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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/protests-and-defense-of-a-transgender-comedy-at-tribeca-festival
Protests and Defense of a Transgender Comedy at Tribeca Festival
By DAVE ITZKOFF
Tribeca Film Festival
A scene from the comedy “Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives” by Israel Luna.
A film selected for the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival called “Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives” hasn’t been screened there yet, but it’s already had that very effect on members of the transgender community and their supporters, prompting an advocacy group to call for the film’s removal from the festival lineup as well as a rapid defense from its creators and festival organizers.
In the official online listing for “Ticked-Off Trannies,” a comedy by Israel Luna that is making its world premiere at the Tribeca festival, the film is described as a “campy homage to the exploitation films” in which “a group of transgender women are violently beaten and left for dead,” but then “the violated vixens turn deadly divas.”
That summary alone was enough to prompt many angry comments at the tribecafilm.com Web site. One commenter who gave her name as Marie wrote, “This movie trivializes people dying for being who they are. You need to consider whether you want to be remembered for such transphobic trash.” Another commenter named Margaret B wrote, “I can’t imagine a more offensive film to denigrate and demean a minority group. Please remove this film from your line up.”
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has made the same demand of the Tribeca festival. In a statement, the alliance said, “The film, its title and its marketing misrepresent the lives of transgender women and use grotesque, exploitative depictions of violence against transgender women.” The alliance added that Mr. Luna and the festival “have refused to take responsibility for the problematic content and offensive marketing of this film,” and urged its membership to contact the festival and demand that the film be pulled from its schedule.
The Tribeca Film Festival responded in a statement: “The filmmakers provided a copy of this film to GLAAD in February, and for weeks the organization had been supportive to the filmmakers. In fact, GLAAD representatives advised the film’s producer, director and cast on how to describe the film to its core constituency.” The festival added that it “looks forward to the film’s premiere” next month.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/protests-and-defense-of-a-transgender-comedy-at-tribeca-festival
Protests and Defense of a Transgender Comedy at Tribeca Festival
By DAVE ITZKOFF
Tribeca Film Festival
A scene from the comedy “Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives” by Israel Luna.
A film selected for the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival called “Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives” hasn’t been screened there yet, but it’s already had that very effect on members of the transgender community and their supporters, prompting an advocacy group to call for the film’s removal from the festival lineup as well as a rapid defense from its creators and festival organizers.
In the official online listing for “Ticked-Off Trannies,” a comedy by Israel Luna that is making its world premiere at the Tribeca festival, the film is described as a “campy homage to the exploitation films” in which “a group of transgender women are violently beaten and left for dead,” but then “the violated vixens turn deadly divas.”
That summary alone was enough to prompt many angry comments at the tribecafilm.com Web site. One commenter who gave her name as Marie wrote, “This movie trivializes people dying for being who they are. You need to consider whether you want to be remembered for such transphobic trash.” Another commenter named Margaret B wrote, “I can’t imagine a more offensive film to denigrate and demean a minority group. Please remove this film from your line up.”
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has made the same demand of the Tribeca festival. In a statement, the alliance said, “The film, its title and its marketing misrepresent the lives of transgender women and use grotesque, exploitative depictions of violence against transgender women.” The alliance added that Mr. Luna and the festival “have refused to take responsibility for the problematic content and offensive marketing of this film,” and urged its membership to contact the festival and demand that the film be pulled from its schedule.
The Tribeca Film Festival responded in a statement: “The filmmakers provided a copy of this film to GLAAD in February, and for weeks the organization had been supportive to the filmmakers. In fact, GLAAD representatives advised the film’s producer, director and cast on how to describe the film to its core constituency.” The festival added that it “looks forward to the film’s premiere” next month.