Born to Be

September. 28,2019      
Rating:
8.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Leiomy Maldonado as  Self
Garnet Rubio as  Self
Jordan Rubenstein as  Self

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Reviews

Intcatinfo
2019/09/28

A Masterpiece!

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Fairaher
2019/09/29

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

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Lachlan Coulson
2019/09/30

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

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Philippa
2019/10/01

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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