Southern Comfort

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Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, SOUTHERN COMFORT contains a love story, a family tale, a heartbreaking tragedy and a passionate call to end hatred and prejudice. When transgender tough guy Robert Eads develops ovarian cancer, no doctor in the state will treat him. With no hope for a cure, Robert lives out his final year caring for his self-made family and embarking on a bittersweet romance with the beautiful trans woman Lola. Eads’ boundless courage in the face of injustice is sure to inspire and infuriate you in equal measure.

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Release Date:	Jan 25, 2001
Running Time:	90 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

synopsis

SOUTHERN COMFORT documents the final year in the life of Robert Eads, a female-to-male transsexual. Eads, diagnosed with ovarian cancer, was turned down for treatment by two dozen doctors out of fear that treating such a patient would hurt their reputations. By the time Eads received treatment, the cancer was too advanced to save his life. Filmmaker Kate Davis follows Robert and a group of trans-gendered Southerners in this captivating and truly touching documentary.