Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities (1999): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1999, Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities is a documentary film directed by Monika Treut, running about 87 minutes.

What it’s about. Monika Treut explores the worlds and thoughts of several female to male transgendered individuals. As with Treuts first film, Jungfrauenmaschine, Gendernauts, enters a minority sector of San Fransisco culture. The characters in this film have a lot to complain about, and they do. They are people whose physical appearance (female) does not match their inner sexual identity (male). The subject is pinpointed in the film independant of sexual orientation. Leave your conservative hats at the door, this is going to need your special attention.

Who’s in it. Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities stars Sandy Stone as Self, Susan Stryker as Self, Max Wolf Valerio as Self and Jordy Jones as Self, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 9.0/10, Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Criterion Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities page.

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