What's in a name

Belgium 2010
Eva Küpper
70’

Student Documentary Award, International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam-IDFA 2010

Eva Küpper might be a recent entry in the European documentary scene, but she has absolutely no qualms when it comes to steering dangerous waters. What’s in a Name infiltrates the life of an infamous New York performance artist by the name of Jon Cory, who specializes in what he calls ‘gender terrorism’. Carpenter by day and transsexual performer by night, he knows exactly where he stands, until one day he decides to get breast implants to enhance his performance. Does that mean he should start going by the name of Rose even when he has his man-pants on?