Meet Mama Gloria. Chicago’s Black transgender icon Gloria Allen, now in her 70s, blazed a trail for trans people like few others before her. Emerging from Chicago’s South Side drag ball culture in the 1960s, Gloria overcame traumatic violence to become a proud leader in her community. Most famously, she pioneered a charm school for young transgender people that served as inspiration for Chicago playwright Philip Dawkins’ hit play Charm. Luchina Fisher’s empathic and engaging documentary is not only a portrait of a groundbreaking legend, but also a celebration of unconditional love, the love Gloria received from her own mother and that she now gives to her chosen children.
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Luchina Fisher Director
United States release October 14, 2020 · Produced in Canada, United States
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Canada · United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 14, 2020
Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Canada
May 27, 2021 · Inside Out Film Festival
Denmark
October 25, 2021 · MIX Copenhagen
United Kingdom
March 17, 2021 · BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
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