people in the American South. 　 Dir: Kate Davis (2000/USA/35mm/90min.) in English with Japanese subtitles Japanese distribution:Pandora and Box Office 　 <back>