Transgender Rights Movies

Maria Luiza da Silva is the first transgender in the history of the Brazilian Armed Forces. After 22 years of work in the military, she retired due...

Mexico's response to the French film Emilia Pérez. The real life of French people in a musical made by people in Mexico. It tells the epic...

Elizabeth Bellinger became one of the few transgender people in Britain to get married in the 1980s. She kept this ceremony secret from almost...

In a heartwarming Friendsgiving dinner, two women from different worlds, one masculine and one transgender, find love and acceptance amidst the...

Working at a nightclub in Chengdu, a transgender Chinese woman receives an unexpected visit from her cousin informing her that the mother she has...

A documentary about trans woman rapper and producer htmljones/ish99ni (Ishaani Ponniah), framed through the visual language of early-2000s...

In a time when the visibility of LGBTQ+ people in Britain has never been higher, so too has the backlash. Guided by the beloved drag star, Copper...

Through archive footage and images as well as interviews, the movie paints the portrait of a legendary trans womens' rights activist in Argentina....

This short film offers an as yet unseen insight into the every day transgender experience, and will hopefully promote much needed acceptance and...

At a time when the far right is ascending to power around the world, the 2020 Brazilian municipal elections saw a surprising and unprecedented record...

Chronicles the extraordinary life of artist Felicia DeRosa, who came out as transgender at the age of 41. With her life, career, and marriage...

The deeply personal story of elite Welsh trans cyclist Emily Bridges as she fights to represent her country in the female category for the first time...

A portrayal of the multifaceted artist Sofía Saunier's daily routine as she takes care of her housemate and makes Transur, a film project...

Fragmentary perspectives on Human Rights and transgender (trans*) People in Turkey. What remains at the place where a murder happened? What...

50 year old Kim is transitioning from female to male gender over a period of four years. The story follows his life, surgery and struggles with his...

In 2016, transgender teen Gavin Grimm sued his local school board after its members refused to let him use the bathroom of his choice. He was ready...

After being kicked out of his strict Mormon home, 17-year-old AJ finds himself lost on the streets of Atlanta. Desperate and naive, he’s taken...

Parimal is a woman trapped in a man’s body who runs away from home and joins a ghetto of eunuchs as Puti and sings at traffic signals to earn...

A short documentary depicting the story of young transgender boy Ekai Lersundi, who took his own life in 2018 after struggling with the bureaucracy...

This Kind of Love follows Burmese human rights and LGBT activist, Aung Myo Min, as he returns home after 24 years in exile. Set against Myanmar's...