Born to Be
When you see yourself, who do you see?
Genres
Overview
Soon after New York state passed a 2015 law that health insurance should cover transgender-related care and services, director Tania Cypriano and producer Michelle Hayashi began bringing their cameras behind the scenes at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, where this remarkable documentary captures the emotional and physical journey of surgical transitioning. Lending equal narrative weight to the experiences of the center’s groundbreaking surgeon Dr. Jess Ting and those of his diverse group of patients, BORN TO BE perfectly balances compassionate personal storytelling and fly-on-the-wall vérité. It’s a film of astonishing access—most importantly into the lives, joys, and fears of the people at its center.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
$0
Runtime
93 min
Release Date
2019-09-28
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
3
Leiomy Maldonado
Self
Garnet Rubio
Self
Mahogany Phillips
Self
Jess Ting
Self
Jordan Rubenstein
Self
Shawn Frederick Sr.
Self
Cashmere
Self
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