Two legends contested their identities as women in the court of public opinion: April Ashley, who was immortalized as a trailblazer by embracing her transgender history; and Amanda Lear, who has consciously denied and obfuscated her history for decades. Their divergent paths reveal disparate but intertwined legacies.
Direction
Drucker navigates two opposing subjects with surgical precision.
Editing
Juxtaposition of Ashley's openness and Lear's fortress is devastating.
Production
Rare archival access makes this unrepeatable.
Director
Zackary Drucker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Drucker herself appeared in 'Transparent'; this is her reclaiming trans documentary from cis gaze.
Lear's representatives reportedly tried to block footage — the film's existence is itself a statement on control.
US
