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Can AN AVOCADO PIT a shortlisted film by trans filmmaker Ary Zara, and producer Elliot Page make OSCAR History ?

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    Academy Award acting nominee   and the first openly trans man to appear on the cover of Time, Elliot Page is one of the creative forces behind AN AVOCADO PIT that has been shortlisted for a 2024 Academy® Award.  The filmmaker Ary Zara is the first trans person to be considered for the Oscars’ Live … Continue reading



Carl(a)

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The refreshing element of the slow but steady flow of movies dealing with transgender issues that have been emerging this year has been how they deal with a fresh reality that is so far removed from the over-hyped debut of Caitlyn Jenner.  Following on the heels on the exuberant “Tangerine” that may even make Oscar … Continue reading



Chase Joynt’s ‘Framing Agnes’ on how the legacy of trans research shapes the future

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  Canadian trans filmmaker Chase Joynt can confidently leave this Sundance Film Festival clothing two awards, knowing he has been successful in a rare achievement. His sophomore feature-length documentary Framing Agnes is even better than his remarkable debut No Ordinary Man which he had co-directed with Aisling Chin-Yee. Joynt, whose day job is as Professor … Continue reading



Close Knit

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  Japanese writer/director Naoko Ogigami’s latest movie is a delightfully sensitive family story that puts a refreshing slant on the continuing dialogue about the transgender community that is the focus of more and more films these days. 11-year-old Tomo (an enchanting and rather sanguine Rin Kakihara) has a single-parent mother who has a habit of suddenly … Continue reading




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