New Delhi: The 2023 American documentary Every Body was produced by NBC News Studios and directed by the acclaimed director Julie Cohen.
A sequence of gender reveal celebrations introduces Julie Cohen’s latest feature film. This tradition, in which parents-to-be prepare a lavish party centred on the expected and later revealed sex of their unborn child, exemplifies society’s dedication to the concept of two genders.
The film follows three intersex people who, despite growing up in an environment of shame, secrecy, and unapproved surgery, refused to let it define them. Jio Cinema will soon be the venue for the documentary’s OTT debut.
“A must-watch.” (The Wrap) EVERY BODY is Julie Cohen’s revelatory film about the lives of intersex people.
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— Focus Features (@FocusFeatures) July 7, 2023
#NowWatching EVERY BODY (2023) dir. Julie Cohen. #Tribeca2023 pic.twitter.com/um60qR8tSz
— Bryan Sudfield (@BryanSudfield) June 3, 2023
#EveryBody is Julie Cohen’s captivating and heartbreaking documentary chronicling the lives of three intersex individuals who overcame shame, secrecy, and unauthorized surgery to share their stories and advocate for other intersex people around the world.https://t.co/rgVqlMJoZ5 pic.twitter.com/7bQ4dhPQEu
— Spoilerpiece Theatre (@Spoilerpiece) June 30, 2023
Plot
The film follows the lives of three people who overcame troubled upbringings brought on by non-consensual surgery, shame, and secrecy to become successful adults after rejecting medical advice to hide their bodies and embracing their true identities.
River Gallo (actor and screenwriter), Alicia Roth Weigel (political strategist), and Sean Saifa Wall (PhD student) are at the forefront of a rapidly expanding international movement calling for more acceptance of the intersex population and an end to needless surgery.
The tale is interwoven with a strange example of medical abuse, which is shown via a unique film from the NBC News archives. This footage sheds light on how intersex persons are treated today.
When and Where to Watch?
Beginning on December 30, 2023, viewers will be able to see Every Body on Jio Cinema, allowing them to witness another masterwork by Julie Cohen.
Other Details
Julie Cohen of RBG is a filmmaker who has won an Emmy and has also been nominated for an Academy Award. At the Tribeca Film Festival on June 11, 2023, Cohen’s directorial effort, Every Body, had its world debut. On June 30, 2023, Focus Features distributed the film in the United States of America.
#Tribeca2023 Every Body is an urgent call for greater understanding about the intersex community and looking beyond the binary. Director Julie Cohen’s documentary is equal parts informative, emotionally gut-wrenching and important viewing pic.twitter.com/IHoKR8Z0u4
— matt minton🏳️🌈🎬 (@6MattMinton14) June 11, 2023
Every Body is essentially an instructional documentary that briefly touches on numerous aspects of intersex awareness to offer newcomers a fresh viewpoint. Cohen and her crew help us grasp how solidarity with intersex individuals advances bodily autonomy.
With the help of Molly O’Brien and Tommy Nguyen as producers and Shana Knizhnik as a consultant producer, Cohen oversaw the project’s direction. Andy Berg, Noah Oppenheim, Liz Cole, and Elizabeth Fischer are the executive producers.
