Running time: 24 minutes

Uncle Bill is becoming a woman! 

This lighthearted and poignant documentary profiles three sisters, ages 6, 9 and 11, struggling to understand why and how their Uncle Bill is becoming a woman. 

These girls love their Uncle Bill, but will they feel the same way when he becomes their new Aunt Barbara? 

With just weeks until Bill's first visit as Barbara, the sisters navigate the complex territories of anatomy, sexuality, personality, gender and fashion. Their reactions are funny, touching, and distinctly different. 

This film offers a fresh perspective on a complex situation from a family that insists there are no dumb questions. 

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Melissa Regan has designed award-winning educational software, co-founded an Internet software company, taught math, science and engineering, and published research on innovative uses of technology for learning.

Melissa has produced several short documentaries about poverty, gender equality and water scarcity in Africa, and produces an interactive video multimedia series for the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Melissa has a masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.