| #12: Ask Your Local Film Festival to Show Trans Themed Movies and then Go See Them |
[Mar. 30th, 2008|01:52 pm] |
From the NCTE:
There are some great new movies showing at film festivals around the world, including some with positive and poignant portrayals of trans people. You can make sure that more people get to see trans themed movies by asking the organizers of your local film festival to show them. You can also find movies that are playing near you and organize a community group to go see them and lend your support. Not sure where to find a film festival? Go to www.filmfestivals.com where you can search for one.
Two movies you don’t want to miss are:
Cruel & Unusual, a documentary about trans women who are incarcerated in men’s prisons around the country, denied access to medical and psychological treatment and subject to violence. You can find out more about it at www.cruelandunusualfilm.com. The film was made by Janet Baus, Dan Hunt and Reid Williams.
Screaming Queens, which tells the story of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots in 1966 in San Francisco. Three years before the Stonewall Riots, transgender women and gay hustlers fought back against police harassment. More info is available at www.comptonscafeteriariot.org. The filmmakers are Susan Stryker and Victor Silverman.
Filmmaker Reid Williams says of his experiences with Cruel & Unusual, “We just had our first screenings in Austin, Texas to a predominately mixed crowd. It confirmed my belief that a personal story can push someone to connect on a deeper level to someone's experience. I was amazed at the compassionate and thoughtful questions people asked after watching the film. We have so much to teach, and I think film is a wonderful way to make this happen.”
If this inspires you, maybe you’ll want to consider making a movie of your own as well. Whether it is your movie or someone else’s, support trans equality at the movies! |
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