Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later

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Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later

Released Nov 17, 2023

1h 20m

LGBTQ+

Documentary

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Filmmaker Daniel Peddle looks at how much the language, culture and visibility of the trans community has evolved during the last 25 years.

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Devin-Norelle

Autostraddle

When it comes to positively amplifying our visibility, Beyond the Aggressives is just on time.

Dec 7, 2023

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Ryan Lattanzio

IndieWire

A heartfelt and hopeful portrait of four of the original AGs that feels more complete and finds each of them on steadier footing -- eventually.

Rated: B+

Nov 18, 2023

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Teo Bugbee

New York Times

In each of these updates, Peddle hews close to his original film’s style: he asks his subjects to define themselves and then he keeps watching, letting their actions color in the lines of their self-definition.

Nov 17, 2023

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

A heartfelt, intimate and engrossing documentary.

Nov 17, 2023

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

[Beyond the Aggressives is] a document to the fact that the world is a place of infinite variety, and trying to force reality into a small number of categories will always end in failure.

Rated: 7/10

Nov 16, 2023

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The AGGRESSIVES

It was a very enlightening experience

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/22/23

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Gavin H

What a fantastic documentary on these individuals! I didn't even check my phone once during this!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/13/24

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Lucas I

An exceptional and unique story on the nuanced lives of these individuals!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/13/24

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Aaron J

This is a masterpiece. Over 20 plus years went into the filming of this documentary, I watched it for the first time that I watched the movie 90s movie "kids" within the same week also for the first time. It felt like a sequel spiritually to the "kids" movie. My brother, Eli, did the special effects for this film in the intro sequence. I'm so proud of him and everybody involved in the creation of this film and telling the story of these people. Their stories are inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time. Living in the east coast for a few years, I could actually smell and feel what it was like to live in their environments and and grew up around some of the same people in this film. Still this cuts deep for me

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/07/24

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Eli J

A deeply moving and deeply intimate portrait of its stars as well as the community at large. BTA also touches on broader topics like the immigration and housing crises, even if indirectly. There’s so much heart and life in the sincerity of the production, I’d recommend it to anyone!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/29/24

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Gene K

A wonderful and heart warming sequel to mind-opening and mind-blowing original. I did not expect to be as moved as I was. Endearing characters, overcoming struggles, learning to be happy. You can't help but root for these people. I hope we can revisit them in a few years. Just excellent.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/29/24

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Wellington Love

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Nina L. Diaz

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Liza Burnett Fefferman

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Robert A. Maylor

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Daniel Peddle looks at how much the language, culture and visibility of the trans community has evolved during the last 25 years.

Director: Daniel Peddle
Producer: Wellington Love
Distributor: Showtime Documentary Films
Production Co: MTV Documentary Films
Genre: LGBTQ+, Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 17, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 30, 2024
Runtime: 1h 20m

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