Trans cinema making communities, identities, and worlds Laura Horak

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horak, Laura, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Production and direction--North America.

Motion pictures.

Transgender motion picture producers and directors--North America.

Transgender motion picture producers and directors.

Motion pictures--Social aspects--North America--21st century.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Motion pictures--Social aspects--History.

Motion pictures--Production and direction.

Transgender people in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California University of California Press [2026]

Summary:

An exciting introduction to cinema by the trans creators who are innovating filmmaking to imagine a more inclusive world. Since the 1990s, a largely underground upwelling of trans creativity has helped new trans identities, communities, and political movements come together. In Trans Cinema, Laura Horak provides an entryway to the wildly diverse and creative cinema made by trans creators, including those who are Black,

Contents:

Frontmatter Contents Introduction Part One. Foundations one Mainstream Representation two A Brief History of Trans Filmmaking three The First Trans Film Festivals Part Two. Key Themes four Community and Chosen Families five Trans Childhoods, Trans Parenthoods six Love, Sex, and Dating seven Resisting Violence, Police, and Prisons eight Embodiment and Transition nine Connecting to the Past Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendix. Conducting an Accountability Audit Notes Selected Bibliography Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 10, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

0520425111

9780520425118

OCLC:

1577649369

Publisher Number:

CIPO000345256

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license