The Transformation
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Cast & Crew
Susana Aikin
Susana Aikin
Susana Aikin
Carlos Aparicio
Carlos Aparicio
Ward Chamberlain
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Synopsis
A documentary portrait of Ricardo, a homeless transvestite prostitute, who undergoes major lifestyle changes after learning he's HIV-positive--including leaving New York City, becoming born-again, returning to being a man once again, and marrying a woman in Dallas.
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Released in United States 1996
Released in United States April 18, 1996
Released in United States February 1996
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 15-26, 1996.
Broadcast in USA over PBS on "POV" series July 9, 1996.
The featured convert in this documentary, Ricardo, was formerly known as "Sara" and was a homeless, Latino transvestite profiled five years earlier in "The Salt Mines" (USA/1990) by the same documentarians Susana Aikins and Carlos Aparicio. Thusly, "The Transformation" acts be coined as an indirect sequel/follow-up to their earlier study.
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Released in United States 1996
Released in United States February 1996 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 15-26, 1996.)
Released in United States April 18, 1996 (Shown in New York City (MoMA) as part of "New Documentaries" series April 18, 1996.)
