| Little Girl | |
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 Poster | |
| French | Petite fille |
| Directed by | Sébastien Lifshitz |
| Screenplay by | Sébastien Lifshitz |
| Produced by | Muriel Meynard |
| Cinematography | Paul Guilhaume |
| Edited by | Pauline Gaillard |
| Music by | Yolande Decarsin |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $28,876 |
Little Girl (French: Petite fille) is a 2020 French documentary film written and directed by Sébastien Lifshitz. The cinematography was by Paul Guilhaume, and the editing was by Pauline Gaillard. It focuses on the story of transgender seven-year-old Sasha, who was assigned male at birth but has known she is a girl since the age of four. She sees a psychiatrist with a special interest in gender who diagnoses her with gender dysphoria. The documentary follows the difficulty Sasha and her family face in helping her transition in provincial France.
Screenings
Little Girl was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama Queer film section in 2020. It was shown at the Zurich Film Festival in 2020 and Chicago International Film Festival. In the UK, it was shown on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer under the Storyville documentary strand in 2021.
Reception
Leslie Felperin of The Guardian gave the documentary 4 out of 5 stars, praising Guilhaume's "limpid" cinematography as " to study every flicker of expression on the faces of Sasha and the adults around her".
Ben Dowell of The Times also gave the film 4 out of 5 stars.
Awards
- Winner, European Film Award for Best Sound Designer at the European Film Awards
- The 2020 Grand Prix for Best Film at Film Fest Gent
- Silver Hugo for Best Documentary film at the 2020 Chicago International Film Festival
- The Prix du public at the Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal (RIDM) in 2020
- Side by Side LGBT Film Festival, Saint Petersburg 2020 Best Documentary
References
- "Little Girl (2020)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- Brody, Richard (2021-09-20). ""Little Girl," Reviewed: A Brilliantly Directed Documentary About a Transgender Child". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ Hoeij, Boyd van (2020-02-22). "'Little Girl' ('Petite fille'): Film Review | Berlin 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ "Little Girl review – a brave child's journey to her true self". The Guardian. 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- Aguilar, Carlos (2021-09-16). "Review: A French mother fights for her daughter's rights in moving documentary 'Little Girl'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- Lodge, Guy (2021-03-04). "'Little Girl' Review: A Trans Girl Grows Into Herself in a Lovely, Light-Filled Documentary". Variety. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- "Petite fille | Little Girl". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- Petite fille - Zurich Film Festival, retrieved 2022-03-06
- "Little Girl". International Films - Independent Films | Music Box Films. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- "BBC Four - Storyville, Petite Fille". BBC. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- Dowell, Ben (2021-07-01). "Storyville: Petite Fille review — film-making with a light touch and real depth". The Times. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- "Little Girl / Petite Fille". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- "Little Girl wins big in Ghent". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- "ChiFilmFest announces the winners of its 2020 competition". | Reel Chicago - At the intersection of Chicago Advertising, Entertainment, Media and Production. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- Revert, Amélie (2020-12-02). "«L'Indien malcommode» et «Petite Fille» au palmarès des RIDM 2020". Journal Métro (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- "Side by Side LGBT Film Festival | AWARDS". Side by Side LGBT Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
External links
| Films directed by Sébastien Lifshitz | |
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