Your humble blogger just saw on Twitter that a movie about a variation in sex development will have a premiere at SXSW and is beyond excited. Bloody Hell, written, directed and co-executive produced by Molly McGlynn, according to the SXSW website, is a "coming-of-age 'traumedy'" about a 16 year old with MRKH, a variation of sex development. This is huge news in that on screen media representation of such variations (sometimes referred to as intersex) are few and far between. SXSW is a major platform. In addition, another one of the executive producers is none other than your humble blogger's fave, Janelle Monáe.
Such a move could be considered par for the course, as Monáe is all about highlighting underrepresented voices. This also hits close to home for your humble blogger, as she has a variation of sex development called Turner Syndrome which was diagnosed at 17. Though MRKH and Turner Syndrome are different, the fact that a variation in sex development is getting representation on the big screen brings a sense of solidarity for your humble blogger.
This movie is also significant given, as noted in the SXSW article, McGlynn herself has MRKH. We're not only getting an underrepresented story, but one being told by a member of that underrepresented group. From all these angles, the excitement is real. Your humble blogger is looking forward to watching it.
Thank you, Molly and Janelle, for making such a necessary story available.
Source:
https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/films/2079262?_ga=2.178641508.1558548870.1673467896-445338556.1673467896
