Summary
Filmmaker Kimberly Reed returns home for her high school reunion, ready to reintroduce herself to the small town as a transgender woman and hoping for reconciliation with her long-estranged adopted brother Marc.
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- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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- You want to half-watch while scrolling
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 81Audiences 75GoodWatch 66
Tomatometer87%
Metascore74
Audience score79%
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −10 min on the typical 96
typical 9686Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Released
2008
August 29, 2008
18 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Kimberly Reed Director, Producer, Editor
Production · 15
- Robert Hawk Executive Producer
- Greg Sanderson Executive Producer
- Nick Fraser Executive Producer
- Catherine Olson Executive Producer
- Diane Rotteau Executive Producer
- Gail Silva Executive Producer
Editing · 1
- Shannon Kennedy Editor
Sound · 1
- T. Griffin Original Music Composer
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