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The Ties That Bind

A personal and heartfelt documentary on one family's experience with gender transition.

05/04/2018 | Expired 07/13/2020

The Ties That Bind

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PBS Short Film Festival

The Ties That Bind

5/4/2018 | 24m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

A personal and heartfelt documentary on one family's experience with gender transition.

Rigorous in its thoughtful self-examination, this personal family portrait details director Diana Newton’s own journey toward acceptance alongside her sister Christine, a trans woman navigating the emotional and physical perils of coming out. Wrenching and eloquent, The Ties That Bind offers an inside look at living authentically amidst one Southern family’s own culture wars.

05/04/2018 | Expired 07/13/2020

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PBS Short Film Festival

The Ties That Bind

5/4/2018 | 24m 5sVideo has Closed Captions

Rigorous in its thoughtful self-examination, this personal family portrait details director Diana Newton’s own journey toward acceptance alongside her sister Christine, a trans woman navigating the emotional and physical perils of coming out. Wrenching and eloquent, The Ties That Bind offers an inside look at living authentically amidst one Southern family’s own culture wars.

05/04/2018 | Expired 07/13/2020

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