Transhood

Five years. Four kids. One unprecedented story.

Filmed over five years in Kansas City, this documentary follows four transgender kids – beginning at ages 4, 7, 12, and 15 – as they redefine “coming of age.” These kids and their families show us the intimate realities of how gender is re-shaping the family next door in a unique and unprecedented chronicle of growing up transgender in the heartland.

2020

1h 36min

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Jay
Self
Leena
Self
Phoenix
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Mildred
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Dr. Jill Jacobson
Self
Marci Bowers
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David Nachman
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Caroline Gibbs
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