A landmark independent documentary about coming to terms with intersexuality, Being Normal is also, memorably, a portrayal of friendship. Director Choi Hyun-jung follows her roommate J, a person born with both male and female sex organs, and turns her camera on herself as well, showcasing her own struggles and the ebb and flow of their relationship. J and Choi met as film students in Seoul; Being Normal incorporates material J shot three years previously, then abandoned after having surgery to become “fully” male. Choi has fashioned not only a portrait of J, but a tool to investigate their friendship. Part of Korean cinema's recent movement to document sexual minorities, Being Normal underlines the fictions we tell one another until we are comfortable enough to speak the truth.