The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation wants the Tribeca Film Festival to pull the film Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives from its schedule.
GLAAD says the film, its title and its marketing misrepresent the lives of transgender women and use grotesque, exploitative depictions of violence against transgender women in ways that make light of the horrific brutality they all too often face. Because of its positioning as a transgender film, GLAAD says viewers unfamiliar with the lives of transgender women will likely leave this film with the impression that transgender women are ridiculous caricatures of “real women.”The organization said in a statement Thursday that it has reached out to writer/director Israel Luna, the film’s producer, and the Tribeca Film Festival, and both have refused to take responsibility for the problematic content and offensive marketing of this film.
GLAAD says the film, its title and its marketing misrepresent the lives of transgender women and use grotesque, exploitative depictions of violence against transgender women in ways that make light of the horrific brutality they all too often face. Because of its positioning as a transgender film, GLAAD says viewers unfamiliar with the lives of transgender women will likely leave this film with the impression that transgender women are ridiculous caricatures of “real women.”The organization said in a statement Thursday that it has reached out to writer/director Israel Luna, the film’s producer, and the Tribeca Film Festival, and both have refused to take responsibility for the problematic content and offensive marketing of this film.
GLAAD is urging community members to contact the Tribeca Film Festival and call on them to pull “Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives” from their schedule.
GLAAD is getting some criticism for asking the Tribeca Film Festival to remove the film from its schedule. Tribeca is standing firm and has responded with this 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.” “Tribeca is proud of its ongoing commitment to bring diverse voices and stories to its audiences, and looks forward to the film’s premiere at our Festival next month.”
GLAAD is getting some criticism for asking the Tribeca Film Festival to remove the film from its schedule. Tribeca is standing firm and has responded with this 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.” “Tribeca is proud of its ongoing commitment to bring diverse voices and stories to its audiences, and looks forward to the film’s premiere at our Festival next month.”
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