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Documentary
2020
1 hour and 47 minutes
Trans lives on screen
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.
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Release:
June 19, 2020
Original language:
English
Production country:
United States
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Crew
Cast
Laverne Cox
Self - Actress
Self - Actress
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Bianca Leigh
Self - Actress / Writer
Self - Actress / Writer
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Jen Richards
Self - Actress / Writer
Self - Actress / Writer
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Alexandra Billings
Self - Actress / Educator
Self - Actress / Educator
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Susan Stryker
Self - Historian
Self - Historian
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Yance Ford
Self - Filmmaker
Self - Filmmaker
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Lilly Wachowski
Self - Filmmaker
Self - Filmmaker
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Brian Michael Smith
Self - Actor
Self - Actor
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Tiq Milan
Self - Media Maker / Writer
Self - Media Maker / Writer
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Nick Adams
Self - GLAAD Director of Trans Media & Representation
Self - GLAAD Director of Trans Media & Representation
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Zeke Smith
Self - Writer
Self - Writer
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Rain Valdez
Self - Actress / Producer
Self - Actress / Producer
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Elliot Fletcher
Self - Actor
Self - Actor
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Marquise Vilson
Self - Actor
Self - Actor
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Jazzmun
Self - Actress
Self - Actress
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Leo Sheng
Self - Actor / Activist
Self - Actor / Activist
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Trace Lysette
Self - Actress / Producer
Self - Actress / Producer
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Alexandra Grey
Self - Actress / Singer
Self - Actress / Singer
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Candis Cayne
Self - Actress
Self - Actress
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Jamie Clayton
Self - Actress
Self - Actress
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Michael D. Cohen
Self - Actor / Writer / Acting Coach
Self - Actor / Writer / Acting Coach
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Mickey R. Mahoney
Self - Educator / Filmmaker
Self - Educator / Filmmaker
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Ser Anzoategui
Self - Actress
Self - Actress
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Zackary Drucker
Self - Artist / Producer
Self - Artist / Producer
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Michaela Jaé Rodriguez
Self - Singer / Actress
Self - Singer / Actress
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Sandra Caldwell
Self - Actress / Writer
Self - Actress / Writer
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Chaz Bono
Self - Actor
Self - Actor
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Tre'vell Anderson
Self - Journalist / Film Critic
Self - Journalist / Film Critic
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Angelica Ross
Self - Actress / Entrepreneur
Self - Actress / Entrepreneur
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Chase Strangio
Self - Attorney at ACLU
Self - Attorney at ACLU
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Jessica Crockett
Self
Self
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D'Lo
Self
Self
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Ellie Desautels
Self
Self
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David E. Harrison
Self
Self
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Julie Andrews
Victoria Grant (archive footage)
Victoria Grant (archive footage)
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Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
(archive footage)
(archive footage)
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Milton Berle
Auntie Mildred (archive footage)
Auntie Mildred (archive footage)
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Michael Blodgett
Lance Rocke (archive footage)
Lance Rocke (archive footage)
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Carmen Carrera
Self
Self
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Lady Chablis
(archive footage)
(archive footage)
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Ray Charles
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Elizabeth Coffey
Transexual (archive footage)
Transexual (archive footage)
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Gary Collins
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Dorian Corey
(archive footage)
(archive footage)
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Caroline Cossey
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Katie Couric
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Jackie Curtis
(archive footage)
(archive footage)
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Candy Darling
Candy (archive footage)
Candy (archive footage)
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Jaye Davidson
Self / Dil (archive footage)
Self / Dil (archive footage)
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Divine
Edna Turnblad (archive footage)
Edna Turnblad (archive footage)
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Phil Donahue
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Jack Doroshow
Self / Flawless Sabrina (archive footage)
Self / Flawless Sabrina (archive footage)
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Georges Du Fresne
Ludovic Fabre (archive footage)
Ludovic Fabre (archive footage)
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Paris Dupree
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Leslie Feinberg
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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James Garner
King Marchand (archive footage)
King Marchand (archive footage)
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John Gavin
Sam Loomis (archive footage)
Sam Loomis (archive footage)
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Eric Gurry
Alfie (archive footage)
Alfie (archive footage)
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Arsenio Hall
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Jean Harlow
(archive footage)
(archive footage)
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Anne Heywood
Roy / Wendy (archive footage)
Roy / Wendy (archive footage)
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William Hurt
Luis Molina (archive footage)
Luis Molina (archive footage)
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Caitlyn Jenner
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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T.C. Jones
Nurse Betty Ames (archive footage)
Nurse Betty Ames (archive footage)
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Christine Jorgensen
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Raúl Juliá
Valentin Arregui (archive footage)
Valentin Arregui (archive footage)
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Crystal LaBeija
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Junior LaBeija
(archive footage)
(archive footage)
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Pepper LaBeija
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Harry Langdon
Sandy McNickel (archive footage)
Sandy McNickel (archive footage)
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John Lazar
Ronnie (Z-Man) Barzell (archive footage)
Ronnie (Z-Man) Barzell (archive footage)
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John Lithgow
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Ethel Lloyd
Jane (the maid) (archive footage)
Jane (the maid) (archive footage)
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John Lone
Song Liling (archive footage)
Song Liling (archive footage)
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Matthew McConaughey
Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
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Janet McTeer
Hubert Page / Self (archive footage)
Hubert Page / Self (archive footage)
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Tim Moore
Bumpsie (archive footage)
Bumpsie (archive footage)
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Cathy Moriarty
Montana Moorehead (archive footage)
Montana Moorehead (archive footage)
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Mandy Patinkin
Avigdor (archive footage)
Avigdor (archive footage)
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Esme Percy
Handel Fane (archive footage)
Handel Fane (archive footage)
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Robert Preston
Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)
Carole 'Toddy' Todd (archive footage)
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Stephen Rea
Fergus (archive footage)
Fergus (archive footage)
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Veronica Redd
Eddie Stokes / Edie Stokes (archive footage)
Eddie Stokes / Edie Stokes (archive footage)
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Eddie Redmayne
Lili / Self (archive footage)
Lili / Self (archive footage)
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Sylvia Rivera
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Joan Rivers
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Mercedes Ruehl
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Hailie Sahar
Self
Self
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Chris Sarandon
Leon / Self (archive footage)
Leon / Self (archive footage)
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Peter Scolari
Henry Desmond / Hildegard Desmond (archive footage)
Henry Desmond / Hildegard Desmond (archive footage)
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Daniel Sea
Max Sweeney (archive footage)
Max Sweeney (archive footage)
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Chloë Sevigny
Lana Tisdel (archive footage)
Lana Tisdel (archive footage)
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Octavia St. Laurent
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Edith Storey
Miss Lillian Travers / Lawrence Talbot (archive footage)
Miss Lillian Travers / Lawrence Talbot (archive footage)
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Barbra Streisand
Yentl (archive footage)
Yentl (archive footage)
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Hilary Swank
Brandon Teena / Self (archive footage)
Brandon Teena / Self (archive footage)
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Blanche Sweet
Judith (archive footage)
Judith (archive footage)
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Jeffrey Tambor
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Mya Taylor
Alexandra (archive footage)
Alexandra (archive footage)
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Vivian Vance
Ethel Mertz (archive footage)
Ethel Mertz (archive footage)
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Daniela Vega
Self / Marina Vidal (archive footage)
Self / Marina Vidal (archive footage)
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Henry B. Walthall
Holofernes (archive footage)
Holofernes (archive footage)
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Lesley Ann Warren
Norma Cassady (archive footage)
Norma Cassady (archive footage)
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Wendy Williams
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Ajita Wilson
(archive footage)
(archive footage)
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Flip Wilson
Geraldine (archive footage)
Geraldine (archive footage)
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Oprah Winfrey
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Holly Woodlawn
Holly Sandiago (archive footage)
Holly Sandiago (archive footage)
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Dana Wynter
Stella (archive footage)
Stella (archive footage)
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Sean Young
Lt. Lois Einhorn (archive footage)
Lt. Lois Einhorn (archive footage)
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