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Born to Be (2019)

★ 3.0/10 93 min Documentary United States English
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When you see yourself, who do you see?

Description

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.

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Top 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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