Two legends contested their identities as women in the court of public opinion: April Ashley, who was immortalized as a trailblazer by embracing her transgender history; and Amanda Lear, who has consciously denied and obfuscated her history for decades. Their divergent paths reveal disparate but intertwined legacies.
Cast
April Ashley
Self
Amanda Lear
Self
Marie-Pierre Pruvot
Self
Allanah Starr
Self
Morgan M. Page
Self
Dolly Van Doll
Self
Rebecca Root
Narrator (voice)
Salvador Dalí
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Bowie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tina Turner
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
Zackary Drucker
Director, Executive Producer
Claire Didier
Editor
Clément Beauvois
Director of Photography
Dan Cogan
Executive Producer
Jon Bardin
Executive Producer
Kate Barry
Executive Producer
Addison Mehr
Executive Producer
Edward Sanders
Executive Producer
Liz Garbus
Executive Producer
Nancy Abraham
Executive Producer
Lisa Heller
Executive Producer
Tina Nguyen
Executive Producer
Madison Passarelli
Producer
Douglas Banker
Producer
Alex Garinger
Producer
Noah Levy
Producer
Donovan Lovell
Producer
Stephen B. Strout
Producer
Danny Bensi
Original Music Composer
Saunder Jurriaans
Original Music Composer
James Newberry
Original Music Composer
Joris van Alphen
Additional Photography
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