The transformation, film by Carlos Aparicio & Susana Aikin
Type
Label
The transformation, film by Carlos Aparicio & Susana Aikin
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The transformation
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
849672440
Responsibility statement
film by Carlos Aparicio & Susana Aikin
Runtime
53
Summary
The Transformation explores the changes Ricardo (Sara in The Salt Mines) undergoes after discovering that she is HIV positive and decides not to die on the streets a homeless, transsexual sex worker. In order to move out of street life, Sara/Ricardo accepts help from a group of born-again Christians who, in exchange, demand a complete transformation from female to male and from queer to straight. Ricardo moves to Dallas and tries fervently to transform inside and out, converting to Christianity and marrying a woman from the church. Together they try to start a new life away from his past. When the church organizes a trip to New York to "rescue" other transvestite street walkers, they invite Ricardo to preach his example. In New York, Ricardo encounters his old friends Gigi and Giovanna, both of whom refuse to come back with him to Dallas for redemption. They regard Ricardo's new life as a desperate exercise in survival. With the onset of AIDS-related illness, Ricardo reexamines his life, realizing that if he were to do it again, she would want to live as a woman
Technique
live action
Subject
- Documentary films
- Homeless persons -- New York (State) -- New York
- Male prostitutes -- New York (State) -- New York
- Drug addicts -- New York (State) -- New York
- Homosexuality + Religious aspects + Christianity
- Transvestites -- New York (State) -- New York
- Sexual reorientation programs -- Texas -- Dallas
- Nonfiction films
- Hispanic American gays -- New York (State) -- New York
- HIV-positive men -- New York (State) -- New York
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor4
- Genre2
- Subject10
- Documentary films
- Homeless persons -- New York (State) -- New York
- Male prostitutes -- New York (State) -- New York
- Drug addicts -- New York (State) -- New York
- Homosexuality + Religious aspects + Christianity
- Transvestites -- New York (State) -- New York
- Sexual reorientation programs -- Texas -- Dallas
- Nonfiction films
- Hispanic American gays -- New York (State) -- New York
- HIV-positive men -- New York (State) -- New York
- Mapped to1