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Disclosure

An in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.

Director

Sam Feder

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Bow + Arrow Entertainment,Field of Vision,Fork Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,California Humanites,Independent Film Producers (IFP)

Awards

4 wins & 6 nominations

Homepage

http://www.disclosurethemovie.com/

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Self - Actress

Self - Actress

Self - Actress

Self - Actress

Alexandra Billings

Self - Historian

Self - Filmmaker

Self - Filmmaker

Lilly Wachowski

Self - Actor

Brian Michael Smith

Self - Media Maker

Self - GLAAD Director of Trans Media & Representation

Self - Writer

Self - Actress

Self - Actor

Elliot Fletcher

Self - Actor

Marquise Vilson

Self - Actress

Self - Actor

Self - Actress

Self - Actress

Self - Actress

Self - Actress

Self - Actor

Michael D. Cohen

Self - Educator

Mickey R. Mahoney

Self

Self - Artist

Zackary Drucker

Self - Singer

Michaela Jaé (MJ) Rodriguez

Self - Actress

Sandra Caldwell

Self - Actor

Self - Journalist

Tre'vell Anderson

Self - Actress

Self - Attorney at ACLU

Victoria Grant

(archive footage)

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Scout Finch

Auntie Mildred

Lance Rocke

Michael Blodgett

Self

Ace Ventura

(archive footage)

Self

Albert Nobbs

Transexual

Elizabeth Coffey

Self

(archive footage)

Self

Caroline Cossey

Self

Self

Jessica Crockett

(archive footage)

Candy

Self

Self

Ellie Desautels

Self

Edna Turnblad

Self

Self

Ludovic Fabre

Georges Du Fresne

Self

Self

Leslie Feinberg

King Marchand

Sam Loomis

Alfie

Self

Kip Wilson

(archive footage)

(Self)

David E. Harrison

Roy

Michael Dorsey

Luis Molina

Self

Nurse Betty Ames

Self

Christine Jorgensen

Valentin Arregui

Self

Self

Crystal LaBeija

(archive footage)

Self

Self

Sandy McNickel

Holofernes' Eunuch Attendant

J. Jiquel Lanoe

Hanna Fabre

Michèle Laroque

Ronnie (Z-Man) Barzell

Rayon

Self

Jane (the maid)

Song Liling

Ron Woodroof

Matthew McConaughey

Kenny Hampson

Hubert Page

Bumpsie

Montana Moorehead

Self

Avigdor

Handel Fane

Self

Carole 'Toddy' Todd

Fergus

Eddie Stokes

Lili

Self

Self

Sin-Dee Rella

Kitana Kiki Rodriguez

Self

Self

Leon

Old Maid

Henry Desmond

Max Sweeney

Lana Tisdel

Self

Self

Self

Octavia St. Laurent

Miss Lillian Travers

Yentl

Barbra Streisand

Brandon Teena

Judith

Self

Self

Alexandra

Self

(archive footage)

The Three Stooges

Ethel Mertz

Self

Holofernes

Henry B. Walthall

Norma Cassady

Lesley Ann Warren

Self

(archive footage)

Geraldine

Self

Holly Sandiago

Stella

Lt. Lois Einhorn

Self

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To say that he was Edie - Disclosure

To say that he was Edie

That representation
felt like it existed as a joke - Disclosure

That representation felt like it existed as a joke

I was like,
"This is not who I am." - Disclosure

I was like, "This is not who I am."

So, that was, like, who I was, - Disclosure

So, that was, like, who I was,

...these images that don't seem to comport
with, like, the person that I knew I was. - Disclosure

...these images that don't seem to comport with, like, ...

And so,
everything that was trans about me, - Disclosure

And so, everything that was trans about me,

As a trans person, - Disclosure

As a trans person,

In the phone book,
you were listed as F. Deveau. - Disclosure

In the phone book, you were listed as F. Deveau.

The F stands for "Frank," hon.
That's me. - Disclosure

The F stands for "Frank," hon. That's me.

Every trans person carries within themself - Disclosure

Every trans person carries within themself

What trans people
really need, though, - Disclosure

What trans people really need, though,

I think it's just fascinating
that some of the earliest moving images - Disclosure

I think it's just fascinating that some of the earliest...

When you watch,
it very much feels like womanhood is silly - Disclosure

When you watch, it very much feels like womanhood is silly

When you think about the time,
that time historically, - Disclosure

When you think about the time, that time historically,

If we're talking about
in this country, in American cinema, - Disclosure

If we're talking about in this country, in American cin...

One of the films
that is often credited - Disclosure

One of the films that is often credited

And that was a D. W. Griffith film, - Disclosure

And that was a D. W. Griffith film,

And Judith, to save the city, - Disclosure

And Judith, to save the city,

And while she is in his tent, - Disclosure

And while she is in his tent,

There's a claim that this is
one of the first films that we know of - Disclosure

There's a claim that this is one of the first films tha...

And there's a kind of, like, trans
or, you know, gender non-binary character - Disclosure

And there's a kind of, like, trans or, you know, gender...

It's almost like the figure
of the cut trans body, - Disclosure

It's almost like the figure of the cut trans body,

It's like we have always
been present on-screen, - Disclosure

It's like we have always been present on-screen,

Can we all just talk about D. W. Griffith
for a minute? - Disclosure

Can we all just talk about D. W. Griffith for a minute?

As the Missy Elliott song would say,
we need to just back it up for a minute. - Disclosure

As the Missy Elliott song would say, we need to just back it...

The fact that we study
and teach D. W. Griffith - Disclosure

The fact that we study and teach D. W. Griffith

Because if I had seen Birth of a Nation, - Disclosure

Because if I had seen Birth of a Nation,

Not only is D. W. Griffith
incredibly racist, - Disclosure

Not only is D. W. Griffith incredibly racist,

It's like, "Oh, yeah,
great, D. W. Griffith, - Disclosure

It's like, "Oh, yeah, great, D. W. Griffith,

If you look
at that early silent film, - Disclosure

If you look at that early silent film,

You know, just, like,
it's these sort of twin fascinations - Disclosure

You know, just, like, it's these sort of twin fascinati...

Like, you know, first, there's no such
vocabulary back in the day of... - Disclosure

Like, you know, first, there's no such vocabulary back ...

In A Florida Enchantment she eats a seed,
and then, like, voilà, - Disclosure

In A Florida Enchantment she eats a seed, and then, like, vo...

And, you know, not only
were we looking at gender expression, - Disclosure

And, you know, not only were we looking at gender expression...

So, the white person becomes
this high-society dandy, - Disclosure

So, the white person becomes this high-society dandy,

And so, even
in this gender-transgressive fantasy, - Disclosure

And so, even in this gender-transgressive fantasy,

There are lots of ugly things
about our history - Disclosure

There are lots of ugly things about our history

But I think we have to know them.
I think we have to learn them. - Disclosure

But I think we have to know them. I think we have to learn t...

There's all sorts of theories
around the history - Disclosure

There's all sorts of theories around the history

Well, I guess you'll just remain
the, uh, mid-level comedian, just... - Disclosure

Well, I guess you'll just remain the, uh, mid-level com...

There is a history of Black men
in America - Disclosure

There is a history of Black men in America

...and almost predatory
in relationship to white womanhood. - Disclosure

...and almost predatory in relationship to white womanhood.

Like, a literal history,
during slavery and during Jim Crow, - Disclosure

Like, a literal history, during slavery and during Jim Crow,

And so, a Black man donning a dress
is this emasculating thing. - Disclosure

And so, a Black man donning a dress is this emasculating thi...

And I do feel
like the relationship - Disclosure

And I do feel like the relationship

Putting a Black man in a dress,
in some people's minds, - Disclosure

Putting a Black man in a dress, in some people's minds,

"Oh, we can laugh now." - Disclosure

"Oh, we can laugh now."

As if my existence on that subway car
was just a joke. - Disclosure

As if my existence on that subway car was just a joke.

And I think people are-- have been trained
to have that reaction. - Disclosure

And I think people are-- have been trained to have that reac...

It lends itself to this idea
that we're just comedy, - Disclosure

It lends itself to this idea that we're just comedy,

And we see comedians
dressing up as women - Disclosure

And we see comedians dressing up as women

These are all real obstacles
for actual trans people. - Disclosure

These are all real obstacles for actual trans people.

For me, as a child in the '60s... - Disclosure

For me, as a child in the '60s...

♪ We're dressed as ballerinas ♪ - Disclosure

♪ We're dressed as ballerinas ♪

So, naturally,
when I saw film and television, - Disclosure

So, naturally, when I saw film and television,

When you're this queer kid in the suburbs, - Disclosure

When you're this queer kid in the suburbs,

And there's this sequence - Disclosure

And there's this sequence

She sees this hot guy,
and she's gonna pick him up. - Disclosure

She sees this hot guy, and she's gonna pick him up.

...and big sunglasses,
and a trench coat... - Disclosure

...and big sunglasses, and a trench coat...

We look at that now,
and we say, "This is atrocious," - Disclosure

We look at that now, and we say, "This is atrocious,&qu...

For decades,
Hollywood has taught audiences - Disclosure

For decades, Hollywood has taught audiences

And sometimes, they're being taught
that the way to react to us is fear. - Disclosure

And sometimes, they're being taught that the way to rea...

That we're dangerous,
that were psychopaths, - Disclosure

That we're dangerous, that were psychopaths,

Alfred Hitchcock
seems to be obsessed - Disclosure

Alfred Hitchcock seems to be obsessed

Do you know
why he's called "Buffalo Bill"? - Disclosure

Do you know why he's called "Buffalo Bill"?

Well, it started as a bad joke
in Kansas City homicide. They said... - Disclosure

Well, it started as a bad joke in Kansas City homicide. They...

"This one likes to skin his humps." - Disclosure

"This one likes to skin his humps."

It's a great film, and it's a great book.
I know it's problematic. - Disclosure

It's a great film, and it's a great book. I know i...

♪ Goodbye, horses ♪ - Disclosure

♪ Goodbye, horses ♪

Like, why can't you just say
we're not psychopathic murderers? - Disclosure

Like, why can't you just say we're not psychopathi...

Whatever ransom you're askin' for,
they'll pay it. - Disclosure

Whatever ransom you're askin' for, they'll pa...

I was about to go
through transition, - Disclosure

I was about to go through transition,

She looks back,
and she's horrified that she said that, - Disclosure

She looks back, and she's horrified that she said that,

But the fact that that was
her only reference point, - Disclosure

But the fact that that was her only reference point,

As a young trans woman, - Disclosure

As a young trans woman,

I kind of clocked it
as this spy pretending to be this woman. - Disclosure

I kind of clocked it as this spy pretending to be this woman...

But it was just one of those things
where you're just like, - Disclosure

But it was just one of those things where you're just l...

You're looking at the Asian-American
trans representation. - Disclosure

You're looking at the Asian-American trans representati...

According to a study from GLAAD,
80 percent of Americans - Disclosure

According to a study from GLAAD, 80 percent of Americans

So most of the information
that Americans get - Disclosure

So most of the information that Americans get

We're not raised, usually, in a family
where other trans people are around us, - Disclosure

We're not raised, usually, in a family where other tran...

We don't know a trans person
when figuring out who we are, - Disclosure

We don't know a trans person when figuring out who we a...

I was really excited when The L Word said - Disclosure

I was really excited when The L Word said

Trans men were a part
of the lesbian community, - Disclosure

Trans men were a part of the lesbian community,

Max is the first recurring - Disclosure

Max is the first recurring

Hey! Don't touch-- - Disclosure

Hey! Don't touch--

You're my girlfriend,
and this is my party. - Disclosure

You're my girlfriend, and this is my party.

You notice that, like, "Oh, yeah,
I'm definitely... I'm more frustrated." - Disclosure

You notice that, like, "Oh, yeah, I'm definitely.....

I feel like, if I didn't work out,
I'd wanna break someone's face. - Disclosure

I feel like, if I didn't work out, I'd wanna break...

As somebody who was transitioning
at the time of this show, - Disclosure

As somebody who was transitioning at the time of this show,

Disclosure poster

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An in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Sam Feder

Writer: N/A

Production: Bow + Arrow Entertainment,Field of Vision,Fork Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,California Humanites,Independent Film Producers (IFP)

Genre: documentary

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 79/100

ImdbRating: 8.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 19 Jun 2020

Awards: 4 wins & 6 nominations

Homepage: http://www.disclosurethemovie.com/

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