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The Brandon Teena Story (1998)

The Brandon Teena Story poster
Directed by
Susan Muska, Gréta Ólafsdóttir
Genre
documentary film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the life and 1993 murder of Brandon Teena, a transgender man in Nebraska. It features interviews with people who knew him and archival footage.

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What happens

The Brandon Teena Story is a 1998 American documentary film directed by Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir. The documentary features interviews with many of the people involved with the 1993 murder of Brandon Teena as well as archive footage of Teena. After its theatrical release, it aired on Cinemax as part of its Reel Life series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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