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Southern Comfort

Sat, Nov 18, 2023
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Directed by Glauber Rocha
With Jardel Filho, Paulo Autran, José Lewgoy

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.

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      RUNNING TIME

      90min

      VENUE

      Peter Jay Sharp Building
      BAM Rose Cinemas

      FORMAT

      DCP

      LANGUAGE

      In Portuguese with English subtitles

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      General Admission: $16
      Members: $8

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