An extraordinary documentary that begins with a trans woman’s journey to her Montana hometown for a high school reunion and expands into a surprising, complex narrative. Filmmaker Kimberly Reed assumes that her own story will take focus; after all, most of her classmates still remember her as Paul, the quarterback all the girls had crushes on. But it’s her adopted brother who eventually dominates; brain-damaged in his 20s in a car accident, he makes a startling discovery about his lineage that changes the landscape for everyone. Sun. Oct. 18, 1 p.m., Tampa Theatre.
More reviews at the Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival page.
This article appears in Oct 22-28, 2009.