Transparent (2006)

Directed by

Jules Rosskam

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 01m

Rating

1.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows 19 transgender men across the United States who have given birth to and raised their biological children. The film explores their experiences with parenting and the challenges they face during their gender transitions.

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What happens

Transparent is a 2005 documentary film written, directed, and produced by Jules Rosskam. Its title is a play on the words “trans” and “parent” implying the invisibility of transgender parenting in society today. The documentary follows 19 transgender men from 14 different states who have given birth to, and in most cases, gone on to raise, their biological children and the challenges they face while transitioning. The film is most well known for its viewing at the Paris's International Feminist Festival, and was featured in the September 2006 issue of Curve magazine as one of the Ten Must-See Gender Documentaries, represented as one of the best examples of New Trans Cinema alongside well-known films such as Transamerica, Boys Don't Cry and Soldier's Girl. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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