Assume Nothing

showed at the Wellington film festival March 2009

Manis words and links to media

"Taking away the silence, the pathology and invisibility was an early goal, I determined we needed to bring this issue out into the open.  To dance our wonderfully rich diversity to the world. Create beautiful examples and images of possibility. I am humbled and proud to have been involved in the following."

Mani Bruce Mitchell

Qanta’s Media Awards best Documentary Mani’s Story

Available from Greenstone Pictures

www.greenstonepictures.co.nz

A good summary of this 2003 documentary, when Mani "came out" as an intersex person is on the following link from Gay Line Wellington. The Wellington Gay and Transgender community has been supportive of ITANZ since formation.

  Black and White photographic book Assume Nothing by

Internationally acclaimed New Zealand photographer Rebecca Swan

www.rebeccaswan.com

 Documentary film Black and White produced and directed by Kirsty McDonald  

smileyfilmdistribution.com

www.wmm.com

“BLACK AND WHITE is a rare and wonderful look into the life of an intersex person, bringing a human face to an issue most people never even think about.”
Mo Ratel
The Austin Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

“Heartfelt and candid…If you seize one voice to articulate the perils and possibilities of the in-between, it ought to be Mitchell’s testimony.”
Amy Villarejo
Dir., Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, Cornell Univ.

“An assured and compelling work…manages to combine real insight into a difficult life while retaining a sense of optimism, humor and community.”
Annie Goldson
PhD (Trustee DOCNZ Festival)