For Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, coming out as a gay man was an “evolutionary process.”
The 58-year-old says there was no grand moment in which he declared his identity, but his family and friends immediately knew from the moment they met him.
“I think most people who encountered me understood that I was a queer little boy and that I would grow up to be a queer man, which has happened. And I’m actually quite happy about it,” he says. “I actually never thought that I would find someone, fall in love, spend the rest of my life with them.
The 58-year-old says there was no grand moment in which he declared his identity, but his family and friends immediately knew from the moment they met him.
“I think most people who encountered me understood that I was a queer little boy and that I would grow up to be a queer man, which has happened. And I’m actually quite happy about it,” he says. “I actually never thought that I would find someone, fall in love, spend the rest of my life with them.
- 3/7/2018
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
I’m not sure anyone could have written a better script than Brooke Guinan’s real life to truly focus on what it means to be a transgender person in a bigoted, “traditional” world. Here’s a woman born as George Guinan VI into a Fdny (New York Fire Department) family, whose adolescence was met with constant ridicule and bullying as an “other.” She not only had to come out to her parents at the age of eleven, but again when the decision to transition into a woman arrived. She had to fight for her place within a life that is still situated under a patriarchal umbrella—a battle that even saw her go back into the closet to not “rock the boat” more than she already was. And she persevered.
Brooke evolved into someone that finally resembled the person she knew she was but could never see with her eyes open.
Brooke evolved into someone that finally resembled the person she knew she was but could never see with her eyes open.
- 10/9/2017
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Film to screen on June 5 in New York to commemorate Pride Month.
Brooklyn-based film and TV distributor FilmRise has acquired worldwide rights to Julie Sokolow’s documentary Woman On Fire.
The film premiered at the 2016 Doc NYC Film Festival and centres on Brooke Guinan, New York City’s first openly transgender firefighter.
Guinan’s father and grandfather served as New York firefighters, yet she experiences obstacles in her career in what remains a male-dominated profession.
Woman On Fire will screen to the public on June 5 at Bam Rose Cinemas in partnership with Brooklyn Pride. Guinan will be honoured as a Grand Marshal at this year’s Lgbt Pride March in New York on June 25.
Danny Yourd produced the documentary and Michael Killen, Kathy Dziubek, and Jim Kreitzburg of production company Animal Inc served as executive producers.
“We feel privileged to be able to share Brooke Guinan’s remarkable story of strength and resilience,” FilmRise CEO [link...
Brooklyn-based film and TV distributor FilmRise has acquired worldwide rights to Julie Sokolow’s documentary Woman On Fire.
The film premiered at the 2016 Doc NYC Film Festival and centres on Brooke Guinan, New York City’s first openly transgender firefighter.
Guinan’s father and grandfather served as New York firefighters, yet she experiences obstacles in her career in what remains a male-dominated profession.
Woman On Fire will screen to the public on June 5 at Bam Rose Cinemas in partnership with Brooklyn Pride. Guinan will be honoured as a Grand Marshal at this year’s Lgbt Pride March in New York on June 25.
Danny Yourd produced the documentary and Michael Killen, Kathy Dziubek, and Jim Kreitzburg of production company Animal Inc served as executive producers.
“We feel privileged to be able to share Brooke Guinan’s remarkable story of strength and resilience,” FilmRise CEO [link...
- 6/2/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Woman On Fire director Julie Sokolow: "I was like holy moly!, that's a trans woman who is coming into the spotlight first and foremost as a hero." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Doc NYC will host tonight the world premiere of Woman On Fire, Julie Sokolow's remarkable portrait of a third-generation New York City firefighter which shows the relentless spirit and winning personality of Brooke Guinan, who is the first openly transgender member of the department.
At the Vulcan Productions reception where I spoke with The Ivory Game cinematographer/co-director Richard Ladkani, following the Doc NYC Short List Unfolding Stories panel, Julie, whose film is in the Metropolis competition, sheds some light on the journey for her and Brooke. Our conversation took place two days after it was announced that Hillary Clinton conceded the presidential election to Donald J Trump. With Michael Moore's plea still ringing in our ears...
Doc NYC will host tonight the world premiere of Woman On Fire, Julie Sokolow's remarkable portrait of a third-generation New York City firefighter which shows the relentless spirit and winning personality of Brooke Guinan, who is the first openly transgender member of the department.
At the Vulcan Productions reception where I spoke with The Ivory Game cinematographer/co-director Richard Ladkani, following the Doc NYC Short List Unfolding Stories panel, Julie, whose film is in the Metropolis competition, sheds some light on the journey for her and Brooke. Our conversation took place two days after it was announced that Hillary Clinton conceded the presidential election to Donald J Trump. With Michael Moore's plea still ringing in our ears...
- 11/15/2016
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
New York City’s annual Doc NYC festival kicks off this week, including a full-to-bursting slate of some of this year’s most remarkable documentaries. If you’ve been looking to beef up on your documentary consumption, Doc NYC is the perfect chance to check out a wide variety of some of the year’s best fact-based features.
Ahead, we pick out 13 of our most anticipated films from the fest, including some awards contenders, a handful of buzzy debuts and a number of festival favorites. Take a look and start filling up your schedule now.
“Cameraperson”
Kirsten Johnson’s “visual memoir” has already completed a starry trot around the festival circuit, kicking off with a lauded debut at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but it still demands to be seen by a wider audience. Johnson made her bones as a cinematographer on a number of well-known (and well-loved) documentaries,...
Ahead, we pick out 13 of our most anticipated films from the fest, including some awards contenders, a handful of buzzy debuts and a number of festival favorites. Take a look and start filling up your schedule now.
“Cameraperson”
Kirsten Johnson’s “visual memoir” has already completed a starry trot around the festival circuit, kicking off with a lauded debut at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but it still demands to be seen by a wider audience. Johnson made her bones as a cinematographer on a number of well-known (and well-loved) documentaries,...
- 11/9/2016
- by Kate Erbland, Eric Kohn, David Ehrlich, Chris O'Falt, Steve Greene and Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
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