Born to Be (2019)
Born to Be (2019)
When you see yourself, who do you see?
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.

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Cast

Leiomy Maldonado Leiomy Maldonado As: Self
Garnet Rubio Garnet Rubio As: Self
Mahogany Phillips Mahogany Phillips As: Self
Jess Ting Jess Ting As: Self
Jordan Rubenstein Jordan Rubenstein As: Self
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: When you see yourself, who do you see?
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 28 September 2019

Country: US

Runtime: 93m

Company Credits

Company: Transformation Productions, Justice-Partners

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Cast

Directed By

Writing Credits

Not currently known.

Production Crew

Michelle Koo Hayashi

Michelle Koo Hayashi

Producer

Susan Norget

Susan Norget

Executive Producer

J. Winkelried

J. Winkelried

Executive Producer

Molly M. Fowler

Molly M. Fowler

Executive Producer

Jessica Kingdon

Jessica Kingdon

Co-Producer

Rachel Mills

Rachel Mills

Co-Producer

Heidi Reinberg

Heidi Reinberg

Consulting Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Eliott Taylor

Eliott Taylor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Troy Herion

Troy Herion

Music

Brad Wickham

Brad Wickham

Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jeffrey Johnson

Jeffrey Johnson

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Ilyse Wolfe Tretter

Ilyse Wolfe Tretter

Clearances Coordinator

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