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The Brandon Teena Story

The Brandon Teena Story

All Brandon wanted was to be one of the guys, unfortunately he was a girl.

199889 min6.4 / 10
Documentarywoman director

A sobering documentary portrait of Brandon Teena's life and tragic murder, examining identity, acceptance, and violence in rural America.

Documentary about Brandon Teena, a transgender man who was murdered along with two others in 1993 in rural Nebraska.

Essence

Ensemble

Kate Bornstein
Kate Bornstein
Herself

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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