Framing Agnes
(DVD)

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Published
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2023].
Format
DVD
Status
Sequim - Digital Video Disc
DVD 306.768 FRAMING
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Published
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2023].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
738329261726

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2022.
General Note
Wide screen.
General Note
Bonus: "Framing Agnes" (2019); Theatrical trailer.
Participants/Performers
Carmen Carrera, Katie Couric, Laverne Cox, Angelica Ross, Jen Richards.
Description
The pseudonymous Agnes was a pioneering transgender woman who participated in an infamous gender health study conducted at UCLA in the 1960s. Her clever use of the study to gain access to gender-affirming healthcare led to her status as a fascinating and celebrated figure in trans history. In this innovative cinematic exercise that blends fiction and nonfiction, director Chase Joynt uses Agnes's story, along with others unearthed in long-shelved case files, to widen the frame through which trans history is viewed. Through a collaborative practice of reimagination, an all-star cast of trans performers, artists, and thinkers including Angelica Ross, Jen Richards, and Zackary Drucker, take on vividly rendered, impeccably vintage reenactments, bringing to life groundbreaking artifacts of trans history. This collective reclamation breaks down the myth of isolation among transgender history-makers, breathing new life into a lineage of collaborators and conspirators who have been forgotten for far too long.
System Details
DVD; widescreen (1.78:1, 6x9); Dolby 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.
Language
English dialogue; English subtitles.