Markie in Milwaukee

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Markie in Milwaukee

2019

1h 32m

Documentary

LGBTQ+

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A 7-foot-tall fundamentalist Baptist minister, Markie Wenzel made the decision at age 46 to come out as a transgender woman and start living as female. It was a decision that ended her 20-year marriage and estranged her from her three children. It also saw her dismissed from her church and exiled to the margins of her community. We meet Markie in 2008 as she is putting the pieces of her life back together, employed as a TSA agent and working toward her goal of sexual reassignment surgery.

Teo Bugbee

New York Times

Markie is generous with the camera, and her candor lends the film power.

Mar 11, 2021

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

This intimate slice-of-life doubles as a haunting meditation on the meaning of "identity" to someone who has long felt discouraged from expressing every part of who she is.

Nov 20, 2020

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

A discomfiting portrait of an individual whose conflicts with him- and/or herself may not get resolved during this lifetime.

Dec 23, 2020

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

This internal battle is powerfully compelling, because it's clear who Markie really is, even as she has conviction about what's right. So watching her fight the truth is wrenching.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 4, 2020

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Ian Thomas Malone

ianthomasmalone.com

Markie in Milwaukee operates on an entirely different narrative wavelength than its subject, a moving narrative that highlights the many conflicts that transition brings out.

Nov 1, 2019

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Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Hammer to Nail

Who is Markie? A human being, in all their marvelous complexity. That's all we need to know.

Oct 29, 2019

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Audience Member

I saw the premier of this film at Slamdance film festival and was deeply touched by it. Markie's complex story is told artfully and with respect. Matt Kliegman's ability to gain such intimate trust, and tell the story in a way that can reach so many people is a rare and true talent.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

I saw this at Slamdance Film Festival and was blown away by the poetic storytelling of this character's journey to finding their true identity. There is humor, sadness, joy and introspection throughout.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Matt Kliegman

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Matt Kliegman

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Zachary Stuart-Pontier

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Morgan Z Whirledge

Producer

Andrew Moynehan

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Larry Fessenden

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Synopsis

A 7-foot-tall fundamentalist Baptist minister, Markie Wenzel made the decision at age 46 to come out as a transgender woman and start living as female. It was a decision that ended her 20-year marriage and estranged her from her three children. It also saw her dismissed from her church and exiled to the margins of her community. We meet Markie in 2008 as she is putting the pieces of her life back together, employed as a TSA agent and working toward her goal of sexual reassignment surgery.

Director: Matt Kliegman
Producer: Matt Kliegman, Zachary Stuart-Pontier, Morgan Z Whirledge, Andrew Moynehan
Distributor: Icarus Films
Production Co: Glass Eye Pix, Steamclam Media
Genre: Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 9, 2021
Runtime: 1h 32m

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