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Kayaking -- Iceland.
Transgender people -- Iceland.
Transgender people -- Identity.
Transgender women -- Identity.
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Kayaking -- Iceland.
Transgender people -- Iceland.
Transgender people -- Identity.
Transgender women -- Identity.
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Against the current [videorecording (DVD)].
Zeitgeist Films : produced and marketed by Kino Lorber, 2021.
Call #:
DVD 797.1224 A259 Doc
Subjects
Kayaking -- Iceland.
Transgender people -- Iceland.
Transgender people -- Identity.
Transgender women -- Identity.
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)].
Description:
1 videodisc (90 min.) : 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2020.
Home use only.
In Icelandic with English subtitles.
Production:
Klikk Productions and P/E Productions present ; producers, Pétur Enarsson & Kristín Olafsdóttir ; directed by Óskar Páll Sveinsson.
Performers:
Veiga
Grétarsdóttir
.
Summary:
"How far do you have to travel to find yourself? And what sacrifices are you willing to make to get there?
Veiga
Grétarsdóttir
is the first person in the world to attempt to kayak over 2,000 kilometers around Iceland, counter-clockwise and 'against the current.' This achievement has been said to be comparable to climbing the mountain K2.
Veiga
's journey is no less remarkable. She was born 44 years ago as a boy in a fishing village on the far west coast of Iceland. Veigar had a wife and family but decided that she could no longer live as a man, and at the age of 38, decided to undergo gender reassignment. The inner struggle for Veigar to become
Veiga
was a journey as difficult if not more so than the solo kayak expedition she undertakes. These two stories of conflict and struggle are intertwined as the film follows her amazing 103-day journey around Iceland, with the magical, rugged coastline of the country a backdrop to the story of
Veiga
's transition."--Container.
Genre:
Icelandic films.
Foreign films.
Documentary films.
Biographical documentary films.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Sveinnsson, Óskar Páll.
Veiga
Grétarsdóttir
.
Zeitgeist Films.
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Alderney Gate Public Library
Adult Nonfeature DVDs
DVD 797.1224 A259 Doc
Adult Dvds-7 Days
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Adult Nonfeature DVDs
DVD 797.1224 A259 Doc
Adult Dvds-7 Days
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Jun 18, 2024
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Adult Nonfeature DVDs
DVD 797.1224 A259 Doc
Adult Dvds-7 Days
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