THIS IS ME docu-series is an anthology of five 3-5 minute-long TRANSPARENT-inspired documentaries by five different trans and gender-nonconforming filmmakers. Personal essays, direct actions, explainers - each filmmaker has crafted a segment that explores a theme in TRANSPARENT.
This Is Me (Mùa 1)
Closets (Tập 1)
Ngày phát sóng: 2015-06-01
Thời lượng: 5 min
Tổng quan: There's no better backdrop than a closet to focus on the challenges of coming out as trans. Here, actor/writer/comedian D'Lo, of Sri Lankan descent, and Indian-born actor/dancer/healer Maya Jafer share their vey different true stories.
Generations (Tập 2)
Ngày phát sóng: 2015-06-01
Thời lượng: 5 min
Tổng quan: Advocate and therapist Valerie Spencer and trans teenager Lily Rubenstein don't let a few decades get in the way of understanding. As they travel throughout LA, visiting points of references from Spencer's personal herstory, the two are brought closer than they could ever imagine.
Bathrooms (Tập 3)
Ngày phát sóng: 2015-06-01
Thời lượng: 5 min
Tổng quan: Sometimes a person just needs a place to pee. No one knows that better than entertainer-activists Rocco Kayiatos and Mariana Mar. The duo reclaim public restrooms as gender neutral while cracking wise (and wisely) about the issues surrounding today's controversial bathroom politics.
Right This Way (Tập 4)
Ngày phát sóng: 2015-06-01
Thời lượng: 5 min
Tổng quan: You wouldn't judge a book by its cover, yet the faux pas of public misgendering is far too common. Transparent alumni Mel Shimkovitz and Petey Gibson banter unabashedly on the importance of more inclusive, gender neutral language at popular destinations on LA's east side.
And My Sisters (Tập 5)
Ngày phát sóng: 2015-06-01
Thời lượng: 5 min
Tổng quan: For years, transgender women lived in fear of hanging out together, lest they become targets of violence. Here, artist/actor/decorator Van Barnes, comedic iconoclast Miss Barbie-Q and artist/filmmaker Zackary Drucker proudly and bravely bond in public, offering a glimpse of rarely seen transfeminine sisterhood.
