Born To Be
Justice-Partners (2019)
Documentary, Queer Themes/Interest
Not In Collection
#2301
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Seen ItNo
IMDB   8.5
92 mins USA / English
KinoNow 
Leiomy Maldonado Herself
Garnet Rubio Herself
Mahogany Phillips Herself
Cashmere Herself
Shawn Frederick Sr. Himself
Jordan Rubenstein Themself
Jess Ting Himself
Director/Choreographer
Tania Cypriano
Producer Heidi Reinberg
Molly M. Fowler
Tania Cypriano
Cinematography Jeffrey Johnson


Soon after New York state passed a 2015 law that health insurance should cover transgender-related care and services, director Tania Cypriano and producer Michelle Hayashi began bringing their cameras behind the scenes at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, where this remarkable documentary captures the emotional and physical journey of surgical transitioning. Lending equal narrative weight to the experiences of the center’s groundbreaking surgeon Dr. Jess Ting and those of his diverse group of patients, BORN TO BE perfectly balances compassionate personal storytelling and fly-on-the-wall vérité. It’s a film of astonishing access—most importantly into the lives, joys, and fears of the people at its center.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
References
Viewing Priority 3 High

Notes
Said to open in virtual cinemas November 18.