Showtime announced director Daniel Peddle’s Beyond The Aggressives: 25 Years Later documentary will debut on streaming and on-air for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan on Saturday, March 30 and premiere that day at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on Showtime.
The film, which was nominated for the Outstanding Documentary Feature at the GLAAD Media Awards this year, is a follow-up to Peddle’s groundbreaking 2005 film The Aggressives, which will premiere streaming and on-air March 5 on Paramount+ with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan. March 31 marks International Transgender Day of Visibility.
Beyond The Aggressives: 25 Years Later revisits four of the original subjects from The Aggressives, a doc centering transmasculine people of color who were assigned female at birth, enlightening viewers on what has transpired in their lives since the first film was made. The now iconic Kisha, Trevon, Octavio and Chin are back, sharing an array of their triumphs and challenges...
The film, which was nominated for the Outstanding Documentary Feature at the GLAAD Media Awards this year, is a follow-up to Peddle’s groundbreaking 2005 film The Aggressives, which will premiere streaming and on-air March 5 on Paramount+ with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan. March 31 marks International Transgender Day of Visibility.
Beyond The Aggressives: 25 Years Later revisits four of the original subjects from The Aggressives, a doc centering transmasculine people of color who were assigned female at birth, enlightening viewers on what has transpired in their lives since the first film was made. The now iconic Kisha, Trevon, Octavio and Chin are back, sharing an array of their triumphs and challenges...
- 2/29/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime has acquired rights to “Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later,” a follow-up to director Daniel Peddle’s pioneering documentary about masculine-presenting people of color who were assigned female at birth.
A quarter of a century after 2005’s “The Aggressives,” the sequel catches up with four of the original subjects to see what has been going on in their lives since the first film. A press release describes the follow-up as “more than just a ‘where are they now’ and hears directly from the subjects about topics they’ve experienced, like being held in Ice detention, seeking gender-affirming care and starting their own families. The new chapter also delves into how much the language, culture and visibility of the trans community has evolved and grapples with many of the complexities around gender identity and representation.
“Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later” will open in New York and Los Angeles on Nov. 17 to...
A quarter of a century after 2005’s “The Aggressives,” the sequel catches up with four of the original subjects to see what has been going on in their lives since the first film. A press release describes the follow-up as “more than just a ‘where are they now’ and hears directly from the subjects about topics they’ve experienced, like being held in Ice detention, seeking gender-affirming care and starting their own families. The new chapter also delves into how much the language, culture and visibility of the trans community has evolved and grapples with many of the complexities around gender identity and representation.
“Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later” will open in New York and Los Angeles on Nov. 17 to...
- 10/17/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Filmmaker Sam Feder has signed with Gersh and Luber Roklin Entertainment for representation in all areas. Feder is known for his recent groundbreaking Netflix documentary Disclosure. With his new reps, Feder will build upon his documentary work and expand into narrative film and television.
Disclosure garnered critical acclaim when it debuted at Sundance earlier this year and reached a wide audience when it debuted on Netflix on June 19. The documentary has become required viewing when it comes to the authentic representation of the transgender community in film and TV. Chronicling an eye-opening look at trans depictions in Hollywood, the docu reveals how the film and TV industry simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender.
The docu was executive produced by Laverne Cox, who is also featured in the film. Disclosure also features prominent members of the trans community including Jen Richards, Marquise Vilson, Tre’vell Anderson, Angelica Ross,...
Disclosure garnered critical acclaim when it debuted at Sundance earlier this year and reached a wide audience when it debuted on Netflix on June 19. The documentary has become required viewing when it comes to the authentic representation of the transgender community in film and TV. Chronicling an eye-opening look at trans depictions in Hollywood, the docu reveals how the film and TV industry simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender.
The docu was executive produced by Laverne Cox, who is also featured in the film. Disclosure also features prominent members of the trans community including Jen Richards, Marquise Vilson, Tre’vell Anderson, Angelica Ross,...
- 8/24/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Several major North American LGBTQ film festivals are forming an alliance so that they can continue to highlight the works of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer filmmakers during the coronavirus pandemic.
To that end, Frameline (San Francisco), Inside Out (Toronto), NewFest (NYC), and Outfest (Los Angeles) have formed Naqfa: the North American Queer Festival Alliance. The Alliance’s first collaborative event will be a live conversation and celebration with the talent behind “Disclosure,” a documentary exploring the history and visibility of transgender people in films and television. Netflix acquired the film after it premiered at Sundance and will make it available on its streaming service beginning June 19, 2020.
The conversation will be live-streamed on June 24th, 2020 at 6Pm Pst / 9Pm Est and will include Executive Producer Laverne Cox, Director Sam Feder, and featured talent such as Jen Richards, Brian Michael Smith, Tiq Milan, Candis Cayne, Zeke Smith, and Zackary Drucker.
To that end, Frameline (San Francisco), Inside Out (Toronto), NewFest (NYC), and Outfest (Los Angeles) have formed Naqfa: the North American Queer Festival Alliance. The Alliance’s first collaborative event will be a live conversation and celebration with the talent behind “Disclosure,” a documentary exploring the history and visibility of transgender people in films and television. Netflix acquired the film after it premiered at Sundance and will make it available on its streaming service beginning June 19, 2020.
The conversation will be live-streamed on June 24th, 2020 at 6Pm Pst / 9Pm Est and will include Executive Producer Laverne Cox, Director Sam Feder, and featured talent such as Jen Richards, Brian Michael Smith, Tiq Milan, Candis Cayne, Zeke Smith, and Zackary Drucker.
- 6/17/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix has acquired the worldwide rights to the Sam Feder-directed documentary Disclosure. The feature-length docu is set to debut on the streaming platform on June 19 — a perfect release date considering June is Pride Month.
Disclosure made its premiere at Sundance earlier this year and puts a spotlight on transgender representation in TV and film while showing how it has impacted how Americans feel about members of the trans community and how it has taught trans people to feel about themselves.
Feder not only puts members of the trans community front and center but he also made sure that they were represented behind the camera as well. This way, it was a film about trans people made by trans people, marking a genuine effort of authenticity.
“Disclosure came to life so beautifully because trans people were at the center of production — over 150 trans people were involved, from early research through distribution,...
Disclosure made its premiere at Sundance earlier this year and puts a spotlight on transgender representation in TV and film while showing how it has impacted how Americans feel about members of the trans community and how it has taught trans people to feel about themselves.
Feder not only puts members of the trans community front and center but he also made sure that they were represented behind the camera as well. This way, it was a film about trans people made by trans people, marking a genuine effort of authenticity.
“Disclosure came to life so beautifully because trans people were at the center of production — over 150 trans people were involved, from early research through distribution,...
- 5/29/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is honoring Pride Month by partnering with GLAAD for “First Time I Saw Me,” a video series featuring transgender celebrities discussing media representation. Among the guests are “Sense8” star Jamie Clayton, Nick Adams, Jazz Jennings, Laure Jane Grace, Tiq Milan, Meredith Talusan, and “Shameless” actor Elliot Fletcher. “There weren’t a lot of characters that I super, super identified with,” Fletcher says in one of the videos.
One exception was Angel from “Rent,” whom Fletcher says was so cool just because she was so out there and authentic and so willing to just be totally herself no matter what. I really, really loved her. I still do, I have a tattoo on my leg of her name.”
Nick Adams, GLAAD’s Director of Transgender Media & Representation, explained the impetus for the series: “In the past few years, Hollywood has made an effort to create and cast transgender characters in a more authentic way,...
One exception was Angel from “Rent,” whom Fletcher says was so cool just because she was so out there and authentic and so willing to just be totally herself no matter what. I really, really loved her. I still do, I have a tattoo on my leg of her name.”
Nick Adams, GLAAD’s Director of Transgender Media & Representation, explained the impetus for the series: “In the past few years, Hollywood has made an effort to create and cast transgender characters in a more authentic way,...
- 6/14/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
When it comes to seeing transgender people represented in TV and film, “Shameless” and “The Fosters” star Elliot Fletcher says that growing up, “there weren’t a lot of characters that I super, super identified with.”
As part of Pride Month, Netflix has teamed up with GLAAD for a video series titled “First Time I Saw Me,” featuring transgender celebrities speaking about the first time they saw themselves represented in the media. For Fletcher, that first time was Angel from “Rent.” “I thought she was so cool just because she was so out there and authentic and so willing to just be totally herself no matter what,” he says. “I really, really loved her. I still do, I have a tattoo on my leg of her name.”
The “First Time I Saw Me” video series also includes stories from “Sense8’s” Jamie Clayton, Jazz Jennings, Laura Jane Grace, Tiq Milan,...
As part of Pride Month, Netflix has teamed up with GLAAD for a video series titled “First Time I Saw Me,” featuring transgender celebrities speaking about the first time they saw themselves represented in the media. For Fletcher, that first time was Angel from “Rent.” “I thought she was so cool just because she was so out there and authentic and so willing to just be totally herself no matter what,” he says. “I really, really loved her. I still do, I have a tattoo on my leg of her name.”
The “First Time I Saw Me” video series also includes stories from “Sense8’s” Jamie Clayton, Jazz Jennings, Laura Jane Grace, Tiq Milan,...
- 6/13/2018
- by Kirsten Chuba
- Variety Film + TV
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