Growing up as Sonny and Cher’s adorable golden-haired daughter in a body he felt wasn’t
his own was a burden it took Chaz Bono years to transcend. BECOMING CHAZ invites us
along on Chaz’s brave and remarkable journey of transformation. As hormone shots give
way to top surgery, easy going and unflappable Chaz beams with a sense of liberation
and goes public with his story, putting a very public face on a widely misunderstood
issue. But with his gregarious girlfriend struggling with the new realities of living
with a man, it’s made clear that sex change isn’t solely a physical transition.
Intimate and nakedly honest, the film reveals the humanity and courage it takes for
Chaz to ultimately embrace his true self. His moving struggle will reverberate profoundly
for anyone to whom authenticity matters.
Wayback Machine. “2011 Translations | Calendar | Three Dollar Bill Cinema.” May 13,
2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110513030818/http://threedollarbillcinema.org/calendar/2011-translations.
