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"Trans lives on screen"

2020 1h 48m EN

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 151

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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.

“Trans lives on screen”

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Cast

Laverne Cox
Self - Actress
Bianca Leigh
Self - Actress / Writer
Jen Richards
Self - Actress / Writer
Alexandra Billings
Self - Actress / Educator
Susan Stryker
Self - Historian
Yance Ford
Self - Filmmaker
Lilly Wachowski
Self - Filmmaker
Brian Michael Smith
Self - Actor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sam Feder
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 6 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sam Feder, shot by Ava Benjamin Shorr. 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 Francesco Le Metre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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ERA

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

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CAST

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Laverne Cox and Bianca Leigh and Jen Richards carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Trans lives on screen".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8637504 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Sam Feder directs. Ava Benjamin Shorr behind the camera. Francesco Le Metre scores. Stacy Goldate cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 6 years ago.
2Directed by Sam Feder, shot by Ava Benjamin Shorr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Francesco Le Metre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Stacy Goldate shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Laverne Cox and Bianca Leigh and Jen Richards carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Trans lives on screen".
7IMDB entry: tt8637504 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "lgbt", "television history", "usa history", "cinema history".

The technical file

Cinematography: Ava Benjamin Shorr
Original score: Francesco Le Metre
Editing: Stacy Goldate
Production design: Avram Finklestein
Makeup / hair: Melissa Pinuelas
Sound: John Warrin
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Disclosure (2020)

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novemberknot2020-10-31
★ 10/10
Encompassing the history as well as the modern actors we know from recent productions, this is a must-watch for anyone interested in the continuing development of storytelling. This isn't for the queers or the critics, it's for anyone who has wondered about who they are seeing on their screen. This documentary goes into why its important for a marginalized character to be played by a marginalized person. It's for people who love shows and movies.

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