Kate Bornstein Is a Queer & Pleasant Danger

2014 1h 10m EN

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3.5

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5.9

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★3.5TMDB · 4★5.9IMDB · 203

Documentary

Synopsis

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For decades, performance artist and writer Kate Bornstein has been exploding binaries and deconstructing gender. And, her own identity. Trans-dyke. Reluctant polyamorist. Sadomasochist. Recovering Scientologist. Pioneering Gender Outlaw. Kate Bornstein Is a Queer and Pleasant Danger, joins her on her latest tour capturing rollicking public performances and painful personal revelations as it bears witness to Kate as a trailblazing artist theorist activist who inhabits a space between male and female with wit, style, and astonishing candor. By turns meditative and playful, the film invites us on a thought provoking journey through Kate's world to seek answers to some of life's biggest questions.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kate Bornstein
Self
Barbara Carrellas
Self
Justin Vivian Bond
Self
Amos Mac
Self
Jack O'Rion Barker
Tony Lioce
Rocco Kayiatos
Sandy Holman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sam Feder
Writers: Sam Feder
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Canada

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Canada.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sam Feder, shot by Sam Feder. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Hearst. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sam Feder shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Kate Bornstein and Barbara Carrellas and Justin Vivian Bond carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sam Feder directs. Sam Feder behind the camera. Michael Hearst scores. Sam Feder cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Canada. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 12 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Canada.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Sam Feder, shot by Sam Feder. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Michael Hearst. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sam Feder shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Kate Bornstein and Barbara Carrellas and Justin Vivian Bond carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt3380016 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.