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Summary
The legacy of Billy Tipton, a 20th-century American jazz musician and trans icon, is brought to life by a diverse group of contemporary trans artists.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 83Audiences 66GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer94%
Metascore72
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.7/5
IMDb6.8
Audience score56%
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −16 min on the typical 96
typical 9680Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2021
April 2, 2021
5 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
- United States
and 1 moreDirecting · 2
- Chase Joynt Director
- Aisling Chin-Yee Director, Writer, Editor
Writing · 1
- Amos Mac Writer
Production · 4
- Lindsey Dryden Executive Producer
- Sarah Spring Producer
- Russell Boast Casting
- Thea Toole Other
Camera · 1
- Léna Mill-Reuillard Director of Photography
Sound · 3
- Marie-Pierre Grenier Sound Designer
- Lynne Trépanier Sound Mixer
- Gavin Fernandes Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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