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Movie Info

A former Marine and record-breaking powerlifter faces his most challenging test of strength yet -- transitioning from male to female.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Michael Del Monte
Producer:

Tad Munnings
Writer:

Michael Del Monte
Release Date (Theaters):

Oct 12, 2018 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 21, 2018
Runtime:

1h 19m
Production Co:

Gravitas Ventures

Cast & Crew

Michael Del Monte
Director

Michael Del Monte
Writer

Tad Munnings
Producer

Paul Kemp
Executive Producer

Brian Hunt
Cinematographer

Graham Withers
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Critic Reviews for Transformer

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Del Monte offers a warm portrait of a thoroughly winning subject.

November 6, 2017 | Full Review…

John DeFore
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Del Monte's mirthful documentary carries an edifying weight that few films can muscle.

February 18, 2019 | Full Review…

Asher Luberto
Film Inquiry
Overall, though, Del Monte has crafted a warm portrait of the birth of a woman from a man who found that he had even more strength than he ever realized.

October 22, 2018 | Full Review…

Alan Scherstuhl
Miami New Times
an important LGBTQ documentary

October 19, 2018 | Full Review…

Raquel Stecher
Quelle Movies
Transformer has the kind of hook that practically invites an exploitative approach -- "Alpha-male, girly-girl" to quote Kroc. But Del Monte's straightforward observational doc takes its cue from Janae's level-headed honesty.

October 18, 2018 | Rating: B-plus | Full Review…

Karen Gordon
Original Cin
We only get a few glimpses of what the more mundane aspects of Janae's life are like outside the safe spaces of her home and the gym. Fortunately, she is as chatty and eminently likeable as she is ripped, and has no problem carrying the film.

October 18, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Kevin Ritchie
NOW Toronto
It's a film full of spirit and charm and, by ditching the old simplifications, opens up new narratives to help those who struggle to understand what it is to be trans. We're all human first.

October 17, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Jennie Kermode
Eye for Film
Trans people frequently struggle to find their place when they come out and Transformer does a solid job at documenting JanaeKroczaleski's struggle.

September 30, 2018 | Full Review…

Danielle Solzman
Solzy at the Movies
This should be required viewing for anyone trying to better understand the sometimes crippling emotional weight of body dysmorphia.

August 29, 2018 | Full Review…

Andrew Parker
The Gate
This is not, to put it mildly, the kind of conversation one normally hears in films, and is all the more fascinating for that, and all the more to be valued.

May 15, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com
It's the directness and non-prescriptive nature of this footage that makes Transformer a worthy portrait of a subject who, at the end of the day, is most compelling for her consistency amidst enormous changes.

May 2, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Angelo Muredda
Film Freak Central

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