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I Am a Cyborg: Conversations About Queerness and Anime

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I Am a Cyborg: Conversations About Queerness and Anime

2023

0h 22m

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Composed of interviews with LGBT+ individuals, this is a documentary that discusses the popularity of anime in Queer communities. The visual style is heavily influenced by mid-2000s fandom aesthetics, and the discussions rotate around androgyny in anime, television censorship, identity formation, and fandom as a site of expression.

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Directed by: River Seager

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