Writer
Her ex-wife won’t meet her. Her daughter rejects her. Her mother still calls her “son.” As Marianna transitions from male to female, she is abandoned by her loved ones, alone in a world unwilling to accept her true self. This multi-award-winning documentary is an intensely sympathetic and powerful account of one individual’s struggle to gain acceptance—even in the midst of profound physical hardship.
Director
Her ex-wife won’t meet her. Her daughter rejects her. Her mother still calls her “son.” As Marianna transitions from male to female, she is abandoned by her loved ones, alone in a world unwilling to accept her true self. This multi-award-winning documentary is an intensely sympathetic and powerful account of one individual’s struggle to gain acceptance—even in the midst of profound physical hardship.
Writer
A story about a boy who struggles to find his place in the life of his mother, Violetta Villas. Accompanying her on her way to stardom, he loses the fight to her addiction. Paradoxically, this rejection becomes his salvation.
Director
A story about a boy who struggles to find his place in the life of his mother, Violetta Villas. Accompanying her on her way to stardom, he loses the fight to her addiction. Paradoxically, this rejection becomes his salvation.
