Join the Transgender Program and West of 50 for a joint movie night! We will be watching Disclosure, the 2020 documentary film. Popcorn, snacks, and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided.
About the Film: Disclosure is an unprecedented, eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender. Leading trans thinkers and creatives, including Laverne Cox, Lilly Wachowski, Yance Ford, Mj Rodriguez, Jamie Clayton, and Chaz Bono, share their reactions and resistance to some of Hollywood’s most beloved moments. Grappling with films like A Florida Enchantment (1914), Dog Day Afternoon, The Crying Game, and Boys Don’t Cry, and with shows like The Jeffersons, The L-Word, and Pose, they trace a history that is at once dehumanizing, yet also evolving, complex, and sometimes humorous. What emerges is a fascinating story of dynamic interplay between trans representation on screen, society’s beliefs, and the reality of trans lives. Reframing familiar scenes and iconic characters in a new light, director Sam Feder invites viewers to confront unexamined assumptions, and shows how what once captured the American imagination now elicits new feelings. Disclosure provokes a startling revolution in how we see and understand trans people.
Date: Friday, August 23
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: The Center on Colfax - 1301 East Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80218
Ages: 18+
Any questions? Please contact Joy at jiwancio@lgbtqcolorado.org
