02394cgm a2200397 i 4500 2564769061 TxAuBib 20240913120000.0 r 180507|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2048981 Kanopy (OCoLC)1030728043 VDU eng rda VDU TxAuBib rda I Am the Queen [Kanopy]. Cinema Libre Studio, 2010. [San Francisco, California, USA : Kanopy Streaming, 2018. 1 online resource (streaming video file) (77 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound. tdi rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Title from title frames. Film. In Process Record. Jolizza Colon, Bianca Feliciano, Julissa Ortiz-Rosado. Originally produced by Cinema Libre Studio in 2010. In Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, the Vida/Sida Cacica Pageant brings together members of the Puerto Rican community to celebrate its transgender participants.. I AM THE QUEEN follows Bianca, Julissa and Jolizza as they prepare for the pageant under the guidance of Ginger Valdez, an experienced transgender from the neighborhood. These trans women share stories of their transition, their relatives’ varying reactions, and how they find support from within the community.. Family dynamics, cultural heritage, and personal identity all play a part in how the contestants face the daily struggle that comes from being true to themselves.. Official Selection at the Chicago Latino Film Festival. "The story of these girls is so completely compelling that you will want to sit through to the very end to cheer them on. " - Roger Walker-Dack, Queeritiques.com. "...If you are a transgender youth or you are a parent of a transgender youth, there is no better movie currently that takes you into a world that you are living in right now." - Ali Naro, Movies Over The Rainbow. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Gay and lesbian studies. Gender identity. North American Studies. Documentary films. Ethnicity. Cinema Libre Studio (Firm). Kanopy (Firm). https://USERNAME.kanopy.com/node/1048982 https://www.kanopy.com/node/1048982/external-image