Director, Sam Feder
Starring Kate Bornstein
KATE BORNSTEIN IS A QUEER & PLEASANT DANGER is the first feature documentary about the visionary trans author and performer Kate Bornstein. Director Sam Feder captures the many facets of this queer gender outlaw. Whether Kate is charming an enraptured audience on her latest book tour, tweeting to her fans, or deconstructing postmodern theory, her bold thinking, wicked wit, and astonishing candor get to the heart of transformations in gender and sexuality. The film sheds new light on issues of critical importance to trans and queer communities, such as gender theory as survival, depression and alternatives to suicide, a broad gender spectrum vs. a rigid gender binary, notions of queer family and legacy, and illness/treatment/ recovery. KATE BORNSTEIN IS A QUEER & PLEASANT DANGER has been acquired by over 200 college and public library collections.
Best Feature Documentary Award: Beacon Independent Film Festival; Trans|Lations; TransScreen; Identities Film Festival; Special Jury Commendation Award: GAZE Film Festival; 2015 James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism
“This is a must-see documentary of 2014.”
– Indiewire
“Even if you think you know everything about Bornstein, Feder’s film will show you sides you hadn't imagined were there.”
– XTRA!
“Feder’s film is a contemporary re-thinking of Kate’s impact that consciously breaks out of typical trans narratives.”
– Windy City Times
“A storyteller and filmmaker to watch”
– Jury Special Commendation Award GAZE Film Festival
