THE PEARL (Jessica Dimmock, Christopher LaMarca, U.S.). 94 minutes. Rating: NNN
Jessica Dimmock looks at four trans people – all middle-aged and living in the Pacific Northwest – whose lives change over three years as they transition. Jodie and Krystal are sisters – Jodie came out to her brother as trans only to discover that he, too, is trans-identified. Nina struggles with coming out to her partner, and Amy seeks gender confirmation surgery.
The doc tends to wander, focusing more on the women’s everyday lives. But when they travel and are free from the strictures of their closets inside their home communities, you see how beautiful real freedom can be.
May 3, 6 pm, TIFF 2 May 5, 3:15 pm, Hart House May 6 4 pm, Fox