Jamin Shih

Building off of Taiwan’s complex relationship with intersex issues stemming from the 1950s, 2021’s "Born to Be Human" brings light to contemporary misunderstandings of intersex people and the continued medical violence they face. The film proves an emotionally harrowing look at the medicalization of the gender binary through the lens of intersex rights.

The film's idyllically queer world offers a glimpse at what a world outside of a binary conception of gender, sexuality, and even technological advancement might look like.