Event

Her Name Was Steven

Opening Night Program of Translations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival.
Program includes:
HER NAME WAS STEVEN
As City Manager of Largo, Florida, Steve Stanton seemed to have the ideal life; a wife and son at home, a well-paying job overseeing a $130 million budget and 1,200 employees, and the respect and admiration of peers. But everything changed in early 2007 when a local newspaper revealed Stantons plans for sexual reassignment. Fired by the city and thrust into the national spotlight, Stanton nevertheless proceeded with her transition.
This intimate documentary serves as witness to the resulting loss of friends, career crisis, and media circus. While exposing the blatant transphobia in society, it also shows Stantons own hand in her difficulties: some hurtful comments about other trans people made this likely spokesperson somewhat of an outcast in her own community. Ultimately, the film provides a compelling, contemporary look at issues we must face in the fight for LGBT equal rights.
HER NAME WAS STEVEN, Dir. Dave Timko, 2009, US, 80 min

Playing with ENVISIONING JUSTICE: THE JOURNEY OF A TRANSGENDERED WOMAN which presents the life and work of Pauline Park, transwoman and community activist who co-founded NYAGRA and was the first openly trans person chosen to be a grand marshal of the New York Pride March.
ENVISIONING JUSTICE, Dir. Larry Tung, 2008, US, 32 min

Attendees to the Opening Night program are invited to a reception at Cafe Stellina immediately following the films. (Cafe Stellina, 1429 12th Ave @ Pike St)