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Tag: Trans Films On Netflix

A list of the latest films on Netflix which have a focus on trans issues.

  • All the transgender movies available to stream on Netflix

    All the transgender movies available to stream on Netflix

    There are a number of films on Netflix which follow the stories of transgender people.

    Updated September 2020

    New to the Netflix list of transgender films is Disclosure, a thoughtful insight into the way in which transgender characters have been used in the past to generate fear and loathing and how transgender actors have historically been shunned from authentic roles.

    What transgender films does Netflix currently have on offer?

    Born Beautiful

    Campy fun. Barbs attempts to rediscover herself until love leaves her true identity and heart in question.

    The Death and Life Of Marsha P Johnson, Biography /Documentary

    This film reexamines the death of a beloved icon of the trans world while celebrating the story of two landmark pioneers of the trans-rights movement, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.

    Disclosure, Documentary

    A brilliant and thought-provoking documentary film into the portrayal of trans people in film and television. From executive producer Laverne Cox and director Sam Feder comes Disclosure, a documentary that chronicles over 100 years of trans representation on screen, from silent film to Dog Day Afternoon, The 40-Year-Old Virgin to Pose.

    Girl, Biography, Drama

    Fifteen-year-old ballet dancer Lara faces physical and emotional hurdles as she prepares for gender confirmation surgery. Inspired by a true story.

    Laerte-Se, Documentary

    After living as a man for nearly 60 years, Laerte Coutinho, one of Brazil’s most brilliant cartoonists, introduces herself to the world

    Paris Is Burning, Documentary

    This Sundance prize-winning documentary is an intimate portrait of 1980s Harlem drag balls: a world of fierce competition, sustenance, and survival.

    Super Deluxe, Drama

    Sex, stigma and spirituality merge in these eccentric stories of an angsty teenager, an unfaithful wife and a transgender woman returning to her past.


  • FILM REVIEW | Linga Franca – delicate and moving portrait of a Filipina Transwoman

    FILM REVIEW | Linga Franca – delicate and moving portrait of a Filipina Transwoman

    Rating: 3 out of 5.

    Linga Franca follows the story of an undocumented Filipina transwoman Olivia (Isabel Sandoval) in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach Russian neighbourhood. 

    Olivia is the live-in caregiver for elderly feeble Russian Olga (Lynn Cohen – remarkable). Olivia has yet to get her green card, and she’s vulnerable to getting kicked out of the country in Donald Trump’s fetish for kicking out illegal aliens – it’s his rhetoric and voice that permeates in the background of the film. Olivia’s best friend and fellow Filipina transgender friend Trixie (Ivory Aquino) has found happiness with a good-looking American man and is more or less guaranteed a green card. 

    One day Olga’s Grandson Alex (Eamon Farren) returns from being away for a year – he’s the black sheep of the family. He stays with Olga and Olivia in Olga’s house and gets a job in a meat factory owned by his uncle. 

    Sure enough you can guess what happens next. Alex is attracted to Olivia and perhaps all too suddenly they fall into each other’s arms and make love. But is this what Olivia really wants? She had just been dumped by a guy who promised her the world, and Olivia, who was at a loose end and desperate, should’ve welcomed this new man in her life, but she doesn’t. We never really get to understand what makes Olivia tick and what will indeed make her happy. 

    While Lingua Franca is a very sensual and provocative film, we never really get to the heart and soul of Olivia. And the love affair between Olivia and Alex is a bit too easy. And while the direction and writing by Sandoval herself are delicate and moving, she brings us into an already chartered territory (it’s hard to top 2017’s ‘A Fantastic Woman’).

    Lingua Franca may frustrate you a bit but it’s saved by terrific acting – especially by Cohen (she played Miranda’s housekeeper in ‘Sex and the City‘), who unfortunately passed away earlier this week.

    OPENS IN SELECT THEATERS AND ON NETFLIX AUGUST 26

  • All the transgender shows available to stream on Netflix November 2018

    Looking for transgender films available on Netflix this November? Here are your options.

    Best transgender movies on Netflix

    From Hollywood blockbusters like Dallas Buyers Club to an exploration documentary on one of the Stonewall era’s often sidelined characters, Martha P Johnson Netflix has a wide variety of trans films to take a look at.

    What transgender films does Netflix currently have on offer?

    Adventures Of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (The), Comedy

    Follow the story of transgender Bernadette and her two drag queen friends as they travel across the Australian outback to perform in an Alice Springs’ casion on an old bus. Legendary comedy, iconic LGBT+ film.

     

    Dallas Buyers Club, Drama

    Matthew McConaughey stars in DALLAS BUYERS CLUB as real-life Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof, whose free-wheeling life was overturned in 1985 when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive and given 30 days to live. These were the early days of the AIDS epidemic, and the U.S. was divided over how to combat the virus. Ron, now shunned and ostracised by many of his old friends, and bereft of government-approved effective medicines, decided to take matters in his own hands, tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. Bypassing the establishment, the entrepreneurial Woodroof joined forces with an unlikely band of renegades and outcasts – who he once would have shunned – and established a hugely successful “buyers’ club.” Their shared struggle for dignity and acceptance is a uniquely American story of the transformative power of resilience. 

    The Death and Life Of Marsha P Johnson, Biography /Documentary

    This film reexamines the death of a beloved icon of the trans world while celebrating the story of two landmark pioneers of the trans-rights movement, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.

    Game Face, Documentary

    Game Face shows the quest to the self-realisation of LGBT athletes and the acceptance in society. This documentary tells the parallel story of Fallon Fox, MMAs first transgender pro fighter, and Terrence, a college basketball player in Oklahoma who happens to be gay. The film follows both athletes during their coming out process, and sheds light on the obstacles LGBT sports players deal with throughout their career.

    Growing Up Coy, Documentary

    A feature-length documentary about a young Colorado family who engages in a highly publicized legal battle and landmark civil rights case, as they fight for their 6-year-old transgender daughter’s right to use the girls’ bathroom at her elementary school.

    The film asks a universal question that any parent could face: “How far would you go to fight for your child’s equal rights?

    The Iron Ladies, Biopic

    A volleyball team made of gay and trans players surprise their competitors by winning their way to Thailand’s national championships. Based on a true story.

    Laerte-Se, Documentary

    After living as a man for nearly 60 years, Laerte Coutinho, one of Brazil’s most brilliant cartoonists, introduces herself to the world

    Made in Bangkok, Documentary

    Follow a transgender opera singer as she travels from Mexico to Bangkok to undergo sex reassignment surgery and claim the identity she’s fought for.

    Mala Mala, Documentary

    Nine members of Puerto Rico’s LGBT community share stories of their sexual transformation and insights into the island’s diverse transgender culture.

    Paris Is Burning, Documentary

    This Sundance prize-winning documentary is an intimate portrait of 1980s Harlem drag balls: a world of fierce competition, sustenance, and survival.

     

  • Trans films on Netflix

    Here’s the list of current trans+ films available to stream on Netflix

    Other Genres: BIOPICS | CRIME | COMEDY | DRAG | DRAMA | DOCUMENTARY | LESBIAN | ROMANTIC | TRANS | SPORTS | ALL LGBT FILMS ON NETFLIX

     

    Boy Meets Girl

    A young transgender woman is looking for romance.
    GAYUK RATING:
    LENGTH: 1hr 39m
    YEAR: 2014
    RATING: G

    Boys Don’t Cry

    Hilary Swank stars in her Oscar® winning role of the true life story of Brandon Teena in Boys Don’t Cry. Brandon Teena is the popular new guy in a tiny Nebraska town. He hangs out with the guys, drinking, cussing, and bumper surfing, and he charms the young women, who’ve never met a more sensitive and considerate young man. Life is good for Brandon, now that he’s one of the guys and dating hometown beauty Lana. However, he’s forgotten to mention one important detail. It’s not that he’s wanted in another town for grand theft auto and other assorted crimes, but that Brandon Teena is actually a woman named Teena Brandon. When Brandon’s best friends make this discovery, his life eventually is ripped apart by betrayal, humiliation, rape, and murder.
    GAYUK RATING:
    LENGTH: 1hr 58m
    YEAR: 1999
    RATING: 18

    Man On High Heels

    A tough transgender detective fights to take down a gangster all the while longing to retire and complete sex reassignment surgery.
    GAYUK RATING:
    LENGTH: 2hr 4m
    YEAR: 2014
    RATING: G

    Paris Is Burning

    An intriguing view into the world of New York’s ball scene. Fierce drag queens, heartbreaking trans stories and the celebration of LGBT life from all walks of life. Award-winning documentary from Jennie Livingston.
    GAYUK RATING:
    LENGTH: 1hr 16m
    YEAR: 1990
    RATING: 15