Hot on the heels of Sam Feder’s excellent Netflix documentary DISCLOSURE comes breaking news about another investigation into the ‘plight’ of the trans community in the US. Feder’s film is an unprecedented, eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender. Whereas … Continue reading
After NETFLIX’s phenomenal success creating original content for its streaming service with two Award winning television series, now AMAZON has also stepped into the area which was once the sole territory of network and cable television with the launch of TRANSPARENT it’s very first own series. If you haven’t caught it yet (it’s free for AMAZON … Continue reading
Some people wait an awful long time before they start to come to terms with the fact there were born with the wrong gender, or indeed have the wherewithal to deal with it. Gloria Stein is one such person as she waited until she was 66 years old until she transitioned. In this slightly stranger-than-fiction … Continue reading
This feature debut from Australian TV director Ian Watson tackles the sensitive subject of self acceptance with great sincerity and full of well-meaning intentions which sadly falls flat on the screen. It’s the story of Noah (Reece Noi) a young Brit/Australian gay musician who is feeling so unsettled that he quits the Tour of … Continue reading
Valentina is a very impressive feature film debut from Brazilian writer/director Cássio Pereira dos Santos that tells the heartbreaking coming-of-age story of a transgender teenager. It starts with teenage Valentina (Thiessa Woinbackk) being unable to get into a night club with her friends because her official ID card still lists her with her male … Continue reading