2017 Directed by Christian Sonderegger
Small town smack in the American Midwest. Suzanna age 23 changes gender and becomes a boy: Coby. Her transformation deeply disrupts the lives of all who love her. Ultimately, Coby's chrysalis becomes the one of a whole family compelled to modify their own perspective. Not only a physical metamorphosis is at stake here but also a spiritual one that eventually takes place under the director's luminous and unexpected eye.
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A good documentary! It was really interesting to see someone's transition journey, kind of from beginning to end (especially over the end credits, when we heard Jacob's voice changing through his multiple YouTube video updates). The family connection was important here, especially hearing Jacob's struggles with his parents, even though they were generally very supportive. I hope that hearing stories like this will help more people feel comfortable with their own journeys and also turn even more people into advocates for the trans community.
Very good watch!
Simplistic, straight to the point, look at the progress of Suzanna at the age of 23 changing genders and becoming Coby. While the synopsis reads “Her Transformation deeply disrupts the lives of all who love her.” We don’t get to see too much of the disruption, as much as we see the adaptation and acceptance. What makes this documentary ultimately more powerful, is how little disturbances and difficulties the film focuses on. It is nice to see how successful and progressive the shift is nowadays. The film allows the viewers to see the progress from filmed testimonies from Coby, as well as confirmation conversations with Coby’s family and friends. This is a non-exploitation documentary telling personal tale of a person…
why are we misgendering and deadnaming this person in the letterboxd description. in the film, i guess it's authentic or whatever to how these people react, but i hate it.
fell in love with scene where he and his dad compare their hands and the lives they’ve lived…truly beautiful cinematography
