Born to Be
2019·United States·92 min.
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"Born to Be" follows the work of Dr. Jess Ting at the groundbreaking Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery in New York City-where, for the first time ever, all transgender and gender non-conforming people have access to quality transition-related health and surgical care. With extraordinary access, this feature-length documentary takes an intimate look at how one doctor's work impacts the lives of his patients as well as how his journey from renowned plastic surgeon to pioneering gender-affirming surgeon has led to his own transformation.
DirectorTania Cypriano
MusicTroy Herion
CinematographyJeffrey Johnson
CastLeiomy Maldonado·Jess Ting·Mahogany Phillips·Devin Benitez·Shawn Frederick Sr.·Jordan Rubenstein
Original titleBorn to Be
Also known asTransformation