Baillie Walsh's Mirror, Mirror, portrays Hispanic transsexual Consuela Cosmetic, living
with AIDS in NYC and negotiating the affects of a mastectomy on the body she has worked
so hard to transform, using self administered hormone and silicone injecting therapy
as well as cosmetic surgery. Walking that fine line between gender reassignment 'sex
change' and 'realness' achieved by mirroring gender through performing it. Surviving
grim adversity Consuela emerges as a powerful spokesperson for her choices and lifestyle.
A candid, compassionate and poignant tribute to her.
“The First International Transgender Film & Video Festival Program.” London: Alchemy
and Transmutation, 1997. Personal Archives.
