A look on transvestites and transsexuals in early 80's Paris. The documentary focuses on Elisa, a Brazilian transvestite and ends with a filming of a surgical operation male to female.
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.
Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely through rare archival footage and interviews with Ashman’s family, friends, associates, and longtime partner Bill Lauch, Howard is an intimate tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent and a rousing celebration of musical storytelling itself.
Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine succeeded in becoming an internationally recognized icon, recording artist, and character actor of stage and screen. Glenn went from the often-mocked, schoolyard fat kid to underdog royalty, standing up for millions of gay men and women, drag queens and punk rockers, and countless other socially ostracized misfits and freaks. With a completely committed in-your-face style, he blurred the line between performer and personality, and revolutionized pop culture.
Reggio'nun "Qatsi" üçlemesinin son parçasıdır ve teknolojinin insan yaşamı üzerindeki etkilerini sorgulayan derin bir anlatım sunar. Görsel olarak çarpıcı sahnelerle doludur ve izleyiciyi modern dünyanın karmaşasıyla yüzleşmeye davet eder. "Naqoyqatsi," kelime anlamıyla "savaşın yokluğu" demektir ve bu bağlamda, savaş ve şiddetin yerini alan teknolojik gelişmelerin, insan ilişkilerini nasıl dönüştürdüğünü araştırır. Film, görüntülerin yanı sıra, Philip Glass’ın büyüleyici müziğiyle de desteklenmektedir; bu müzik, filmin atmosferine derinlik katarak izleyicilerin duygusal tepkilerini güçlendirir. Hem görsel hem de işitsel düzeyde zengin bir deneyim sunarak, izleyiciyi düşündüren ve sorgulatan bir yapıt olarak öne çıkmaktadır.