简介：AgainstthenarrativeofRobert,atransgenderfemale-to-malerespondingtotheironyofovariancancer,thedirectorcreatesadeeplymovingportrayalofloveanddeterminationinthefaceofprejudice. RobertlivesinruralGeorgia,whichhedescribesas"Bubbacountry"andthe"homeoftheKKK."NonethelessmostofRobert'sencounterswiththeheterosexualcommunityarerecountedasupbeatexamplesofsurprisingtolerance.Withoutanypretense,artifice,orapology,heismagneticallycompellinginspeechandmovement.Hiscompletelackofbitternesssetsasidethedistractionsofhiscancer,enablingtheviewersharehissatisfactioninlifeasamanandhisjoyinhisrelationships. Inspiteofchallengingsubjectmatter,thisdocumentaryofRobert'sself-selected"family"oftransgenderedmenandwomen(andoneheterosexualpartner)isunerringinitsabilitytohumanizewithoutcondescension.Bynotpoliticizingorsensationalizinghersubjects'genderissues,thedirectorhasachievedaprofoundlyaffectingemotionaldepth. from:commentby'BobfromNewYork,NY'onimdb…