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I am the queen / produced and directed by Henrique Cirne Lima, Josué Pellot.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Beauty contests--Illinois--Chicago.
- Beauty contests.
- Trans people--Illinois--Chicago.
- Trans people.
- Transness--Illinois--Chicago.
- Transness.
- Transgenderism--Illinois--Chicago.
- Humboldt Park (Chicago, Ill.)--Social life and customs.
- Humboldt Park (Chicago, Ill.).
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (76 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Burbank, CA : Cinema Libre Studio, 2010.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- In Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, the Vida/Sida Cacica Pageant brings together members of the Puerto Rican community to celebrate its transgender participants. I Am The Queen follows Bianca, Julissa, and Jolizza as they prepare for the pageant under the guidance of Ginger Valdez, an experienced transgender from the neighborhood. These trans women share stories of their transition, their relatives' varying reactions, and how they find support from within the community. Family dynamics, cultural heritage, and personal identity all play a part in how the contestants face the daily struggle that comes from being true to themselves.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed March 21, 2018).
- OCLC:
- 1030728043
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