Southern Comfort
2001 · Movie · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · 87% critics
This documentary follows a trans man in the American South as he faces a terminal illness while surrounded by a loving chosen family. As a community gathering approaches, the film centers care, identity, resilience, and the bonds that sustain people through hardship.
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-01-25
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (17 votes)
About
You may like this if you appreciate intimate LGBTQ+ documentaries like Stonewall Uprising or Welcome to Chechnya; Not for you if illness, grief, or healthcare injustice feel too difficult.
Pros: deeply moving subjects; warm community portrait; heartfelt queer Southern perspective | Cons: limited racial context; muted institutional critique; emotionally heavy viewing
Themes
- grave
- melancholy
- hopeless
- anxious
- loving
- cautionary
- introspective
- intimate
- factual
- admiring
- baffled
- celebratory
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize — Best Documentary · 2001
Cast & crew
- RE
Robert Eads
as Self
- LC
Lola Cola
as Self
- MA
Maxwell Scott Anderson
as Self
- CP
Cas Piotrowski
as Self
- CA
Corissa Anderson
as Self
- SP
Stephanie Piotrowski
as Self
- BO
Bo
as Self
- KE
Keegan
as Self
Directed by Kate Davis