
Release Date
Original Release
September 28, 2019
1h 33m
Born to Be (2019)
Overview
Soon after New York state passed a 2015 law that health insurance should cover transgender-related care and services, director Tania Cypriano and producer Michelle Hayashi began bringing their cameras behind the scenes at New Yorkâs Mount Sinai Hospital, where this remarkable documentary captures the emotional and physical journey of surgical transitioning. Lending equal narrative weight to the experiences of the centerâs groundbreaking surgeon Dr. Jess Ting and those of his diverse group of patients, BORN TO BE perfectly balances compassionate personal storytelling and fly-on-the-wall vĂ©ritĂ©. Itâs a film of astonishing accessâmost importantly into the lives, joys, and fears of the people at its center.
Director

Tania Cypriano
Department: Directing
Cast

Leiomy Maldonado
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Garnet Rubio
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Mahogany Phillips
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Jess Ting
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Jordan Rubenstein
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Shawn Frederick Sr.
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