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Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen
2008, 78 minutes
Media type
Country of origin

United States of America

Production company

Blackstar Media

Technical specs

B/W

Languages

English/English

Content Warnings
Unreviewed
Images
Poster for Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen (2008). Black and white filter over the image. There is a person with brown skin in the midst of talking and wearing a white t-shirt with a button up over it and a sideways hat. There is a white wall in the background with different words all over it.
Description

His movie Still Black: A Portrait of Black Trans Men is one of his most cherished and credited works. The documentary features the stories of six black transmen from diverse backgrounds in different parts of the United States at different stages in their lives. Ziegler interviews activists, teachers, students, and more to tell their story of transition, the relationships they have with family as well as the outside world, and how being a black trans man has negative stereotypes and stigmas not only from being trans, but also from being a black man. It aims to empower black trans men while also making their struggle known to heteronormative society as well as the LGBTQ community. It shows how the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality all come into play in the LGBTQ community as a whole.

Saunders, Aliyah Brianna. “Still Black: A Portrait of Black Trans Men.” Queer Culture Collection, February 27, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20200517075722/https://sites.psu.edu/245spring2015/2015/02/27/still-black-a-portrait-of-black-trans-men/.

Cast & Crew
Crew
Screenings
Country Premiere

2008-11-08 6:25 PM

London Transgender Film Festival

SESSION TWO: Feature

Archive Items
DVD of Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen
DVDMusic & Media - Video HQ77.95 U6S75 2008
The Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria
References
UCTV, University of California Television. “VIDEO: Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen - Trans Media.” Accessed July 6, 2022. https://www.uctv.tv/shows/Still-Black-A-Portrait-of-Black-Transmen-Trans-Media-32541. Saunders, Aliyah Brianna. “Still Black: A Portrait of Black Trans Men.” Queer Culture Collection, February 27, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20200517075722/https://sites.psu.edu/245spring2015/2015/02/27/still-black-a-portrait-of-black-trans-men/.