Movies To Stream Right Now For Transgender Day Of Visibility
Boy Meets Girl (dir. Eric Shaeffer)
A sweet romantic comedy starring trans actress Michelle Hendley as a trans woman who finds love in a small town in Kentucky, USA. (Netflix)
Tangerine (dir. Sean Baker)
Two trans sex workers, played by trans actresses Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor, go on an adventure in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve to find the man who did one of them wrong. (Netflix)
Gun Hill Road (dir. Esai Morales)
Harmony Santana, who plays a young trans woman in the process of transitioning, was the first trans actress to be nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. (iTunes, Google Play)
Todo sobre mi madre/ All About My Mother (dir. Pedro Almodóvar)
This Spanish-language masterpiece by Pedro Almodóvar is the most-awarded movie featuring a trans actress: Antonia San Juan plays a trans woman named Agrado. (Amazon, iTunes, Hulu, Google Play)
Paris Is Burning (dir. Jennie Livingston)
The legendary documentary about the New York Ballroom scene showcases the brilliance of the many trans women of color who built a community there. (Netflix)
Kumu Hina (dir. Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson)
The story of Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, a Hawaiian teacher, activist, and māhū - an individual who embodies both male and female spirit. (Netflix)
Growing Up Coy (dir. Eric Juhola)
A documentary recently released by Netflix in 190 countries telling the story of Coy Mathis, a 6-year-old trans girl who was the focus of a landmark 2013 court ruling allowing her to use the girls’ bathroom at her school in Fountain, Colorado. (Netflix)
Pay It No Mind: The Life And Times Of Marsha P. Johnson (dir. Michael Kasino)
Marsha P. Johnson was a revolutionary trans activist, Stonewall instigator, Andy Warhol model, actress, and Saint. (YouTube)
Movies Directed By Trans People
The Matrix (dir. Lilly and Lana Wachowski)
Though directors Lilly and Lana Wachowski weren’t out at the time, their seminal film is fascinating to rewatch as a trans allegory. (Amazon, iTunes, Google Play)
Drunktowns’s Finest (dir. Sydney Freeland)
Directed by a Navajo trans woman and co-starring a Navajo trans woman, Drunktown’s Finest is about three young Native Americans who struggle with the hardships of life on a reservation. (iTunes, Google Play)