Paper Dolls

A group of transgender and gay Filipinos people emigrate to Israel to take care of elderly religious Jewish men. On their one day off per week, they perform as drag performers in a group called the Paper Dolls. On the political level, it explores the perils of global immigration. In this case, after the second Intifada, the Israeli government unofficially opened its doors to illegal workers to replace the Palestinians who were no longer allowed in the country. As tensions with the Palestinians eased, the government changed its policy and began to forcibly deport these foreign guest workers with dramatic consequences for our characters. On the human level, the film is about people who are rejected by their own families for being gay or transgender and who emigrate and end up with jobs taking care of other people's parents who have been rejected by their own children because they are old, difficult, etc. They work grueling hours to send money back to the Philippines to support the families that have rejected them. As unbelievable as it may seem, these very different people (old religious Jews and transgender people from the Philippines) form very deep, quasi familial bonds.

Grosses

Domestic (100%)
$36,577
Summary Details
DistributorStrand Releasing
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Opening$7,870
3 theaters
Running Time1 hr 20 min
GenresDocumentary
In Release121 days/17 weeks
Widest Release3 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Sep 8-1079$7,870-3-$2,623$12,4131
Sep 15-1794$5,859-25.6%2-1$2,929$22,3122
Sep 29-Oct 1107$2,968-1-$2,968$27,5224
Oct 6-8100$2,162-27.2%2+1$1,081$32,4565
Oct 13-15132$269-87.6%1-1$269$33,8766
Oct 20-22122$500+85.9%1-$500$34,4827
Nov 3-5134$277-1-$277$35,0589
Dec 15-1799$831-2-$415$36,08915