Film Screening of Leitis in Waiting (2018)

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Join us for a free screening of Leitis in Waiting (2018), a raw yet tender portrait of Joey Mataele and the Tonga leitis.

Join us for a free screening of Leitis in Waiting (2018), a raw yet tender portrait of Joey Mataele and the Tonga leitis.Leitis in Waiting is the story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga leitis, an intrepid group of native transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in their South Pacific Kingdom. The film follows Joey, a devout Catholic of noble descent, as she organizes an exuberant beauty pageant presided over by a princess, provides shelter and training for a young contestant rejected by her family, and spars with American-financed evangelicals threateningto resurrect colonial-era laws that criminalize the leitis' lives. With unexpected humour and extraordinary access to the Kingdom's royals and religious leaders, Joey’s emotional journey reveals what it means to be different in a society ruled by tradition, and what it takes to be accepted without forsaking culture and tradition.Leitis in Waiting is an inside story, created by a Polynesian transgender woman who once competed, and won the crown in, Joey's beauty pageant.Free, all welcome. Registration appreciated.This film is currently unrated, so we are unable to provide a classification. As a guide, the content may be unsuitable for those under the age of 13.---Image: Eva and Fatima, from Leitis in Waiting (detail)(2018). Courtesy of the directors.

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