| Category: Woman | |
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| Directed by | Phyllis Ellis |
| Written by | Phyllis Ellis |
| Produced by | Howard Fraiberg |
| Cinematography | Iris Ng |
| Edited by | Eugene Weis |
| Music by | Aaron Davis Tuku |
Production companies | Orama Filmworks Proximity Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Category: Woman is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Phyllis Ellis and released in 2022.[1] The film centres on the cases of Dutee Chand, Evangeline Makena, Annet Negesa and Margaret Wambui, four female athletes whose medical privacy and human rights were violated over the issue of sex verification in sports.[2] It also draws on, but does not centre, the related stories of Caster Semenya, Francine Niyonsaba and Christine Mboma.[3]
The film premiered at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[4] before being broadcast on television by TVOntario in March 2023.[5]