The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone is a short biographical documentary film, released on Netflix on 22 September 2022. The film is directed by Maya Newell and produced by Sophie Hyde, Lisa Sherrard, and Matthew Bate, while Georgie Stone also takes part as a creative producer. The film has a runtime of about 29 minutes.
The film spanning over 19 years, The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone reveals the memories of Georgie Stone, an Australian transgender teen, as she helps change laws, affirms her gender, finds her voice and emerges into adulthood.
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Georgie Stone is an Australian actress, writer and transgender rights advocate. At the age of 10, Stone was the youngest person to receive hormone blockers in Australia, which set a precedent that eventually changed the law that compelled transgender children and their families to apply to the Family Court of Australia to access stage one treatment.
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Growing up as a transgender kid in Australia, Georgie never really knew anyone like her. She says that ‘for a long time, I thought I was the only person in the world who felt the way I did. Despite having the support of my family, I felt isolated and alone. I couldn’t see a future for myself.’
Through this film, she wants to portray her journey from a kid who knew what she wants to be, to a young woman who is finally asserting control over her life, her body, and her story. The film shows people the importance of a supportive family, and what that can do for a trans person.
She wants people to see the trans experience as not black-and-white, but nuanced and multi-faceted. It’s lonely and difficult, but also euphoric and beautiful too. There are times we want it to all go away, and times we are so proud to be ourselves and who we are. And most of all, she wants other trans people to see that they have a future.
Filmed across the span of many years from the age of 9-10 to the age of 19, the film is a culmination of all the old home videos mixed with what’s happening in her life at the present moment. Even since she was a kid she knew that she wanted to be a girl. She may have been born a boy biologically, but that’s not how she felt.
Her journey was a revolutionary move in Australian history, as it opened up the conversation and doors for other young trans kids who might be going through the same. She and her family fought for the right of trans kids to be able to do what they want with their bodies, without having to involve the court and depend on their decision to be able to even get a hormone injection.
Summing Up: The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone
The short film is definitely an interesting and educational watch, which reveals the story of one person, her life, memories and fights to take on the systems that have oppressed her. Through this film, they wish to contribute to a media landscape where more trans people and their stories could be brought forward, like Stone.
The documentary had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City and then its Australian premiere at Sydney Film Festival. It is a quick watch but you get to learn a lot from someone’s personal experiences.
The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone is currently streaming on Netflix.
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