One night Crishaun Reed "CeCe" McDonald was viciously attacked. In defending herself,
a man was killed. After a coercive interrogation, CeCe was incarcerated in a men's
prison. An international campaign to free her followed and garnered significant support
from media and activists, including actress and executive producer Laverne Cox, who
uses her platform to explore the roles race, class, and gender played in CeCe's case.
CeCe emerges not only as a survivor, but as a leader and highlights the way CeCe and
other trans people are leading a growing movement to critically interrogate and disassemble
the prison industrial complex.
San Francisco Transgender Film Festival. “Opening Night Feature.” Accessed June 6,
2022. https://sftff.org/opening-night-feature/.