to co-direct the documentary. She says she knew Drucker would be the right person to help glue together the pieces of her life on film. “[Producer] Matt [Wolf] introduced us and I think we instantly clicked,” says Lovell. “I knew Zackary had an affinity for trans history, and they were trans themselves. [It’s] just the epitome of what collaboration and sisterhood looks like – diversity and inclusion – it’s all the things.
Adds Drucker, “Trans sex workers in the Meatpacking District are something that New Yorkers all knew about in the ‘80s, ‘90s, and aughts. So any New Yorker pretty much has a story about encounters with trans women in the Meatpacking District. And since there were so many artists and photographers in the neighborhood, it’s a very well-represented community over the years. Tons of stuff we looked at didn’t make it into the documentary.
A banner featuring Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, carried during the 2019 Trans Latinx March in New York.The revolution was ignited way back in the ‘70s by trans activists such as Sylvia Rivera – as seen in – fighting for the rights of transgender people to live with dignity and respect.