Directed by Lee Grant • 1985 • United States
Starring Christine Jorgensen, Steve Dain, Monica Lynn B.
Radically ahead of its time in its candor and compassion, this groundbreaking documentary follows a group of transgender individuals struggling to make their way in every strata of 1980s America. Among the people whose stories director Lee Grant explores are pioneering trans-rights advocates like Christine Jorgensen and Steve Dain. From finding employment to finding acceptance, WHAT SEX AM I? gives empathetic voice to the everyday challenges faced by trans people decades before issues of gender identity were widely discussed in the mainstream.
Directed by Lee Grant • 1986 • United States
Starring Lee Grant
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Lee Grant’s searing and sobering critique of Reagan-era economic policies takes viewers from America’s heartland, where farms that have fed the U.S. for a century are being d...
Directed by Lee Grant • 1989 • United States
Starring Lee Grant
Lee Grant’s BATTERED is a shattering portrait of domestic violence in American homes. A powerful if harrowing plunge into a life lived in constant fear of the people closest to you, this unforgettable documentary explores its subjec...
Directed by Lee Grant • 2005 • United States
Academy Award–winning actor and filmmaker Lee Grant’s candid, complex portrait of father-son screen icons Kirk and Michael Douglas—and the Hollywood dynasty that they built—is alternately a celebration, an indictment, and a fabulous dinner party. Exam...
