Framing Agnes
Feature Films
1H 15MIN
Availability ended 7/10/2022 CST
After discovering case files from a 1950s gender clinic, a cast of trans actors turn a talk show inside out to confront the legacy of a youn
In 1958, a young trans woman named Agnes entered a study about sex disorders at UCLA to get the gender-affirming care she needed, by any means necessary. Her story was long considered to be exceptional until never-before-seen case files of other patients were found in 2017. Directed by Chase Joynt (NO ORDINARY MAN) and featuring an all-star cast of transgender artists and performers, FRAMING AGNES uses re-enactment and genre-blurring storytelling techniques to breathe new life into previously unknown people who redefined gender in the midcentury. Featuring Angelica Ross, Jen Richards, Zackary Drucker, Silas Howard, Max Wolf Valerio, and Stephen Ira. Credits
Directed by CHASE JOYNT
Written by CHASE JOYNT
MORGAN M PAGE
Production Company Fae Pictures and Level Ground
Produced by SAMANTHA CURLEY
SHANT JOSHI
CHASE JOYNT
Cast ANGELICA ROSS
JEN RICHARDS
ZACKARY DRUCKER
MAX WOLF VALERIO
SILAS HOWARD
STEPHEN IRA