Born to Be

Born to Be

28/9/2019 1h 33m 3.0/10

Overview

Soon after New York state passed a 2015 law that health insurance should cover transgender-related care and services, director Tania Cypriano and producer Michelle Hayashi began bringing their cameras behind the scenes at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, where this remarkable documentary captures the emotional and physical journey of surgical transitioning. Lending equal narrative weight to the experiences of the center’s groundbreaking surgeon Dr. Jess Ting and those of his diverse group of patients, BORN TO BE perfectly balances compassionate personal storytelling and fly-on-the-wall vérité. It’s a film of astonishing access—most importantly into the lives, joys, and fears of the people at its center.

Director

Tania Cypriano

Top Billed Cast

Leiomy Maldonado

Leiomy Maldonado

Self

Shawn Frederick Sr.

Self

Jess Ting

Self

Jordan Rubenstein

Jordan Rubenstein

Self

Garnet Rubio

Garnet Rubio

Self

Mahogany Phillips

Self

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