{{short description|2018 film directed by Gabriel Silverman and Fiona Dawson}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = TransMilitary | image = TransMilitary,_directed_by_Gabriel_Silverman_and_Fiona_Dawson,_2018.jpg | caption = Theatrical Poster | director = Gabriel Silverman and [[Fiona Dawson]] | producer = Jamie Coughlin<br>Fiona Dawson<br>Gabriel Silverman | writer = Jamie Coughlin<br/>Gabriel Silverman | starring = {{unbulleted list|El Cook|Jesse Ehrenfeld|Sue Fulton|Logan Ireland|Jennifer Peace|Laila Villanueva}} | music = Mark Degli Antoni | cinematography = Gabriel Silverman | editing = Gil Seltzer | released = {{Film date|2018|3|10|[[SXSW]]}} | runtime = 93 minutes | country = United States | language = English }} '''''TransMilitary''''' is a 2018 American [[documentary film]] directed by Gabriel Silverman and [[Fiona Dawson]], about transgender service members fighting to serve openly in the U.S. military.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/lgbt-documentaries-transmilitary-gospel-of-eureka-sxsw-1201940349/|title=LGBT Documentaries 'TransMilitary' and 'The Gospel of Eureka' Tackle Religion and the Military at SXSW by Jude Dry|date=March 16, 2018 |access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/transmilitary-review-1093596|title=TransMilitary: Film Review: SXSW 2018|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[South by Southwest]] Film Festival in 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/sxsw/2018-03-11/sxsw-film-review-transmilitary/|title=Doc provides a compelling platform for transgender service members by Beth Sullivan|access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-sxsw-2018-program-a-quiet-place-20180131-story.html|title=South By Southwest's 2018 film festival opens with John Krasinski and Emily Blunt in 'A Quiet Place' by Mark Olsen|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 31, 2018 |access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> and was released in the [[United States]] on January 8, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transmilitary|title=Transmilitary|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref>
''TransMilitary'' was the first documentary feature to receive financial assistance from [[GLAAD]] Media Institute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-media-institute-announces-transmilitary-first-feature-length-project-receive-grant|title=GLAAD Media Institute announces 'TransMilitary' as the first feature length project to receive grant|date=November 16, 2017|access-date=23 April 2021|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425145737/https://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-media-institute-announces-transmilitary-first-feature-length-project-receive-grant|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Synopsis== Building upon the short New York Times op-doc, Transgender, at War and in Love (2015), this feature documents the lives of four American active duty transgender troops who are advocating to end the ban on their service. The film gives insight into their familial, personal and professional lives, which represent approximately 15,500 transgender service members within America's all-volunteer military. After a series of secret meetings with top brass officials inside the Pentagon, their policy battle is won. But President Trump's tweets in 2017 flip their lives upside down yet again, leaving them with the question of if they will be finally granted the right to serve.
== Appearances == {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * El Cook * Logan Ireland * Jennifer Peace * Laila Villanueva * Sue Fulton * Jesse M. Ehrenfeld * [[James P. Isenhower III]] * Eric Fanning * Emma Thompson * Daniel Fisher {{div col end}}
== Release == ''TransMilitary'' premiered at [[SXSW]] on March 10, 2018, where it won the Audience Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/sxsw-first-match-transmilitary-sxsw-audience-award-winners-1202339922/|title='First Match' And 'TransMilitary' Are Among SXSW Audience Award Winners by Dade Hayes|date=March 17, 2018 |access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/movies/2018/3/19/transmilitary-documentary-wins-audience-award-sxsw|title=TransMilitary Documentary Wins Audience Award at SXSW by Dennis Hinzmann|date=March 19, 2018 |access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/isle-of-dogs-all-square-upgrade-among-sxsw-audience-winners/5127444.article|title='Isle Of Dogs', 'All Square', 'Upgrade' among SXSW audience winners by Jeremy Kay|access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref> Shortly after, the film entered more than 10 film festivals and won several awards all over the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/03/glaad-media-awards-winners-queer-eye-love-simon-beyonce-jay-z-1202054378/|title=GLAAD Media Awards Honor 'Queer Eye,' 'Love, Simon,' Beyoncé and JAY-Z by Jude Dry|date=March 29, 2019 |access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/outfest-2018-complete-list-winners-1129416|title=Outfest 2018 Audience Award Winners Include 'Tucked,' 'Man Made' by Gregg Kilday|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 23, 2018 |access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref> ''TransMilitary'' made its television debut on [[Logo TV]] in November 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/transmilitary-documentary-logo-tv/10/2018/|title="TransMilitary" Documentary to Make TV Debut on Logo by Christopher Rudolph|access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref>
== Reception == On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transmilitary|title=TransMilitary|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}}</ref> Beth Sullivan of [[Austin Chronicle]] calls it "informative and visually engaging."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/sxsw/2018-03-11/sxsw-film-review-transmilitary/|title=Doc provides a compelling platform for transgender service members by Beth Sullivan|access-date=6 April 2021}}</ref> John DeFore of [[Hollywood Reporter]] calls ''TransMilitary'' "an affecting and, despite present circumstances, hopeful doc."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/transmilitary-review-1093596|title='TransMilitary': Film Review by John DeFore|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref> Jacqueline Coley of [[Rotten Tomatoes]] picks ''TransMilitary'' as one of "the 8 best films [she] saw at [[SXSW]] 2018."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/the-8-best-films-we-saw-at-sxsw-2018/|title='THE 8 BEST FILMS WE SAW AT SXSW 2018 by Jacqueline Coley|access-date=April 23, 2021}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|https://www.transmilitary.org/|}} * {{IMDb title|7297156|Transmilitary}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|transmilitary|TransMilitary}}
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