TransGeneration 

A look at the lives of four college students undergoing gender transition.

Stars:

Katherine A. Baker, Lucas Cheadle, Andrea Gabrielle Gibson

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Cast

Series cast summary:
Katherine A. Baker	...	Self 2 episodes, 2005
Lucas Cheadle	...	Self 2 episodes, 2005
Andrea Gabrielle Gibson	...	Self 2 episodes, 2005
Staci Ignacio	...	Self 2 episodes, 2005

Storyline

A look at the lives of four college students undergoing gender transition.

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Plot Keywords:

gender transition | gender | college student | college | armenian | 

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Taglines:

Four college students switching more than their majors.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Did You Know?

Alternate Versions

There are two versions. The first to be released was the festival version, which is 120 minutes and a very condensed overview of the four students. The second, released on the Sundance Channel, is a five-hour miniseries broken into 8 parts.

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Connections

References Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

User Reviews

Just another transgender documentary?

It's been done. I don't see Transgeneration as particularly groundbreaking, but then-- as a member of the subject population, I've seen most of it. I'd say that it's representationally correct, and cut to keep attention, but that the 90 minute promo that was shown at select college campuses was cut much more expansively, and better, than the 30 minute episodes.

I like the diversity among the 4 students selected, and thought that Transgeneration covered a lot of really important issues with them. Equal representation of female-to-male and male-to-female subjects, FtMs at women's colleges, an international student, a student with a disability, 2 students of color. This is really useful, because transition overlaps with everything else that's going on in the person's life, and the flavor of those lives came through, not just another over-medicalized show.

Details

Official Sites:

Sundance Channel World of Wonder

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

California State University Northridge - 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

SundanceTV, World of Wonder Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

272 min

Color:

Color