Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds by Horak, Laura
Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds by Horak, Laura

Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds

An exciting introduction to cinema by the trans creators who are innovating filmmaking to imagine a more...
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Author: Laura Horak
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds by Horak, Laura

Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds

$100.99 $53.18
Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds by Horak, Laura

Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds

$100.99 $53.18
Author: Laura Horak
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
An exciting introduction to cinema by the trans creators who are innovating filmmaking to imagine a more inclusive world.

Since the 1990s, a largely underground upwelling of trans creativity has helped new trans identities, communities, and political movements come together. In Trans Cinema, Laura Horak provides an entryway to the wildly diverse and creative cinema made by trans creators, including those who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color. Overlooked until now, this rich collection of media ranges in genre from romantic comedies to horror films and asks essential questions about how to be human and how to craft a livable life in a world on fire.

Using the fundamentals of film studies, Horak reveals the innovative approaches taken by trans and gender-nonconforming artists to explore how we relate to other people, what it's like to have a body, and how we survive in an oppressive society. These filmmakers tackle the challenging paradox of representing trans lives when greater visibility is associated with ever-increasing levels of harm. In the process, they produce art that emphasizes trans survival and resilience and imagines a more expansive world for trans communities.

Author: Laura Horak
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 04/14/2026
Pages: 408
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780520425101


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/01/2026
Publishers Weekly 02/23/2026
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2026

About the Author
Laura Horak is Professor of Film Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, and founder of the award-winning Transgender Media Portal. She is author of Girls Will Be Boys: Cross-Dressed Women, Lesbians, and American Cinema.
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