
Coby
2018

Representation Score
Fair
2019
Director
Matt Kliegman
Runtime
92 minutes
Average Rating
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Markie in Milwaukee is a documentary that captures the complexities of a transgender woman's life over a decade. It goes beyond mere visibility, exploring the tension between personal truth and societal pressures from fundamentalist religion and the nuclear family. The film highlights the subject's autonomy and the challenges she faces. However, it lacks information about racial diversity and disability, leaving certain aspects of the social landscape unexplored.
Category Breakdown
The film focuses on the experiences of a transgender woman, delving into the internal and external challenges she faces while navigating her identity.
It disrupts traditional gender roles by highlighting a woman's autonomy and the tension between her individual expression and societal expectations.
There is no specific information regarding the racial or ethnic composition of the subjects or the community.
The movie critiques fundamentalist religious structures and the nuclear family, showing how these institutions can exert pressure that leads to individual erasure.
There is no explicit depiction of neurodivergence or physical disabilities in the film.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Assembled from over 10 years of footage, Markie in Milwaukee tells the story of a midwestern transgender woman as she struggles with the prospect of de-transitioning under the pressures of her fundamentalist church, family and community.

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