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Disclosure

Original title: Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen
  • 20202020
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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Jaye Davidson, Hilary Swank, Lady Chablis, Christine Jorgensen, Laverne Cox, Eddie Redmayne, Amy Scholder, Sam Feder, Mya Taylor, and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (2020)
According to a study from GLAAD, over 80% of Americans don't personally know someone who's transgender. That means most people learn about trans people from the ways they're depicted in movies and TV.
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An in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.An in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.An in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.
IMDb RATING
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5.3K
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  • Director
    • Sam Feder
  • Stars
    • Laverne Cox
    • Bianca Leigh
    • Jen Richards
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  • Director
    • Sam Feder
  • Stars
    • Laverne Cox
    • Bianca Leigh
    • Jen Richards
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    • 31User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations

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    Leo Sheng at an event for The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village (2020)
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    Jen Richards and Leo Sheng at an event for The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village (2020)
    Lilly Wachowski in Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (2020)
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    Jessica Crockett in Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (2020)
    Jaye Davidson, Hilary Swank, Lady Chablis, Christine Jorgensen, Laverne Cox, Eddie Redmayne, Mya Taylor, and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (2020)
    Laverne Cox, Eddie Redmayne, Mya Taylor, Michaela Jaé (MJ) Rodriguez, and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (2020)
    Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (2020)

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    Laverne Cox
    Laverne Cox
    • Self - Actressas Self - Actress
    Bianca Leigh
    Bianca Leigh
    • Self - Actressas Self - Actress…
    Jen Richards
    Jen Richards
    • Self - Actressas Self - Actress…
    Alexandra Billings
    Alexandra Billings
    • Self - Actressas Self - Actress…
    Susan Stryker
    Susan Stryker
    • Self - Historianas Self - Historian
    Yance Ford
    Yance Ford
    • Self - Filmmakeras Self - Filmmaker
    Lilly Wachowski
    Lilly Wachowski
    • Self - Filmmakeras Self - Filmmaker
    Brian Michael Smith
    Brian Michael Smith
    • Self - Actoras Self - Actor
    Tiq Milan
    Tiq Milan
    • Self - Media Makeras Self - Media Maker…
    Nick Adams
    Nick Adams
    • Self - GLAAD Director of Trans Media & Representationas Self - GLAAD Director of Trans Media & Representation
    Zeke Smith
    Zeke Smith
    • Self - Writeras Self - Writer
    Rain Valdez
    Rain Valdez
    • Self - Actressas Self - Actress…
    Elliot Fletcher
    Elliot Fletcher
    • Self - Actoras Self - Actor
    Marquise Vilson
    Marquise Vilson
    • Self - Actoras Self - Actor
    • (as Marquise Vilsón)
    Jazzmun
    Jazzmun
    • Self - Actressas Self - Actress
    Leo Sheng
    Leo Sheng
    • Self - Actoras Self - Actor…
    Trace Lysette
    Trace Lysette
    • Self - Actressas Self - Actress…
    Alexandra Grey
    Alexandra Grey
    • Self - Actressas Self - Actress…
    • Director
      • Sam Feder
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    • Trivia
      The crew was composed of as many trans people as possible. Where this was not possible, the non-trans crew mentored trans trainees.
    • Quotes

      Self - Actress: I had to be okay with my mom saying, "I will never call you Jen because Jen murdered my son." I had to- I had to be okay with that in order to survive myself, you know? In order to deal with not being able to see my grandma before she died because I could only come home if I dressed as a boy. You know. I had to deal with the fact that one of my best friends, who, like, I stood up at his wedding, won't let me meet his children. I have to deal with those things. Like, I have to live with those things. And I have to make that okay. I have to understand their position and be okay with it. And when I saw that father go so much further than I thought was even possible, it hurt, I couldn't bear it, because then, all of a sudden, all those people who couldn't accept me... When I knew it was possible to go beyond acceptance... Why couldn't my mom have been like him? That's the question I never asked until that moment. Why couldn't my mom have been like him? Why couldn't my friends have been like him and seen the value in my experience? But the person who's most responsible for failing to have that kind of vision is me. I have never seen myself the way that father saw his own child. I'd never seen myself that way, I'd never looked at myself with the kind of love and respect and awe that that father had for his own child. No one's looked at me that way, how could I look at me that way? I had to see it. And now that I have, I want that.

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      You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
      Written by James Wirrick and Sylvester (as James Sylvester)

      Performed by Sylvester

      Courtesy of Fantasy Records, a division of Concord

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    9/10
    A Great Documentary for those interested in film history and transgender rights
    Disclosure is a very simple, straightforward documentary. No twists or turns or anything like that. It's a bunch of transgender actors, creators and activists talking in depth about how trans people have been represented in film and television since the very beginning of film history.

    For that reason I would commend this film as essential viewing for any hypothetical queer film history course at university, as a first dive into how LGBT people are represented, the good the bad and the ugyly parts of it.

    Including talents like Laverne Cox, Alexandra Billings, Jamie Clayton, Lilly Wachoski and many more, this is quite all-encompassing for the subject matter. While it does aim for breadth rather than depth, and it does jump around a little bit, the film gives a good first taste into queer film theory, and it does so in a very sympathetic way.

    If you know anyone who is transgender in real life, and even if you don't in person but do care about their rights, I would strongly recommend checking this film out.
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    • Release date
      • June 19, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Also known as
      • Beyaz Perdenin Ardında
    • Production companies
      • Disclosure Films
      • Bow and Arrow Entertainment
      • Field of Vision (II)
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      1 hour 48 minutes
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      • 2.35 : 1

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