Out at the Movies Co-Presented by
L.I. Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Transgender Day of Remembrance
MAJOR!
Thursday, April 27 at 7:30 pm
Members $11 | Public $16 | Includes reception
MAJOR! explores the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a formerly incarcerated Black transgender elder and activist who has been fighting for the rights of trans women of color for over 40 years.
Miss Major’s extraordinary life and personal story is one of resilience and celebration in a community that has been historically traumatized and marginalized. She is a veteran of the Stonewall Rebellion and a survivor of Attica State Prison, a former sex worker, an elder, a community leader, a human rights activist, and simply “Mama” to many in her community. Her personal story and activism for transgender civil rights intersects LGBT struggles for justice and equality from the 1960s to today. At the center of her activism is her fierce advocacy for her girls, trans women of color who have survived police brutality and incarceration in men’s jails and prisons. Major! is more than just a biographical documentary: It’s an investigation into critical issues of how the Prison Industrial Complex represents a widespread and systematic civil rights violation, as well as a historical portrait of diverse LGBT communities, told with love and humor, and personalized through the lens of a vibrant and charismatic woman. Through firstperson narration and innovative visual storytelling, Major! seeks to create a living, breathing history of a community's struggle and resilience, as seen and experienced by those who lived it. (USA, 2015, 91 min., English, NR, DCP | Dir. Annalise Ophelian)
