The documentary Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen, now streaming on Netflix, focuses too much on representation, to the detriment of other aspects of the trans experience in cinema.
Willow Catelyn Maclay
Willow Catelyn Maclay is a film critic living in Canada. She has written for outlets such as The Village Voice, RogerEbert.com, and MUBI Notebook. She is co-author of the upcoming book, Corpses, Fools and Monsters: An Examination of Transgender Cinema.
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