The film is a fascinating story of the dynamic interplay between trans representation on screen, society's beliefs, and the reality of trans life. The film explores transgender people and depicts transgender violence and exclusion from society and abuses of education. The film also presents how society interacts, behaves, and boycotts them, as well as explore a history that society is inhumane, with films and shows such as A Florida Enchantment (1941), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), The Crying Game (1992), Boys Don't Cry (1999), The Jeffersons (1975-85), The L-Word (2004-09) and Pose (2018-present). To reimagine familiar scenes and iconic characters in a new light, Feder calls on viewers to confront unfamiliar perceptions and show how we see understand trans people, with notable figures such as Laverne Cox, Susan Stryker, Alexandra Billings, Jamie Clayton, Chaz Bono, Alexandra Grey, Yance Ford, Trace Lysette, Jazzmun, Mj Rodriguez, Angelica Ross, Jen Richards, Elliot Fletcher, Brian Michael Smith, Sandra Caldwell, Candis Cayne, Zackary Drucker, Lilly Wachowski, Ser Anzoategui, Zeke Smith, and Leo Sheng, featuring their reactions and resistance to some of Hollywood's most beloved pals.
This intelligent, fascinating film is well worth a watch and is stuffed full of clips and contributions from stars, filmmakers and academics. The film goes all the way back to the birth of cinema to trace the odd, funny, sad and disgraceful history of transgender iconography on film. A fascinating account of how Hollywood has dealt with transsexual and transsexuality through its history. The film reveals a shifting kaleidoscope that underlines just how influential, for good or bad, the movies can be. An immensely entertaining, galloping reflection on screen perceptions of transgender women and men, from the humorous to the heinous to the heartening. It's engrossing, brings a healthy sense of humor to the discussion, and enlightening without being bludgeoning. Like a scrapbook of movie memorabilia from some of the most notable films ever made, it's a look back at the ever-changing times of the world around us. Even if the film isn't quite the most perfectly political piece of filmmaking that you'd expect (or hoped) it would be, it's still a pretty convincing argument and, what's more, likably entertaining. Makes it clear Hollywood wanted it both ways: It benefitted from the richness that transpeople added to films, but didn't want to acknowledge their sexuality. Top-notch entertainment, not only because it's enjoyable, but because it argues its case with an effectiveness that would impress even a top-notch, homophobic attorney. Although the film will clearly appeal to homosexuals and to film buffs, I believe that anyone seeing this documentary will find it an absolutely engrossing and fascinating movie. The film is a first-rate work of cinematic criticism, tracing the ways in which, despite cultural disapproval, gay images, ideas, and implications have slipped into the medium.
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