Audrey Superhero

“I wanted to be a boy when I got borned, you know, outta your tummy!” spoken by Audrey. Audrey Superhero explores the shifting terrain of gender identity. The film includes vividly charged discussions with Audrey, who insists she is Superman, along with views of her obsessive role-playing during her daily life out in the “real” world. Playful and arresting, Audrey de-cloaks from Clark Kent to Superman, revealing her “secret identity” as a boy. She does push-ups, practices flying, vehemently declares “I wanted to be a boy when I got borned,” and imagines “saving the police from the bad guy.” In a paradoxical twist, reality parades as fantasy, and Audrey draws us into her world in which we can be anything we imagine. The narrative built through the collaboration of mother and daughter is compelling because of Audrey’s youthful honesty and her willingness to reveal her inner emotional state. She is open as only a six year old could be.