Behind Every Good Man...

Behind Every Good Man...

16mm, black and white, sound, 8.25 min
"...presents a sensitive, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the life of a young [trans woman]. Honest and compassionate, this short documentary dramitization transcends its subject to become a moving ...
Rental format: 16mm

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"...presents a sensitive, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the life of a young [trans woman]. Honest and compassionate, this short documentary dramitization transcends its subject to become a moving reminder of our own loneliness and alienation, of the futility of our own aspirations."–Genesis Films, Ltd.

Programs

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    Portraits of Trans Lives c. 1970

    Four films chronicling trans lives and experiences in the late 1960s and early 1970s, for the FMC's multi-program series "Films for Social Change: Revisited and Expanded"

    For the fourth program in our multi-program screening series FILMS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE: REVISITED AND EXPANDED, join us at Maysles Documentary Center on March 22nd, 2024, at 7pm, for four filmic portraits of trans lives and experiences from the late 1960s and early 1970s, curated by Lucy Talbot Allen.

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    Pride at the Film-Makers' Cooperative: Groundbreaking Queer Films and Filmmakers

    A two-night program of paradigm-shifting queer shorts and features in honor of Pride month

    In honor of Pride month, join us at the FMC Screening Room (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) on Thursday, June 29th, and Friday, June 30th, 2023, at 7pm, for a two-night program of groundbreaking queer, experimental films by legendary filmmakers in our archive, curated by Matt McKinzie.

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    The Motown Sound and the Queer Underground

    A program of '60s queer avant-garde shorts featuring the "Motown Sound" at Spectacle Theater, part of the series "Sonic Visions: Experiments in Cinema and Music"

    Join us at Spectacle Theater on Friday, August 30th, 2024, at 7pm, for five queer avant-garde shorts from the 1960s featuring the "Motown sound," curated by Matt McKinzie, as part of our series SONIC VISIONS: EXPERIMENTS IN CINEMA AND MUSIC.