Michelle Dumaresq is Canada’s current National Champion in the adrenaline-charged sport of downhill mountain biking. But it’s not her riding talent that’s sparked international media attention - it’s the fact that for the first 20 years Michelle was Michel. Shot over 2 yares, 100% Woman chronicles Michelle controversial foray into women’s racing. As the first transgendered athlete ever to represent her country in international competition, she’s testing all the limits. Whether it’s friendships with her team mates, gender definitions, or the political climate of international sport, Michelle forces us all to ask: can a transsexual be 100% Woman?
Director
KAREN DUTHIE
Vancuvert-based indipendent filmmaker. 100% Woman is her first feature-length film. Karen has currently in production on an animated short several previous short works, including the 8-minute, 16mm film Sophie, which screened at festivals across North Amaerica. A gradute of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, Karren is an experienced DV and 16mm cinematographer who has worked on numerous indipendent dramas, documentaries and mountain bike films. She has also worked as a sound recordist, camera assitant and grip, and most recently was a Visual Effects Co-ordinator at Rainmaker Digital Pictures in Vancouver. Karen also instructs film part-time at the Gulf Island Film and Television School.