Detrás de Trans

Two men undertake a thought-provoking journey to parenthood. Not by adoption or surrogacy, but by Frankie, a trans man, carrying their baby. Made with support from NZ on Air.

In this documentary, Valentine de Hingh is followed over the course of nine years, beginning at the age of eight, as she navigates her transition from male to female. The film explores the personal choices and challenges she faces, while also examining the impact of her journey on the parents, younger brother, and school friends as they come to embrace the transformation of their son and brother into a daughter and sister.

In the 50s and 60s, deep in the American countryside at the foot of the Catskills, a small wooden house with a barn behind it was home to the first clandestine network of cross-dressers. Diane and Kate are now 80 years old. At the time, they were men and part of this secret organization. Today, they relate this forgotten but essential chapter of the early days of trans-identity. It is a story full of noise and fury, rich in extraordinary characters, including the famous Susanna, who had the courage to create this refuge that came to be known as Casa Susanna.

Ricardo was once Sara, a homeless HIV positive transvestite, living in the underbelly of Manhattan. Today he is a churchgoing, married man, "saved" by a Dallas ministry. He has renounced his homosexuality, but is his conversion complete? Susana Aiken and Carlos Aparicio offer an intimate look at Ricardo's transformation.

A documentary essay about Argentinian trans activist Maite Amaya.

The struggle of a trans woman to have her identity recognized at her workplace.

Losing control of my body due to dysphoria and what society has taught me is the greatest loss I’ve ever experienced. A silent loss, a discreet theft. Now I sit in front of it, trying to seduce it, listen to it, feel it, look at it, touch it, move it, live it. I discover that this mutating body houses all my versions.

Two legends contested their identities as women in the court of public opinion: April Ashley, who was immortalized as a trailblazer by embracing her transgender history; and Amanda Lear, who has consciously denied and obfuscated her history for decades. Their divergent paths reveal disparate but intertwined legacies.

What Sid has done is so intolerable to his father that he asks Sid to have his last name changed to spare the family further disgrace. But what does the accused say to this?

“Bulgaria in Trance” aims to make an impartial portrait of the trans community in Bulgaria by telling the personal stories of the trans women who took part in the exhibition “The Other Bulgarians”.

Drag Race star Peppermint takes center stage in this up close and personal documentary about her journey with fame, identity, and the art of drag. Sharing her story alongside a close network of trans individuals, one of the world’s favorite drag performers takes you inside her rise from humble beginnings to her current reign as outspoken trailblazer for the trans community.

Called by a mirrored globe as extinct from the dance floors as the very nights of glory, feathers, and sequins, six veteran performers from Recife revisit their pasts and relive their most intimate memories in front of the cameras, and a present soaked in nostalgia. Pioneers of a revolution still in progress, they are and always will be Queens of the Night.

This is the love story of Shirley and Luciana. The first marriage between two trans women in Latin America, thanks to the gender identity and marriage equality laws in Argentina.

Maia, Yenifer and Luciana begin working as caregivers for the elderly. The routine at the nursing home, very different from what they were used to, becomes challenging. But as their bond with the residents strengthens, they discover as trans women that they have much more in common with older people than they thought.

In What Makes a Woman, Munroe Bergdorf sets out to explore the changing world of gender and identity by way of her very own, very personal journey. Showing her in quiet, intimate, and extremely vulnerable moments. An honest insight into gender identity, Bergdorf prepares for a life-changing facial surgery, helping her finally picture herself as a woman.

A documentary which explores the lives of gay people and the challenges they face in Pakistan, a country whose laws explicitly outlaw homosexuality.

Six young people discuss the "gender affirming" medical care they received for gender dysphoria and how they subsequently came to believe this was the wrong treatment.

Trở thành phụ nữ follows the stories of 3 Vietnamese (ex)trans women.

One of the first (and perhaps therefore ambiguous) approaches to homosexuality in Spain at the time. The film narrates in cinematographic form the problem of the third sex, its justification and its existence within a real environment that is society itself. Two parallel worlds are shown to us; one, the hard and professional life of some artists who try to put on a 'music-hall' show. The other world is independent but it shows us what the life of an old glory was like, of an old man who was an artist in his time. Comparing one era with another is the intention of the film and ultimately its plot.

We embark on a journey in which the deepest feelings of a group of trans friends will guide an intimate and emotional relationship between two trans people through their experiences.