Michael Barnett and Alex Schmider spoke with Solzy at the Movies about Changing the Game, the transgender sports documentary. The film is now available on Hulu. I first saw Changing the Game two years ago during the Tribeca Film Festival. A lot has and hasn’t happened when it comes to transgender rights. All across the nation, Republican state legislatures are using their platform to treat transgender people as if they aren’t even human. We’re here…
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Rather than wait a few more days until the month of December, The Solzy Awards for Documentaries are being honored this month for 2019. Earlier this month, I voted in my first-ever Critic’s Choice Documentary Awards. Some of these awards do match how I voted during the CCDA. However, there were some instances in which my preferred documentary was not a nominee earlier this month. In other instances, some of my categories were not a…
"The Solzy Awards for Documentaries in 2019" Changing the Game profiles three different transgender athletes who face various obstacles when it comes to being able to play sports. Among the trio of athletes, Mack Beggs may be the most familiar name. This is because the transgender wrestler shot to fame in 2017 when he was forced to compete with the girls. It just so happens that the laws in Texas were unfair to the wrestler. The University Interscholastic League, which governs high…
"Tribeca 2019: Changing the Game"