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A film by
Ashley Altadonna
WHATEVER SUITS YOU parallels
the process of transforming a suit into a dress with
all the physical, mental, and emotional processes of
changing genders.The tattered fabric, stitched and sewn
together, becomes a visual metaphor for the realization
and creation of a newly formed gender identity. Part
autobiography, part documentary, part testimonial, the
film sheds light on what it means to be transgendered.
Filmmaker Bio:
Ashley Altadonna is a graduate of the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee film program and is the director
of WHATEVER SUITS YOU as well as numerous other short
films. A feminist, femme, transgendered/queer activist,
Altadonna is also a singer/songwriter and volunteer
at Broad Vocabulary, Milwaukee’s feminist bookstore.
WHATEVER SUITS YOU is Ashley Altadonna’s most
personal work to date and is the first to address her
transition.
- BFI London Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
(April 2008)
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival (March 2008)
- Mix NYC (November 2007)
- Outtakes Dallas (November 2007)
- Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival (September 2007)
- Frameline31: San Francisco International GLBT Film
Festival (June 2007)
WHATEVER SUITS YOU
(2006) 7 min., color, miniDV. Directed by Ashley Altadonna.
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