Rhys Ernst
Director
This Is Me (2015)
Season 1
THIS IS ME docu-series is an anthology of five 3-5 minute-long TRANSPARENT-inspired documentaries by five different trans and gender-nonconforming filmmakers. Personal essays, direct actions, explainers - each filmmaker has crafted a segment that explores a theme in TRANSPARENT.
Released June 1, 2015
Episode 5 min
14+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.lgbt, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Network: wifey.tv
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Languages:
English
S1E1 - Closets
There's no better backdrop than a closet to focus on the challenges of coming out as trans. Here, actor/writer/comedian D'Lo, of Sri Lankan descent, and Indian-born actor/dancer/healer Maya Jafer share their vey different true stories.
June 1, 2015, midnight
S1E2 - Generations
Advocate and therapist Valerie Spencer and trans teenager Lily Rubenstein don't let a few decades get in the way of understanding. As they travel throughout LA, visiting points of references from Spencer's personal herstory, the two are brought closer than they could ever imagine.
June 1, 2015, midnight
S1E3 - Bathrooms
Sometimes a person just needs a place to pee. No one knows that better than entertainer-activists Rocco Kayiatos and Mariana Mar. The duo reclaim public restrooms as gender neutral while cracking wise (and wisely) about the issues surrounding today's controversial bathroom politics.
June 1, 2015, midnight
S1E4 - Right This Way
You wouldn't judge a book by its cover, yet the faux pas of public misgendering is far too common. Transparent alumni Mel Shimkovitz and Petey Gibson banter unabashedly on the importance of more inclusive, gender neutral language at popular destinations on LA's east side.
June 1, 2015, midnight
S1E5 - And My Sisters
For years, transgender women lived in fear of hanging out together, lest they become targets of violence. Here, artist/actor/decorator Van Barnes, comedic iconoclast Miss Barbie-Q and artist/filmmaker Zackary Drucker proudly and bravely bond in public, offering a glimpse of rarely seen transfeminine sisterhood.
June 1, 2015, midnight
Network: wifey.tv
Episode Runtime: 5 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: June 1, 2015
Last Air Date: June 1, 2015, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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