Up to 1.5% of people are born with anatomy that doesn't fit typical
definitions of female or male. It is common practice for doctors to
perform genital surgeries on intersex infants-- often with disastrous
results. A Normal Girl brings the widely unknown struggles of
intersex people to light, through the story of intersex activist
Pidgeon Pagonis.
Biography:
Aubree
Bernier-Clarke is a non-binary director and cinematographer based
in Los Angeles, CA. After spending her teenage years in punk bands in
Louisville, KY, Aubree chased her riot grrrl dreams to Portland, OR
where, after a stint as Sleater-Kinney's tour nanny, she traded her
musical aspirations for celluloid dreams. There, Aubree was mentored
by director Lance Bangs and worked as a camera operator on the IFC
hit Portlandia. In 2013, she relocated to Los Angeles to
participate in AFI's Directing Workshop for Women, through which she
developed her first original short, “The Night Is Ours.” Aubree
is committed to using film to tell diverse stories, often focusing on
LGBTQI and social justice issues. She is currently in production on a
feature film collaboration with intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis.
Aubree uses she/her and they/them pronouns.
