Becoming more visible /
Are you Male or Female? For the four fearless young transgender adults featured in the film this is not a simple question. These four defy societal norms to be their true selves and become more visible. No transition is easy, but for some it is easier than for others. Sean is a trans male comedian f...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, CA :
The Video Project,
2017
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Summary: | Are you Male or Female? For the four fearless young transgender adults featured in the film this is not a simple question. These four defy societal norms to be their true selves and become more visible. No transition is easy, but for some it is easier than for others. Sean is a trans male comedian from a small affluent town in upstate New York. Katherine is a Bangladeshi trans girl from a family steeped in their cultural traditions. Olivia had to leave her family in Atlanta and enter the shelter system in order to be the woman she knows she is. The unforgettable Morgin is a fully transitioned woman pursuing her musical ambitions and attempting to make her way in the world. Becoming More Visible shines a humanizing light on their different stories, both their struggles and their triumphs, and showcases the importance of having a steady support system. The film also briefly goes over the physical process some of them decide to take in transitioning. Becoming More Visible seeks to help ignite the awareness and understanding needed to put an end to the discrimination of transgender young adults worldwide - to encourage society to see these young people for who they are today, not how they were born or choose to identify. (Language advisrory - Expletive and brief reference to male genitalia). |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed May 26, 2017). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (71 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 01:11:07 |
| Awards: | Palm Beach International Film Festival, official selection; Impact Docs Awards, Award of Merit; Doc NYC, official selection; Out on Film, Atlanta's LGBT Film Festival, official selection; Portland Film Festival, official selection |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Pamela French ; music, Gary Meister, Morgin D, Frank "Nitty" Ross. |
| Participant or Performer: | Featuring Sean Jean, Morgin DuPont, Katherine Chambers, Olivia Garrett, Nancy, Andrew Solomon, Lisa Willner, Michael Silverman, Carl Siciliano, Josh Lehrer, Juancy Rodriguez, Beth Zacher Burke, Paullie Bee, Kathy Rumer, Amelie Davidson, Frank "Nitty" Ross, Mark Wilson. |
| Language: | In English. |
