No Ordinary Man

Un vrai gentleman

  • Release Date: April 2, 2021 (limited)
  • Genre: Documentary

  • Director: Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt
  • Producer(s): Sarah Spring
  • Writer(s): Aisling Chin-Yee, Amos Mac
  • Studio: Les Films du 3 Mars / levelFILM
  • Length: 1h 24m | Classification: G
  • Le Score Rotten Tomatoes®
    Tomatometer 94% Audience Score 60%

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Synopsis

The extraordinary life and career of American jazz musician and transgender icon Billy Tipton.

Tipton's story is re-imagined and performed by trans artists as they collectively paint a portrait of an unlikely hero. Together, the filmmakers join Tipton’s son, Billy Jr., to reckon with a complicated and contested legacy.

Canadian Connection  Canadian Connection: Produced in Canada with Canadian directors.;

Cast

Susan Stryker, Stephan Pennington, Amos Mac, Marquise Vilsón, C. Riley Snorton, Thomas Page McBee, Zackary Drucker, Kate Bornstein, Jamison Green, Scott Turner Schofield, Billy Tipton Jr.
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