About this episode
The episode discusses the documentary 'Caterpillar' and its exploration of various social themes.
This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss Caterpillar on Netflix. Caterpillar is a documentary that follows David, a 50 yr old man from Miami, on a journey to India for a non-FDA-approved surgery to permanently change his eye color. Directed by Liza Mandelup, the documentary explores themes of colorism, transphobia, self-image, insecurity and the desperate need to be seen.
People in this episode
Hosts: Dustin Ross, Fran Tirado, Kristen Ashley
Topics covered
- documentary
- eye color change
- colorism
- transphobia
- self-image
- insecurity
Keywords
- Caterpillar
- documentary
- eye color
- colorism
- transphobia
- self-image
- insecurity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Netflix, Liza Mandelup
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