The co-directors of a new documentary about the history of trans sex workers in the Meatpacking District tell us what inspires their trans womanhood ❤️
brought the trans narrative to the forefront, as she seamlessly integrated the community into the production process. And Kristen Lovell began her journey as a filmmaker after appearing in, a 2007 film that follows trans youth living in New York City, and in which Lovell’s gritty New York accent and Holly Golightly mannerisms shined brightly.
LOVELL: Me and JD go way back to the days of FIERCE [Fabulous Independent Educated Radical for Community Empowerment] and, which is another documentary that we were involved with. Around 2010, we wanted to present a workshop about media representation at the Trans Health Conference. I didn’t want to do a PowerPoint presentation, because everybody was doing PowerPoints then. I wanted to do something visually gripping that would incite emotion and action. JD gave me this DV [digital video] camera.
LOVELL: There were definitely times where I felt the emotion of being back in that space. I used to be on these corners not too long ago and now here I am filming a project for HBO. I have done a lot of crying and processing this full circle moment of becoming the filmmaker that I wanted to be. During the pandemic, I wasn’t as active with activism, but then I realized that this film is an act of revolution in itself.
LOVELL: Things that weren’t put in the film, like when we went to that guy’s house and he had very racist and transphobic artwork in his home. Every time I tried to ask him questions, he would totally avoid the question. Every piece of artwork that he presented to me that was supposed to be a Black trans woman was racist. What really set it off for me was when he showed me the artwork of the witch and it just so happened to be a Black pre-op trans woman.
DRUCKER: It’s the most fun to create with new collaborators, especially when you’re deep in an edit and you’re so lost in the weeds. Awesome + Modest is an incredible team of animators and they always take it to the next level. We started with the superhero because we always knew that was going to be in the film. Buffy, Battle Bots, Wonder Woman. That’s kind of where it started, and that kind of unlocked the rest of the superhero segment.
CROCKETT: That put so many things in perspective for me. Zackary, I would love to hear your take on it.
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