List of transgender film and television directors

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This is a list of transgender or non-binary film and television directors. Their works may include live action, animated, documentary, and short films; television series and movies, web series, and videos.

Directors

• M. J. Bassett
• Leo Behrens [1][2][3][4]
• Lucy Belgum[5]
• Skyler Cooper[6]
• Emanuele Crialese[7][8][9]
• Morty Diamond[10]
• Vera Drew[11]
• Zackary Drucker[12]
• Rhys Ernst[13]
• Sam Feder[14]
• StormMiguel Florez[15]
• Yance Ford[16]
• Sydney Freeland[17]
• Jake Graf[18]
• Ro Haber[19]
• Henry Hanson[20]
• Silas Howard[21]
• ND Johnson[22]
• Selene Kapsaski[23]
• Sir Lex Kennedy[24]
• Seven King[25]
• Emmett Lundberg[26]
• AJ Mattioli[27]
• Nava Mau[28]
• Janet Mock[29]
• Elliot Page[30]
• Kimberly Reed[31]
• Isabel Sandoval[32]
• Ashley Hans Scheirl[33]
• Jane Schoenbrun[34]
• D. Smith[35]
• Tourmaline[36]
• Wu Tsang[37]
• Raven Two Feathers[38]
• Rain Valdez[39]
• Lana Wachowski[40]
• Lilly Wachowski[41]
• Quen Wong [42]
• Campbell X[43]

References

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2. Thompson, Jazz Tangcay,Sophia Scorziello,McKinley Franklin,Jaden; Tangcay, Jazz; Scorziello, Sophia; Franklin, McKinley; Thompson, Jaden (2023-09-15). "Student Academy Award Winners Announced by Film Academy – Film News in Brief". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
3. "Skin". We are moving stories. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
4. AS, TV 2 (2023-11-18). "Norske Leo risikerte alt - vant prestisjepris i Hollywood". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-06-29.
5. "AMI and Hitsby Entertainment announce casting, writing and producing teams for The Squeaky Wheel: Canada". Newswire.ca. 28 November 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
6. Bajko, Matthew S. (February 20, 2013). "Websites kick-start LGBT films, shows". Bay Area Reporter. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11.
7. https://ansabrasil.com.br/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2022/09/05/cinema-crialese-comes-out-as-trans-man-at-venice-film-fest_5bc0ec3e-8f4b-4810-a5ce-6f96e7c3172b.html
8. https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/emanuele-crialese-transgender-limmensita-film#:~:text=I%20am%20now%20publicly%20saying,and%20entered%20New%20York%20University.
9. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/emanuele-crialese-limmensita-interview-1235506002/
10. Erickson-Schroth, Laura. Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2014. p 562.
11. "'The People's Joker' Is Vera Drew's Comic-Book Origin Story". vulture.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
12. "Director Zackary Drucker on telling Liz Carmichael's story in "The Lady and The Dale"". GLAAD. February 7, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08.
13. Whitney, Oliver (January 26, 2019). "Rhys Ernst Wants To Make A Trilogy Of Movies About Trans Men". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11.
14. Steakle, Kaleena (January 28, 2021). "'Disclosure' Director Sam Feder on Transgender Representation in Media". FilmSpeak. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11.
15. Santos, Moi (2021). "The Future Is Here: Trans Possibilities Intensive Fellows Reflect on Representation and Resilience". Sundance Institute.
16. Reynolds, Daniel (January 23, 2018). "Yance Ford Becomes First Transgender Director of an Oscar-Nominated Film". The Advocate.
17. Ahtone, Tristan (June 10, 2019). "Characters on the margins: An interview with Sydney Freeland". High Country News. Archived from the original on 2019-06-11.
18. Rodman, Monica (March 14, 2017). "Meet Award-Winning Trans Filmmaker Jake Graf". The Advocate.
19. Longo, Joseph (October 18, 2021). "Sundance Is Launching a Program for Trans Filmmakers". Them. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18.
20. "Roommates, Representation and "Dog Movie": Henry Hanson's "Trans 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'" | Newcity Film". 16 April 2024.
21. Dry, Jude (June 30, 2017). "How Silas Howard Became the Best Trans Director Working Today". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01.
22. nainaatalwar (June 14, 2021). "Horror Pride Month: Writer/Director/Activist ND Johnson". Phantom Punch Movie.
23. "Selene Kapsaski". FilmFreeway.
24. Aja (June 30, 2021). "Trans Filmmaker Lex Kennedy Pushes For Positive Narratives About Black Transgender Men". Gaye. Archived from the original on 2021-07-01.
25. "Interview: Creator of 'Eden's Garden'". DapperQ. July 14, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-19.
26. Kellaway, Mitch (June 1, 2014). "WATCH: Web Series Brothers Explores Lives of Transgender Men". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 2014-06-01.
27. Gunz, Rafaella (10 May 2017). "Meet the trans filmmaker taking the world of documentary by storm". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on 2017-05-12.
28. "Nava Mau". Free the Bid.
29. Donnelly, Matt (June 19, 2019). "Janet Mock Signs Landmark Overall Netflix Deal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
30. Slepian, Katya (December 1, 2020). "Canadian actor Elliot Page announces he is transgender". Aldergrove Star.
31. Harris, Paul (6 February 2010). "Transsexual film-maker Kimberly Reed wows America with Prodigal Sons". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2013-09-09.
32. Ramachandran, Naman (October 15, 2021). "Isabel Sandoval Calls for Layered and Complex Trans Characters in Film and TV – BFI London Film Festival". Variety.
33. Kunziar, Alice (2000). The Queer German Cinema. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
34. Marlin, Natalie (April 25, 2022). "Jane Schoenbrun: 'I wanted the film to feel like we're lost in the haze of the internet'". Little White Lies.
35. D'Souza, Shaad (19 July 2023). "Kokomo City director D Smith: 'A lot of trans documentaries are snoozefests'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
36. Zukin, Meg (July 2, 2020). "'Salacia' Filmmaker Tourmaline on Spotlighting Black Trans Lives and the LGBT Journey to Mainstream Recognition". Variety.
37. Staff (October 5, 2018). "Trans filmmaker Wu Tsang gets 'MacArthur Genius Grant'". Los Angeles Blade. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18.
38. "Raven Two Feathers | Filmmakers | Firelight Media". www.firelightmedia.tv. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
39. "Emmy-nominated Guam filmmaker sets movie on island". Pacific News Center. June 3, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03.
40. Burkholder, Katie (August 22, 2019). "Transgender Writer and Director Lana Wachowski Makes History with The Matrix 4". The Georgia Voice. Archived from the original on 2019-09-13.
41. Davies, Caroline; Sweney, Mark (9 March 2016). "Film director Lilly Wachowski comes out as transgender woman". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09.
42. Frater, Patrick (2021-11-30). "SGIFF Premiere: 'Some Women' Focuses on Singapore's Unseen Transgender History". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
43. "Campbell X: Experimenting with narrative to find your voice". Scottish Documentary Institute. 1 September 2020.