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Making a mark at Cinema Diverse, the Palm Springs Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, is Filipina filmmaker, Janice Villarosa. She created a documentary about transsexuals in the Philippines and is making its California premiere at Cinema Diverse.

Winner of Best Documentary at the Long Island International Film Expo, “Shunned” is a thought-provoking film that will make you understand the sad, funny, poignant lives of transsexuals. So what inspired Villarosa to create the doc and where does she and the film go from here? Take a look!