Born to Be
Born to Be

Movie·2019·1h 33m

Born to Be

When you see yourself, who do you see?

Directed By

Tania Cypriano

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Producer

Molly M. Fowler, Susan Norget

Cinematography

Jeffrey Johnson

Editor

Christopher White

Themes

gendersurgerylgbtsocial & cultural documentarygender affirmation surgerydocumentary

Production House

Transformation Productions
Justice-Partners

Audience Score

30%

4 votes

Skip25%
Timepass58%
Go for it15%
Perfection2%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Leiomy Maldonado

Leiomy Maldonado

Self

Garnet Rubio

Garnet Rubio

Self

Mahogany Phillips

Self

Jess Ting

Self

Jordan Rubenstein

Jordan Rubenstein

Self

Shawn Frederick Sr.

Self

Cashmere

Self

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Crew

Tania Cypriano

Tania Cypriano

Director

Molly M. Fowler

Molly M. Fowler

Executive Producer

Susan Norget

Susan Norget

Executive Producer

Christopher White

Editor

J. Winkelried

J. Winkelried

Executive Producer

Michelle Koo Hayashi

Michelle Koo Hayashi

Producer

Scott K. Foley

Scott K. Foley

Editor

Jeffrey Johnson

Jeffrey Johnson

Director of Photography

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