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Southern Comfort

Directed by Kate Davis2001USA89 mins

This acclaimed documentary follows the story of Robert Eads, a trans man dying of ovarian cancer. While indisputably a victim of systemic transphobia and medical malfeasance from the American healthcare system, Eads’ status as a trans elder among his chosen family shows him as the beating heart of an incredibly warm and life-affirming community.

Southern Comfort, named for the then Atlanta-based national trans conference, presents the common struggles and common understandings among trans men in the 90s with clear-eyed empathy by filmmaker Kate Davis.

This film is a recipient of a Frameline Completion Fund grant.

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Director
Kate Davis
Year
2001
Country
USA
Running Time
89 mins
Language
English
Section
Frameline Completion Fund
Program Note Writer
BAM