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Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Vietnamese
Description
Phong grew up in a small town in the center of Vietnam – the youngest of six children. From the time he was a young boy, Phong felt like he was a girl with a mismatched boy’s body. Not until he moved to Hanoi to attend university at age twenty did Phong discover that he was not the only one in the world with this predicament. His dream to “find himself” by physically changing sex becomes a reality several years later. The movie follows Phong’s...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"IN FULL BLOOM: TRANSCENDING GENDER" follows the courageous journey of thirteen transgender and two gay actors as they transform their lives through the use of monologue, dialogue and performance art while preparing for the world premiere of the original stage play, Lovely Bouquet of Flowers: An Exploration of Non-Traditional Gender Voices, written by Jazzmun Nichcala Crayton and David Hays Gaddas. Behind-the-scenes, rehearsal and performance footage...
Publisher
RAINLAKE
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
One record producer, the creators of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” and top indie rock artists come together to create a tribute album benefiting the Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of the Harvey Milk High School—the first accredited high school in the country for LGBTQ youth. Produced in association with Sundance Channel, “FOLLOW MY VOICE: WITH THE MUSIC OF HEDWIG” weaves the compelling, courageous stories of four students at this controversial...
Publisher
Pragda
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Filmmaker Agustina Comedi delves into her father Jaime’s past. The reconstruction of his intimate life as a father, undress a clandestine past; not only that of a political activist, but also that of a gay man. Before getting married to Agustina’s mother, Jaime had been in a relationship with another man for more than 10 years. In Catholic Argentina of the ’80s, Jaime’s true nature was a family secret. SILENCE IS A FALLING BODY is narrated...
Publisher
Les Blank Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Albuquerque’s Rusty Tidenberg, auto mechanic and drag-racing aficionado, shocked friends and family by coming out as trans. Followed for eight years by filmmaker Harrod Blank (son of Les Blank), Rusty guides us through the aftermath of her transition, as growing acceptance among her straight-talking Southwest community still doesn’t ease her romantic and professional woes. Interwoven with lively tales of gender non-conforming individuals on the...
8) Beauty
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In a world of fixed positions and prescribed roles, expanding the definition of gender requires the courage to dive deep into understanding and acceptance. Christina Willings’ documentary BEAUTY explores the lives of five gender-creative kids, each uniquely engaged in shaping their ideas of what it means to be fully human. Claiming your own sense of gender when everything around you insists that you comply and conform can be challenging, and sometimes...
Publisher
Hope Runs High
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
Academy Award winner Lee Grant's groundbreaking "WHAT SEX AM I?" follows a group of Transgender individuals struggling to make their way in every strata of 1980s America. From finding employment to finding acceptance, the first question the world forces them to ask is always, "WHAT SEX AM I?"
10) Kween
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A searing, joyful YA debut about a queer Cambodian American teen's journey to find her voice and step into her legacy, perfect for fans of Ibi Zoboi and Elizabeth Acevedo."--Publisher's description.
11) Vision Portraits
Publisher
New Day Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
VISION PORTRAITS is a deeply personal documentary by award-winning filmmaker Rodney Evans (BROTHER TO BROTHER) as he explores how his loss of vision may impact his creative future, and what it means to be a blind or visually impaired creative artist. It’s a celebration of the possibilities of art created by a Manhattan photographer (John Dugdale), a Bronx-based dancer (Kayla Hamilton), a Canadian writer (Ryan Knighton) and the filmmaker himself,...
12) The Joneses
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures*
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The inspiring story of Jheri Jones, a 74-year-old transgender divorcee in Mississippi, struggling to keep three generations of her family together while her son Trevor embarks on his own unexpected journey of self-discovery. Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the **San Francisco Film Festival.**
Publisher
The Film Sales Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
P.S. BURN THIS LETTER PLEASE explores a demi-monde that would have been lost to time were it not for the chance find of a treasure trove of letters in a storage bin in LA. Written by drag queens all using aliases to a friend (who turns out to be famous and revealed at the end) who moved to LA, the film is a voyage of discovery of the irreverence, fun, kinship, and all manner of illicit activity which made up the drag scene in the late 50’s in NYC....
14) Of Love and Law
Publisher
Frameline
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
日本語
Description
Openly gay life partners Fumi and Kazu run a small law firm in downtown Osaka, Japan. Through their life and work, we see a snapshot of Japan in transition — a country where collective unity is absolute and often maintained at the expense of individual rights and freedom.
Publisher
Java Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This hard-hitting documentary reveals the abuse suffered by the gay community all over the world. France, despite having legalized gay marriage in 2013, has seen a rise in homophobic violence in recent years. In Tunisia, gay people can be sentenced to three years in prison, simply for their sexual orientation. When arrested by the police, they are subject to an “anal examination”, a humiliating procedure of no scientific value. Uganda is one of...
16) Kelet
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Finnish
Description
KELET radiates like a star who was born to walk the runway. She is a young Somali trans woman who dreams of becoming a Vogue model. Leaving her family in Manchester to return to her childhood home in Finland, she draws on the support of her friends in the Vogue community to immerse herself in Helsinki’s glamour. Watch this shy and courageous young woman build a new life for herself, face her fears and her past, and succeed in following her dreams....
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Winnie Nash, who has been keeping her sexual orientation a secret, spends the summer with her grandma in New Jersey as she struggles with her family's expectations while yearning to embrace her true self and attend the Pride Parade in New York City.
18) I Am Michael
Publisher
Brainstorm Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A gay-rights advocate (James Franco) shocks his boyfriend (Zachary Quinto), friends and family when he publicly renounces his homosexuality and marries a woman (Emma Roberts) in this controversial true story.
19) Tender
Publisher
New Day Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
As San Francisco’s gig economy grows, so does the city’s need for housing. The Tenderloin district, a historically black and queer neighborhood, becomes prime real estate for the city’s tech workers. Cookie, Janetta, and Ronjah bring you into their world as they fight San Francisco’s housing crisis.
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
LITTLE MISS WESTIE follows two transgender siblings as they navigate puberty, school, dating and transitioning during the Trump era. Ren is competing in the Lil’ Miss Westie Pageant as the first out trans girl and her older brother Luca is coaching her on posing, makeup, and talent. He knows his stuff because he competed six years ago when he was living as a girl. Moving and unflinching, LITTLE MISS WESTIE challenges fundamental ideas about gender...
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