The Transformation

The Transformation (1996)

June 21st, 19960h 53min

Documentary
0%

Overview

Ricardo was once Sara, a homeless HIV positive transvestite, living in the underbelly of Manhattan. Today he is a churchgoing, married man, "saved" by a Dallas ministry. He has renounced his homosexuality, but is his conversion complete? Susana Aiken and Carlos Aparicio offer an intimate look at Ricardo's transformation.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Cruel and Unusual

Cruel and Unusual


Released on: 2006-10-24
Documentary

Five transgender women share their prison experiences. Interviews with attorneys, doctors, and other...

The Fall of '55

The Fall of '55


Released on: 2006-06-10
Documentary

In late 1955 and early 1956, the citizens of Boise, Idaho believed there was a menace in their midst...

Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero

Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero


Released on: 2023-09-09
Music, Documentary

A remarkably intimate portrait of an artist on tour navigating identity, family, expectations, and a...

Adriana's Pact

Adriana's Pact


Released on: 2017-10-05
Documentary, History

Lissette's favorite aunt Adriana, who lives in Australia, is arrested in 2007 while visiting her fam...

Chavela

Chavela


Released on: 2017-06-16
Documentary

Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided...

The Occupation of the American Mind

The Occupation of the American Mind


Released on: 2016-01-19
Documentary

Over the past few years, Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and repeated ...

We

We


Released on: 2022-02-16
Documentary

An urban train link, the RER B, crosses Paris and its outskirts from north to south. A journey withi...

Microcosmos

Microcosmos


Released on: 1996-09-06
Documentary

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time...

Rebel Dykes

Rebel Dykes


Released on: 2021-11-26
Documentary, Animation

A heady, energised mash-up of animation, unseen archive footage and interviews, Rebel Dykes provides...

Crimes of Honour

Crimes of Honour


Released on: 1999-12-31
Documentary

Throughout the Islamic world, each year hundreds of women are shot, stabbed, strangled or burned to ...

Classified People

Classified People


Released on: 1987-02-07
Documentary

Filmed clandestinely, Zauberman’s extraordinary documentary exposes South Africa’s insidious aparthe...

You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...

You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...


Released on: 1986-08-27
Documentary

Short directed by Agnès Varda in 1986 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the French Cinemath...

Alone

Alone


Released on: 2017-01-14
Documentary

This investigation into the layers of mass incarceration and its shaping of the modern black America...

I Want to See

I Want to See


Released on: 2008-05-16
Documentary, Drama, History

July 2006. Another war breaks out in Lebanon. The directors decide to follow a movie star, Catherine...

Visions of Europe

Visions of Europe


Released on: 2004-05-01
Documentary, Comedy, Drama

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?

What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?


Released on: 2004-04-23
Documentary, Comedy, Drama

Amanda is a divorced woman who makes a living as a photographer. During the Fall of the year Amanda ...

Memory Books

Memory Books


Released on: 2008-05-01
Documentary

In Uganda, AIDS-infected mothers have begun writing what they call Memory Books for their children. ...

I Am My Own Woman

I Am My Own Woman


Released on: 1992-10-30
Drama, Documentary

The life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who survived the Nazi reign as a trans woman and helped s...

Citizen Schein

Citizen Schein


Released on: 2017-03-10
Documentary

Harry Schein was an anomaly in Swedish cultural society. Equal parts playboy, intellectual, and poli...

Casa Roshell

Casa Roshell


Released on: 2017-11-13
Documentary

You’d never know this is your home away from home. The surveillance camera outside shows a drab rece...