Sir: Just A Normal Guy
Screened to acclaim at Gay & Lesbian Film Festivals worldwide and LBGT events across the nation, this candid and courageous portrait of more than 15 months in the female-to-male (FTM) transition of Jay Snider explores the emotional and physical changes of this profound experience--beginning prior to hormones and concluding after top surgery. Footage shot before and after the surgery captures dramatic physical transitions, while intimate interviews with Jay, his ex-husband, his best friend and his lesbian-identified partner deftly follows the emotional and psychological shifts that occur during the process. With support from those closest to him, Jay’s experience is remarkably positive, though not without conflict. During the course of the film, he renews long-distant ties with his brother, but also faces permanent estrangement from his parents.
Sir is an in-depth and humanizing exploration of the challenges faced by transsexuals--as well as the sense of hope and self-acceptance that Jay finally found. The film looks at the fluidity of sexual identification and the love and human resilience that triumph over deep-rooted differences.
TRT: 57 Minutes
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SCREENINGS:
New Festival, New York City, 2001 *Premiere*
Frameline International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, San Francisco, 2002
Film Arts Festival of Independent Cinema, Honoree, San Francisco, 2001
San Francisco IndieFest, local screenings, 2002-2003
Reel Affirmations Film Festival, Washington DC, 2001
Reeling Film Festival, Chicago, 2002
Berkeley Film and Video Festival, 2002 - Honorable Mention
Western Psychological Association, Convention Film Festival, 2002 - Winner, Best Documentary
Allentown, PA Lehigh Valley LGBT Film Festival 2002 | Columbus, OH IDKE Film Festival, 3rd Int’l Drag King Extravaganza 2001 | Indonesia Semarang International Film Festival 2002 | Manila, Philippines, Pride Film Festival 2004 | Milwaukee, WI LGBT Film Festival 2004 | Melbourne, Australia Queer Film Festival 2003 | New Zealand OutTakes LGBT Film Festival 2002 | Olympia, WA NW GenderQueer Film Festival 2001 and 2000 | San Francisco, CA TrannyFest 2001 | Santa Barbara, CA OUTrageous LGBT Film Festival 2004 | Seattle WA LGBT Film Festival 2002 | Sydney, Australia Queer Mardi Gras Int’l Film Festival 2002 | Tampa, FL LGBT Film Festival 2002 | Toronto, Canada Counting Past 2 Festival, 2002 | Vancouver Canada Vancouver LGBT Film Festival 2002 | Washington DC True Spirit Conference 2003 | Western Australia Queer Film & Video Festival, 2002 | Winnipeg, Canada Reel Pride 2002 | Zagreb Croatia Queer Zagreb Arts Festival, 2003
COMMUNITY EVENTS:
National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association, New York City, 2004 | NYC Gay Center, 2004 | Southern Comfort Film Festival, 2004 | William Way Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2002