Born to Be
Born to Be

Born to Be

3.0

1 hr 33 min

2019-09-28

4

Soon after New York state passed a 2015 law that health insurance should cover transgender-related care and services, director Tania Cypriano and producer Michelle Hayashi began bringing their cameras behind the scenes at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, where this remarkable documentary captures the emotional and physical journey of surgical transitioning. Lending equal narrative weight to the experiences of the center’s groundbreaking surgeon Dr. Jess Ting and those of his diverse group of patients, BORN TO BE perfectly balances compassionate personal storytelling and fly-on-the-wall vérité. It’s a film of astonishing access—most importantly into the lives, joys, and fears of the people at its center.

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Leiomy Maldonado

Leiomy Maldonado

Self

Garnet Rubio

Garnet Rubio

Self

Mahogany Phillips

Mahogany Phillips

Self

Jess Ting

Jess Ting

Self

Jordan Rubenstein

Jordan Rubenstein

Self

Shawn Frederick Sr.

Shawn Frederick Sr.

Self

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