CineScope

This Is Me

This Is Me Poster

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.

Documentary

5.0 / 5

1st June 2015 - 1st June 2015
Director
Rhys Ernst
Producer
Xan Aranda
Top Cast
Watch Providers 🇬🇧
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies

Closets Still
Closets
1st June 2015

Episode 1

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 Still
Generations
1st June 2015

Episode 2

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 Still
Bathrooms
1st June 2015

Episode 3

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 Still
Right This Way
1st June 2015

Episode 4

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 Still
And My Sisters
1st June 2015

Episode 5

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.

Full Cast

No media available