'' She 's a Boy I Knew '' is a Canadian documentary film by Gwen Haworth , released in 2007 . The film documents Haworth 's process of coming out as transgender and undergoing gender transition , using a combination of interviews , home video footage , short animation clips and interviews with her friends and family about its impact on them . The film premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2007 . It won the People 's Choice Award for Most Popular Canadian Film , and Haworth won the Women in Film and Television Vancouver Artistic Merit Award . At the 2008 Inside Out Film and Video Festival , it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary
Inside Out Film and Video Festival
Inside Out Film and Video Festival
She's a Boy I Knew