Join us for a special film screening and discussion in honor of United Against Hate Week.
Please note! This film is presented in person at the Albany Senior Center. Admission is free.
DISCLOSURE examines the history of Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact on both the transgender community and American culture dating back to the silent film era. Leading transgender activists, creatives, and thinkers share their reactions to trans representation on the screen.
This documentary 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 elicit new feelings.
In partnership with the Alameda County Library and the City of Albany, and made possible with generous support from the Friends of the Albany Library.