Gwen Haworth

Gwen Haworth (born December 9, 1972) is a Canadian transgender filmmaker, editor, social worker and instructor, known for her experimental documentaries She's a Boy I Knew and A Woman With a Past (2014). Haworth is also an advocate for transgender health issues and was chosen in 2014 as one of Vancouver's 12 Remarkable Women at a ceremony on March 8 for International Women's Day.

Early life and education Gwen Haworth was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. After graduating with a degree in psychology in 1995, she went on to complete undergraduate and graduate degrees in Film Production at the University of British Columbia. Haworth trained as a director's intern with the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and served as a programmer and board member for Out On Screen, which holds Vancouver's Queer Film Festival.

A Woman With a Past (2014) In 2014, Haworth created the documentary A Woman With a Past in the documentary anthology Fucking Different XXY, discuss transgender individuals and the journeys that they have been through when transitioning. The segment focuses on the life of Antonette Rea, a transgender intersex poet and activist. Haworth discusses Antonette's work on the streets, her struggles with stigma, violence and addiction, and how ultimately her humour and poetry have been essential to creating a new chapter and self-expression. In a review of the film, critic Kevin Griffin argues that Haworth's films create an emotional space that engulfs the viewer and contributes to radical changes in public awareness about transgender and gender-variant people. Fucking Different XXY, segment "A Women With a Past" 2014