Let Me Die a Woman (Wishman, 1978): Prince Charles Cinema, 6.15pm
Prince Charles Cinema introuduction:
Independent curators
TGirlsOnFilm and Funeral Parade continue their series of
TRANS-X-PLOITATION screenings with Let Me Die A Woman, a
quasi-documentary on transsexuality directed renowned sexploitation
auteur Doris Wishman (one of the most prolific women filmmakers in
the history of American cinema) and shot by trans pioneer Andrea
Susan Malick. Sitting at the intersection of
exploitation, educational and experimental cinema, the film stands an
essential document of transgender life in the 1970s. Although it’s
never tasteful or restrained, it is remarkably empathetic for a
grindhouse film of the period, with Wishamn affording her trans
subjects the then incredibly rare opportunity to discuss their lives
and experiences on film.
Here (and above) is an extract.
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