A Transgender Family Story From Here in Missoula
Red Without Blue (USA: 2007, 77 mins.)Thursday February 11, 2010, 7:00pm
U.C. Theater
Directed by Brooke Sebold, Benita Sills, and Todd Sills

Red Without Blue is an artistic and groundbreaking portrayal of gender, identity, and the unswerving bond of twinship despite transformation, right here in Missoula, Montana.  An honest portrayal of the Farley family’s struggle to redefine their family, Red Without Blue follows a pair of identical twins over a period of three years as one transitions from male to female. The twins' early lives were quintessentially all-American: picture-perfect holidays, supportive parents who cheered them on every step of the way. By the time they were 14, their parents had divorced, they had come out as gay, and a joint suicide attempt precipitated a forced separation of Mark and Alex for two and half years.  Through candid and extensive interviews with the twins and their family, Red Without Blue recounts these troubled times, interweaving the twins' difficult past with their efforts to find themselves in the present.  The film questions normative standards of gender and identity — as Mark and Clair, articulate, independent and haunted by their painful adolescence, reassert their indescribable bond as identical twins.  Through the power of the Farleys' voices, we hear the story of a family's redemption from a dark past, and ultimately, its revival to the present.

Guest Speaker Bree Stephany Sutherland of Montana Transgender Day of Recognition

Discussions to Follow Each Screening. Please join us.

Producer's Web Site: RedWithoutBlue.com

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