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TRANSMEXICO

Directed by Claudia Ymi Sanchez
U.S / 2023
84 minutes / Spanish w English subtitles

This incredible documentary first screened at SLIFF 2023 and was a crowd favorite. Transwomen face more difficulties in Latin America than in any other part of the world. In most of these countries, unchecked transphobia severely limits trans people’s access to education, employment, housing, and medical services. In Mexico, which has one of the highest murder rates of transwomen in the world, the prosecution of these crimes is regrettably uncommon. But despite these challenges, many transwomen live empowered lives; they live in truth and have found respect, acceptance, love, and fulfilling careers