While transgender representation has too often tended to range from nonexistent to dismal, this isn’t and hasn’t always been the case. The films listed here include both narrative and documentaries that explore many facets of the trans experience.
According to a study from GLAAD, over 80% of Americans don’t personally know someone who’s transgender. That means most people learn about trans people from the ways they’re depicted in movies and TV.
From executive producer Laverne Cox and director Sam Feder comes Disclosure, a documentary that chronicles over 100 years of trans representation on screen, from silent film to Dog Day Afternoon, The 40-Year-Old Virgin to Pose.