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transparent

Jules Rosskam 2005 61 min. USA

Price $250.00

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Reviews / Awards

3rd Place, Elle Flanders Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary, Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival

2nd Place, Polish Warsaw LGBT PRYZMAT Film Festival

"...the film certainly makes the case for better understanding and acceptance of transitioned and transitioning people--and all individuals, really...an important platform for considering or discussing issues of gender--especially society's expected gender roles and conformity issues as well as the treatment of "non-traditional" families...transparent is recommended for libraries and other institutions that have a strong gender studies curricula or audience, and is indeed recommended for audiences that might question the appropriateness of transgendered people's ability to parent. RECOMMENDED"
      -EMRO (Educational Media Reviews Online)

"transparent is an extremely important contribution to our knowledge about the lives of transgender people. By dedicating a film to this almost invisible group of FTMs who have given birth, this documentary not only speaks to the broad experiences of the trans community but also provides a fresh angle on the complications about any assumptions concerning genders, sexualities, motherhood, parenting, and identity construction. The mothers/parents/fathers Rosskam interviews share their unique perspectives of their experiences with pregnancy, motherhood, and parenting; their stories vary widely, and Rosskam foregrounds the contradictions in their accounts rather than, as most documentary makers do, editing to achieve a unified narrative."
      -Jillana Enteen, Associate Director & Director of Undergraduate Studies, Gender Studies Program, Northwestern University

"transparent puts not just one face but 19 different faces on the issues of transgender lives, rights, and relationships. By showcasing so many perspectives on a specific and complex issue, the movie works as an outsider's introduction to transgender experiences but it speaks just as smartly to the conversations, debates, and diversity among these engaging, articulate men. An expansive, moving, witty, and unique film."
      -Nick Davis, Department of English / Gender Studies Program, Northwestern University

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2005
Documentary
Rosskam, Jules