When ‘Mama’ Gloria Allen speaks, everyone listens. Allen is a 75-year-old Black trans woman who has touched many lives, and with the help of the doc Mama Gloria, her stories will live
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No Ordinary Man, which tells the story of American jazz pianist and trans man Billy Tipton, is no ordinary music documentary. Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt bring contemporary relevance by foregrounding present-day
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No Ordinary Man brilliantly rewrites the past as directors Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt and writer Amos Mac correct the story of jazz musician Billy Tipton through voices he inspired.
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