Almost Myself
by Tom Murray
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Actor: Transgender womenDirector: Tom Murray
Brand: Victory
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 82 minutes
Published: 2007-03-01
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-01
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: T Joe Murray Videos
DVD Reviews of Almost Myself
DVD Review: Definitely Myself!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the most interesting documentaries I have ever seen if only for one reason: the subject concerns older white men who felt the need to transition from male to female. Which is what I have just done. It felt like these people were talking directly to me. Their stories were so much like my own that I felt I was making new friends. I was also intrigued that someone could transition, live as a woman for over twenty years, and then feel the need to go back. My heart goes out to him. A very interesting and well made film that touched me deeply. If you want to know about the male-to-female transition experience, this is an excellent place to start.DVD Review: A Fascinating View..
Summary: 5 Stars
I basically purchased this documentary to hear about Judy/Josef's story since I had heard of his website 'HelpMeReverseMySexChange' some years ago and had wondered what became of him...and if he went back to living as a male again. For me, personally, I wish more would have focused on her/his story (as well as, Brandy, another transsexual in the film) as the others were only interesting to listen to depending on how well you could relate to their stories (IMO). Since I made the transition in my late teens I didn't totally relate to those who made the transition later in life after being married and having lived for years as heterosexual males (even Brandy seemed to show some skepticism or non-relate; which made me wonder if she was aware other transsexuals would participate in the doc, not just her and Judy). Though remarkably, and courageously, a transexual named 'Beth' addressed being an 'autogynephile' (something that is rarely openly discussed); that for her making the transition was more a sexual fetish than a longing she was "always a female." I had never even heard of this 'condition' ten years ago.
I would highly recommend this documentary for anyone interested in the topic.
DVD Review: I found several more pieces of myself here.
Summary: 5 Stars
Very interesting. A unique DVD, I'd never seen anything like it. There are some great books showing up, but I haven't been able to find many movies. It was nice to see proof that people like me exist as well as a good representation of the variety of people that are Transgender. DVD Review: Rethinking Gender
Summary: 5 Stars
"Almost Myself: Reflections on Mending and Transcending Gender"
Rethinking Gender
Amos Lassen
"Allmost Myself" showed me a different way to look at gender. I was amazed as I watched the film which deals with transgender issues. Murray set out on a cross country journey to try to understand the mystery of those who feel they were born into the wrong gender. What is amazing is seeing that the transgender community is diverse within itself. The impetus for this movie came from a web site from a transgender person who wished to raise funds to undo the sex change operation he had had. The movie is very basically the story of a man who became a woman and then wants to become a man again and does so. It is a peek into one guy struggling with not only his sexuality but also his gender.
It is hard to imagine a woman living as a woman all of the time yet still has a penis I learned so much from this film on issues that I considered did not concern me before I watched the movie. It is enlightening and amazingly well done and one that is important because we know so little about the issues. The concentration of the film is on transgendered people who are white and a bit older than the usual. What they have in common is that they were all born men. It is quite a movie and so much if it is new information. I have to give it five stars--it deserves it. Kudos to director TJ Murray and many thanks for giving us this wonderful documentary.
DVD Review: Good film great music!
Summary: 5 Stars
The film gives a good overview of the trans world. Just like in life there are down to earth folks but also, folks with lots of issues that have nothing to do with their sexual taste, and out right stereotypes. We can learn a lot from all of the individuals in the film. We can certainly walk away knowing that 'it' is as much a mystery to the transperson as it is to str8 people; or gays for that matter.
I thought the use of a transsexual's music in the film is a tribute to Tom Murry's ability to reach out to all communities.
Description of Almost Myself
Award winning documentary. After finding a most unusual web site that was seeking funds to help reverse a sex change, award winning filmmaker Tom Murray set out on a cross country journey to explore just a small part of the vastly diverse transgender community. What happens with a young Gay man, struggling not only with his sexuality but also gender, decides to have surgery to become a female, and later decides to return to being a Gay man again? Can someone live their life full time as a female, but still have a penis? These are just some of the stories told in the fascinating, poignant, informative and some may say controversial documentary ALMOST MYSELF. The film focuses primarily on women who are white and older, yet were identified as male at birth. The stories include journeys of boyhood to womanhood and the struggles of mending and transcending gender.General DVDs
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