Toronto 2020: No Ordinary Man

No Ordinary Man isn’t so much a documentary of musician Billy Tipton but a major contribution to the history of trans-masculinity. For me, the most important moment in the film came when activist Jamison Green meets Billy Tipton Jr.  It’s during this meeting that Green tells the musician’s son that nobody is alone in going through this.  For a long time, Tipton Jr. thought he was the only one with such a history. But again,…

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Burbank 2019: Relish

Relish offers a contemporary take on The Breakfast Club with poignant commentary while even factoring in today’s standards for inclusion. After flipping back 48 hours, we meet the five teenagers before a group therapy session at the Deacon Treatment Facility.  This isn’t going to be a film where they’re going to stay in one room all day.  Instead, Kai (Tyler DiChiara) is plotting their escape.  The other five include social media influencer Aspen (Hana Hayes), …

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