Dean Hamer

A Place in the Middle

Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson

Ho'Onani Kamai, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

Eleven year old Ho'onani dreams of leading the hula troupe at her inner-city Honolulu school. The only trouble is that the group is just for boys. She's fortunate that her teacher understands first-hand what it's like to be 'in the middle' - the ancient Hawaiian tradition of embracing both male and female spirit. Together they set out to prove that what matters most is to be true to yourself.

Leitis in Waiting

Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson

Joey Joleen Mataele, Eva Baron

The story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in the South Pacific Kingdom.

Kumu Hina

Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson

Leo Anderson Akana, Haemaccelo Kalu

A transgender Native Hawaiian teacher inspires a young girl to fulfill her destiny of leading the school's male hula troupe, even as she struggles to find love and a committed relationship in her own life.

Kapaemahu

Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

Long ago, four extraordinary beings of dual male and female spirit, led by Kapaemahu, brought certain healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii and were loved by the people for their gentle ways and the miraculous cures they performed.

Lady Eva

Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson

A brave young transgender woman sets off on a journey to become her true self in the conservative Pacific Island kingdom of Tonga—with a little inspiration from Tina Turner.

The Rogers

Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson

An intimate glimpse of the first visible group of transgender men in the Pacific Islands - the Rogers of Samoa. From the loneliness of family rejection and homelessness to the camaraderie of church, cooking, and dance, their stories reveal the challenges and possibilities of life in an island society rooted in culture and tradition.