Charting the Rise of Trans Filmmaking with Caden Mark Gardner and Willow Maclay (opens in new tab)

Despite what is often assumed about the history of trans representation in cinema, it is not a simple story of marginalization and stigmatization. In their 2024 book Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema, critics Caden Mark Gardner and Willow Maclay explore not just how the community has been portrayed on-screen but also how trans moviegoers have responded, passionately engaging and arguing with an art form that has not always loved them back. Drawing on ...