3 h. ago The Secret of Me review – documentary tells tragic story of childhood intersex reassignment surgery

Grace Hughes-Hallett’s film focuses on the story of Jim Ambrose, who was raised female after he was born with atypical genitalsAlthough this documentary spreads its net wide to encompass the recent history of intersex identity in the US, mostly it centres around the story of Jim Ambrose, who until he was 20 years old was called Kristi and raised female. Raised in Baton Rouge, Lousiana, Jim was born in 1976 with XY chromosomes and had atypical genitals. So his parents, under the advice of a local doctor, decided to have surgery performed on the infant to create more female-looking organs, and then raised him as a girl without ever telling him the truth. It wasn’t until he read about intersex people in a university feminism course that he realised who he really was. Although Jim would go through further painful surgeries and much mental anguish, eventually he would find his voice as an activist, a place within the increasingly visible intersex community, and a loving partner.The emoti...

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7 d. ago The Burden review – deeply personal portrait of living with Aids in secret

Elvis Sabin Ngaibino’s poignant documentary shows the pressures faced by family members forced to keep their condition hidden in their deeply religious communityShot in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, Elvis Sabin Ngaibino’s engrossing and poignant documentary is a family affair. The subject is none other than his cousin Rodrigue, who is consumed with a weighty secret: both he and his wife Reine are living with Aids. Within their deeply religious community, the condition is sorely misunderstood; in his fervid sermons, the local pastor associates Aids and HIV with witchcraft, curses, and even God’s punishment. Such superstitious and moralistic sentiments take deep root in the minds of the believers, worsening the social stigma surrounding an ongoing health crisis.Unable to speak their truth, Rodrigue and Reine are torn between their private troubles and public personas. The sensorial soundmix powerfully conjures the cacophony of voices that envelop their daily existen...

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9 d. ago The truth behind Prince William's appearance on Eugene Levy's The Reluctant Traveler and what it says about him as the future King

Why has Prince William decided to take part in a travel documentary of all things? And what does this tell us about the kind of king he'll become one day?

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1 week ago Ozzy Osbourne tells Sharon ‘we’ll be free after farewell gig’ in new documentary

The former frontman of Black Sabbath died at the age of 76 in July.

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1 week ago Taylor Swift's hidden heartbreak: The tragic story about death of one of her best friends at 21 that fans think is the inspiration for her new song

Fans are convinced that one poignant song on Taylor Swift's highly-anticipated album, which came out on Friday, tells the tale of a hidden heartbreak.

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1 week ago 'I worked for Taylor Swift and this is what she's really like'

Taylor Swift's former band member Emily Poe Stumler tells her story in a new Channel 4 documentary about the singer's rise to fame

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2 w. ago Mystery as Eddie Hearn and wife ‘living separate lives’ as boxing promoter moves ‘abroad’ & is seen without wedding ring

EDDIE Hearn and his wife are allegedly living separate lives with the boxing promoter moving "abroad" and recently being spotted without his wedding ring. Viewers were also quick to point out the boxing promoter's wife's absence from his recent tell-all Netflix documentary. Although the couple remain married, their relationship has grown increasingly distant, reports Mail...

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2 w. ago MAFS UK fans left in tears as bride shares 'complicated' family heartache

Married at First Sight UK viewers were left in tears after one of the brides shared her "complicated" family story, which included the tragic loss of her father

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2 w. ago The Librarians review – the heroic women battling against book bans and censorship

Kim A Snyder’s documentary highlights the defenders of young readers’ rights to see their lives in print facing rightwing attacksThere is real and genuine fear about young people’s use of pornography; usually, that conversation is about exposure to porn online, not in libraries. But this excellent culture wars documentary tells the story of book-banning in red states such as Florida and Texas, where religious rightwingers are crusading to protect children from “obscene” books. Usually that means titles about LGBTQ+ issues or race, and books about girls getting their period aren’t safe either. In Tennessee, a school board banned Maus, the graphic novel memoir of the Holocaust by Art Spiegelman, for mouse nudity. The utter nonsense of it would be funny if it wasn’t so disturbing.The most recent purge began in 2021 with a list of 850 books circulated by Texas state representative Matt Krause (over 60% were books with LGBTQ+ themes). Rightwing Florida governor Ron DeSantis piled in, fol...

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3 w. ago Sick truth behind attempt to turn Charlie Kirk's murder into a romantic tragedy of star

Podcaster Megyn Kelly slammed some journalists for denying any political motive in Charlie Kirk's death and instead spinning it as a tragic twist in the gunman's 'beautiful love story'.

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3 w. ago Gogglebox stars break down in tears over heartbreaking family reunion

Channel 4 Gogglebox stars were left in tears over a tragic story as they tuned into the latest episode of ITV Long Lost Family

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3 w. ago Dark secret of New Zealand wilderness family: As father who abducted his children is killed in shoot

The reality is that while the mystery of runaway dad Tom Phillips, who absconded with his three children for four years, has reached a tragic denouement, the full story is only just beginning.

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3 w. ago Tragic story behind one of Rolling Stones' biggest hits leaves fans stunned

The Rolling Stones are one of the most iconic bands in the history of music, with their 1969 album Let It Bleed considered by many to be their finest work

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4 w. ago Heartbreaking real story behind one of The Rolling Stones' biggest hits

The Rolling Stones are one of the most iconic bands in the history of music, but there is a tragic story behind one of their most famous songs

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4 w. ago Rolling Stones fans shocked to discover tragic story behind one of their biggest songs

Many fans have been shocked to discover the dark past to one of their favourite songs

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4 w. ago 'My conscience is clear': Prince Harry insists he did not 'air dirty laundry in public' amid royal row

The Duke of Sussex, who celebrates his 41st birthday today, claims his tell-all memoir and Netflix documentary were ‘not about revenge’

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last month Tragic story of champion horserider who hanged herself in a park while celebrating first wedding anniversary at luxury spa

A champion horse rider who had travelled to far-flung destinations around the world - and who was weeks away from starting a new chapter by moving to Australia with the 'man of my dreams'.

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