Kate Bornstein is a Queer & Pleasant Danger
Frameline • 1h 12m
Directed by Sam Feder • Documentary • 2014 • 72 minutes
Kate Bornstein Is a Queer & Pleasant Danger is a portrait of trans icon Kate Bornstein, the charming, ebullient self-described “transdyke” taking the viewer on a journey into the inner and outer life of the tattooed and pierced septuagenarian writer, actress, performance artist, cancer survivor, bon vivant. It was named one of the best documentaries of 2014 by The Advocate, won the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism, and multiple best feature film awards.
TransLations Film Festival, 2014: Best Feature Documentary
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