This Is Me

This Is Me

TV-14 Limited Series 2015 · 5 eps · ★ 10.0 · Documentary

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THIS IS ME docu-series is an anthology of five 3-5 minute-long TRANSPARENT-inspired documentaries by five different trans and gender-nonconforming filmmakers. Personal essays, direct actions, explainers - each filmmaker has crafted a segment that explores a theme in TRANSPARENT.

Directed by Rhys Ernst

Network: wifey.tv

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