Neither Boy Nor Girl (2016)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 0M

Director : Mireille Paris
Writer : Mylène Tremblay, Mireille Paris

Synopsis

At birth, every parent expects the famous announcement: “It’s a girl!” or “It’s a boy!”. And if, instead, the doctors declared :”We don’t know“? Through the history of Gabriel, Sophie, Justin and their families, we discover the taboo of intersexuality, formerly called”hermaphrodite”.

Actors

Justin Hubert
Justin Hubert
Himself
Hélène Richard
Hélène Richard
Herself
Janik Bastien-Charlebois
Janik Bastien-Charlebois
Themself - Professor of Sociology
Lyne Chiniara
Lyne Chiniara
Herself - Pediatric Endocrinologist
Isabelle De Bie
Isabelle De Bie
Herself
Mohamed El-Sherbiny
Mohamed El-Sherbiny
Himself
Ariane Giacobino
Ariane Giacobino
Herself - Medical Geneticist
Shuvo Ghosh
Shuvo Ghosh
Himself - Developmental-Behavioural Pediatrician
Blaise J. Meyrat
Blaise J. Meyrat
Himself - Pediatric Surgeon
Anne Marie Sbrocchi
Anne Marie Sbrocchi
Herself - Pediatric Endocrinologist
Lori Seller
Lori Seller
Herself
Guy Van Vliet
Guy Van Vliet
Himself - Pediatric Endocrinologist

Crews

Mireille Paris
Mireille Paris
Director
Mylène Tremblay
Mylène Tremblay
Idea
Luc Wiseman
Luc Wiseman
Producer
Amélie Vachon
Amélie Vachon
Line Producer
Mylène Tremblay
Mylène Tremblay
Researcher
Mylène Tremblay
Mylène Tremblay
Screenplay
Mireille Paris
Mireille Paris
Researcher
Mireille Paris
Mireille Paris
Screenplay
Dominic Dorval
Dominic Dorval
Director of Photography
Hugo Généreux
Hugo Généreux
Director of Photography
Andrea Henriquez
Andrea Henriquez
Editor

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