Paper Dolls
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Tomer Heymann
Chiqui Diokno
Giorgio Diokno
Tomer Heymann
Francisco Ortiz Jr.
Salvador Conatoy
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
After closing the border to Palestinian workers, Israeli authorities sought to fill gaps in the job market by enticing workers from other parts of the world. Among those who answered the call were Filipinos in various stages of gender transition. These individuals who see themselves in a female persona, shunned by their families and communities at home, build new lives in Israel as caregivers for elderly, orthodox Jewish men, many of whom come to look upon them as substitute children. On their nights off, the workers perform as a drag queen ensemble, "Paper Dolls," in Tel Aviv nightclubs. Although the troupe's members enjoy Israel's liberal atmosphere, they are still outsiders and are always treated as such.
Director
Tomer Heymann
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Audience Award for Best International Feature at the 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival.
Winner of the Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States Fall September 6, 2006
Released in United States February 2006
Released in United States June 2006
Released in United States October 6, 2006
Released in United States on Video March 13, 2007
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama Documentary) February 9-19, 2006.
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Spotlight on Israel) June 22-July 2, 2006.
Shown at SILVERDOCS:AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Feature Film Competition) June 13-18, 2006.
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Spotlight on Israel) June 22-July 2, 2006.)
Released in United States February 2006 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama Documentary) February 9-19, 2006.)
Released in United States on Video March 13, 2007
Released in United States June 2006 (Shown at SILVERDOCS:AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Feature Film Competition) June 13-18, 2006. )
Released in United States Fall September 6, 2006
Released in United States October 6, 2006 (Los Angeles)
