Having trained in Performance and Visual Art at Brighton University, Sam Pearson went on to found the award winning performance and video collective ‘Me and The Machine’ in 2009, gaining an international reputation as an innovator of new storytelling techniques. More recently he has completed a Masters Degree in Documentary Production at The University of West of England. He is currently based between Bristol and London.
A year ago, one of my best friends Tom Maccoy introduced himself to me for the first time as a woman. While I initially assumed that it was simply his attempt to make a political statement, it later became apparent that his crossdressing was spurred on by more personal reasons; to satisfy an inner desire he had carried with him since childhood. It was this that helped me begin to understand the deep interconnection between how we are…
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