Woubi Chéri

Woubi Chéri (English: Darling Woubi[2]) is a 1998 French/Ivorian documentary that shows a few days in the life of various members of the gay and transgender community in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.[3] It is one of a very few films from Africa to deal with LGBT issues.[3]

Woubi Chéri
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Directed byLaurent Bocahut
Philip Brooks
Edited byNadia Ben Rachid[1]
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
62 minutes
CountriesFrance
Côte d'Ivoire
LanguageFrench

The title comes from the term "woubi", meaning a man who plays the role of a wife in a homosexual relationship.[2] Also featured in the documentary are "yossis", men who act as husbands to woubis, who are often bisexual and also in conventional marriages.[4] The film won Best Documentary awards at the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival, the Turin International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, and the Transgender Festival in London.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Nadia Ben Rachid: Film Editor Bio". anneaghionfilms.com. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  2. Gikandi, Simon (2003). Encyclopedia of African literature. Taylor & Francis. p. 315. ISBN 0-415-23019-5.
  3. Canty Quinlan, Susan; Fernando Arenas (2002). Lusosex: gender and sexuality in the Portuguese-speaking world. University of Minnesota Press. pp. xxxii. ISBN 0-8166-3921-3.
  4. López, Alfred J.; John C. Hawley (2005). Postcolonial whiteness: a critical reader on race and empire. SUNY Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-7914-6361-3.


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