J. Winkelried

J. Winkelried

História

J. is currently living and proudly transitioning in Brooklyn, New York. They grew up in NJ and went off to Nashville, to study at Vanderbilt University. After a couple of years they decided to focus on their health and well-being and returned to New York City to settle into the beginnings of transitioning and living as their true unapologetic self. J. is interested in the arts and fostering tolerance for those who choose to follow a different path with respect to personal gender identities. They are patriotic and loves our country but thinks we all have a lot more work to do to ensure our freedom and respect for one another. J. hopes this film helps develop a better understanding for people now, young and old, and for future generations. Going forward, J. will be looking to continue to advocate for the transgender community.

Perfil

J. Winkelried

Filmes

Born to Be
Born to Be
Executive Producer
Soon after New York state passed a 2015 law that health insurance should cover transgender-related care and services, director Tania Cypriano and producer Michelle Hayashi began bringing their cameras behind the scenes at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, where this remarkable documentary captures the emotional and physical journey of surgical transitioning. Lending equal narrative weight to the experiences of the center’s groundbreaking surgeon Dr. Jess Ting and those of his diverse group of patients, BORN TO BE perfectly balances compassionate personal storytelling and fly-on-the-wall vérité. It’s a film of astonishing access—most importantly into the lives, joys, and fears of the people at its center.