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Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen
2020, 100 minutes
Media type
Alternate titles

Disclosure

Country of origin

United States of America

Production company

Disclosure Films

Bow and Arrow Entertainment

Field of Vision

Technical specs

Colour

Languages

English/English

Content Warnings
Unreviewed
Images
Official film poster for Disclosure with rectangles arranged to mimic rolls of film. Stretching across multiple rectangles are moments significant to films about trans people such as a Laverne Cox portrait and a still from Boys Don't Cry. Each moment has a monochromatic tint in a different colour of the rainbow.
Horizontal film poster for Disclosure with rectangles arranged to mimic rolls of film similar to the official poster. Stretching across multiple rectangles are moments significant to films about trans people such as a Laverne Cox portrait and a still from Boys Don't Cry. Each moment has a monochromatic tint in a different colour of the rainbow.
Promotional poster for the release of Disclosure at Sundance. The words take centre stage, with 3 images from the film as the background. The images are of a smiling Black person with straight hair, a performer in a glittery dress with light skin and microphone, and a light-skinned person wearing sunglasses.
A cinematic landscape poster for the film featuring the title in bold white letters against a blurred background of colorful, out-of-focus lights. Below the title, it reads 'A film by Sam Feder & Amy Scholder' in smaller white text.
Behind the scenes moment of Jen Richards on set being interviewed by Sam Feder off screen. Jen is a white person with light brown shoulder length hair. Sam Feder, a white person with dark grey coiffed hair and glasses, can be seen from the back and out of focus. The set is a spacious and airy white room decorated with sheer curtains and a fluffy white rug.
Behind the scenes photograph of Jazzmun during filming on set. Jazzmun is a Black person with purple-red long coily hair. She has silver jewelry and is wearing an all black suit and tie outfit. The set is a spacious and airy white room decorated with sheer curtains and a fluffy white rug.
Behind the scenes photograph of 18 cast and crew members on set, sitting on apple boxes and standing. Camera gear and backdrops are visible in the background.
Behind the scenes photograph of Sam Feder directing Laverne Cox on set. Sam Feder is a white person with dark grey coiffed hair and glasses. They are wearing dark clothing. Laverne Cox is a Black person with honey blonde long hair. They are wearing dark clothing.
Banner poster containing the film title and director names. The poster background is mostly white except for a slim black bar that has the director names in white text. At the center of the poster is the film title in a large font that is filled with images of prominent trans actors and artists.
Large group photo of 30 cast on a festival red carpet. The colourful backdrop is sprinkled with festival and sponsor logos.
Collage of trans representation in film, centered on Laverne Cox in a beige prison uniform as her character in the television show 'Orange Is the New Black.' Around her are other images of iconic trans characters and performers.
Description

DISCLOSURE is an unprecedented, eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures ourdeepest anxieties about gender. Leading trans thinkers and creatives, including Laverne Cox, Lilly Wachowski, Yance Ford, Mj Rodriguez, Jamie Clayton, and Chaz Bono, share their reactions and resistance to some of Hollywood's most beloved moments. Grappling with films like A Florida Enchantment (1914), Dog Day Afternoon, The Crying Game, and Boys Don't Cry, and with shows like The Jeffersons, The L-Word, and Pose, they trace a history that is at once dehumanizing, yet also evolving, complex, and sometimes humorous. What emerges is a fascinating story of dynamic interplay between trans representation on screen, society's beliefs, and the reality of trans lives. Reframing familiar scenes and iconic characters in a new light, director Sam Feder invites viewers to confront unexamined assumptions, and shows how what once captured the American imagination now elicit new feelings. Disclosure provokes a startling revolution in how we see and understand trans people.

DISCLOSURE: Documentary by Sam Feder and Amy Scholder. “THE TEAM.” Accessed July 11, 2022. https://www.disclosurethemovie.com/the-team.