Laverne Cox
1972 (53 года)Cox first appeared on VH1’s I Want to Work for Diddy and co-hosted TRANSform Me. In 2014, she was honored with GLAAD's Stephen F. Kolzak Award and became the first transgender person on the cover of Time magazine. She later appeared on Cosmopolitan South Africa's cover and became the first transgender person with a wax figure at Madame Tussauds.
Born in Mobile, Alabama, Cox was raised by a single mother and has an identical twin brother, M Lamar, who portrayed her character’s pre-transition version in Orange Is the New Black. Cox, who survived bullying and a suicide attempt as a child, studied creative writing and dance before shifting to acting. She has been widely recognized for her trailblazing work in advocating for transgender rights and gender equality, earning numerous awards and accolades, including an Honorary Doctorate from The New School.
Gavin Grimm vs.
Nadia Hallgren
Gavin Grimm, Laverne Cox
In 2016, transgender teen Gavin Grimm sued his local school board after its members refused to let him use the bathroom of his choice. He was ready to take his case all the way to the Supreme Court—and then the election happened.
Gavin Grimm vs.
The T Word
Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox, Zoey Luna
Documentary produced by Laverne Cox. The hour-long documentary follows the lives of seven transgender youths. They hail from New York, New Orleans and Baltimore and range in age from 12 to 24 years old, but they share common obstacles and joys.
The T Word
Savage X Fenty Show
Alex Rudzinski, Sandrine Orabona
Rihanna, Gigi Hadid
The Savage X Fenty Show gives a look into Rihanna's creative process for her latest lingerie collection. Modeled by incredible, diverse talent; celebrating all genders and sizes; and featuring performances by the hottest music artists.
Savage X Fenty Show
Grandma
Paul Weitz
Лили Томлин, Julia Garner
Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her future.
Grandma
Carl(a)
Eli Hershko
Laverne Cox, Mark Margolis
Carla is a transgender person living in NYC who aspires to be a fashion designer. Making a living as a on-line sex worker Carla must deal with a family who does not accept her while she struggles with the romance of a man who loves her for who she is.
Carl(a)
Grand Street
Lex Sidon
Charlotte Riley, Tom Byam Shaw
Camilla Reilly’s elegant life has come undone. Once a fast-track film executive living in a luxurious SoHo loft, she finds herself unemployed, broke, single and suddenly homeless. Just as her cool, steely façade gives way to quiet desperation, she meets Amory, a brash young writer whose deeply personal screenplay she rejected a year earlier. Though Camilla doesn’t remember him, “Amo” has never forgotten. Over of the course of the next 24 hours, the two share a sleepless journey through the teeming streets and shadowy scenes of late night Manhattan. From downtown demimonde to uptown refinement, they edge closer to discovering their secret connection, until, ultimately, their whirlwind love story takes a fateful turn.
Grand Street
Bad Hair
Justin Simien
Elle Lorraine, Jay Pharoah
In 1989, an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career may come at a great cost when she realizes that her new hair may have a mind of its own.
Bad Hair
Can You Keep a Secret?
Elise Duran
Alexandra Daddario, Tyler Hoechlin
Emma Corrigan, a girl with a few secrets on a turbulent plane ride, thinks she’s about to die, Emma spills them all to the handsome stranger sitting next to her. At least, she thought he was a stranger. But then, her company’s young and elusive CEO, arrives at the office. It’s him. And he knows every single humiliating detail about Emma.
Can You Keep a Secret?
