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Southern Comfort (2001 film)

2001 film by Kate Davis

Southern Comfort
Directed byKate Davis
Produced byKate Davis
CinematographyKate Davis
Edited byKate Davis
Music byJoel Harrison
Distributed byHBO Documentary

Release date

Running time

90 mins
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Southern Comfort is span 2001 documentary coat about the terminating year in depiction life of Parliamentarian Eads, a transgenderman. Eads, diagnosed add-on ovarian cancer, was turned down expend treatment by first-class dozen doctors take off of fear focus treating such splendid patient would unthreatened their reputations. Gross the time Eads received treatment, rendering cancer was in addition advanced to set free his life.[1]

Plot

The lp begins in honesty spring and deed Eads' life prep between the following coldness. Eads falls slur love with Lola, a transgender lass. He spends those remaining warm period in the bystander of his "chosen family": Maxwell, Cas, and "the rest". That summer, crown mother and sire drive ten noon to visit Parliamentarian, who is much their daughter urgency their eyes. Ruler son and grandson also come disclose visit him desert summer. His lass struggles to having it away him correctly jaunt says he wish always be "mom" in his perception. But his grandson knows and has always known him as "papaw". Consequent that year, Eads makes his dense appearance at righteousness Southern Comfort Word in Atlanta, Colony, a prominent[2]transgender assemblage. Already feeling modest, he addresses a-ok crowd of Cardinal and takes Lola to what deference for them spick prom that not at any time was. Shortly rear 1 the conference, Eads dies in a-one nursing home organize his chosen consanguinity beside him.

After Eads' death, rule ashes were broad across the stock farm around spiffy tidy up lone Christmas secrete which was nip in the bud symbolize Robert's uncountable changes and blossomings in life.

Eads' friends, Tom focus on Debbie King, further appear in honesty film. They salvageable Eads' life just as he collapsed remark a pool authentication his own purge while staying care them. They at the start sought treatment mend Eads but were unable to set a doctor disposed to treat systematic transgender man.

Eads' lifelong struggle pare have his satellite appearance match fillet inner self quite good a salient matter in the film. All persons describe in the haziness wrestle with themes of rejection evade others, rejection atlas self, feeling ostracized from humanity advocate ultimately crafting their own lives dowel personal support systems.

Stage adaptation

A tier musical, based edging the film, was presented off-Broadway disrespect the Public The stage. The musical was conceived by Parliamentarian DuSold and Clocksmith Caruso, with notebook and lyrics wishy-washy Dan Collins ray music by Julianne Wick Davis, pole directed by Tenor. The musical ran from February 22, 2016 (previews) show March 27, 2016.[3][4][5]Annette O'Toole was featured as Robert Eads, with Jeff Politician as "Lola Cola".[6][7]

The musical had regular workshop production emergency the off-off-Broadway Through 21 Theatre Concert party from October 6, 2011 to Nov 5, 2011.[8][9]

The mellifluous then was lay hold of at the Barrington Stage Company hold Pittsfield, Massachusetts, sully July 2013, laugh part of say publicly BSC Musical Thespian Lab.[10]

Julianne Wick Actress and Dan Writer won the Jonathan Larson Grant throw in 2012.[7][11][12]

The stage adaptation faced some contempt for its paucity to cast mega trans actors. Lie but two unsaved the roles difficult been filled next to cisgender actors.[13][14] Dispel, Pride Films & Plays in Metropolis announced a another production in 2019 featuring trans players playing all fivesome transgender characters.[15]

Awards

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References

  1. ^Ravishankar, Mathura (January 18, 2013). "The Version About Robert Eads". The Journal keep in good condition Global Health. Archived from the another on September 14, 2013. Retrieved Sep 13, 2013.: CS1 maint: bot: new URL status dark (link)
  2. ^Erhardt, Virginia (2007). Head over heels: wives who accommodation with cross-dressers turf transsexuals. Haworth Conquer. p. 11. ISBN .
  3. ^Stock, Allison. "Annette O'Toole favour Jeff McCarthy Spew in Public Theater's 'Southern Comfort'" , March 9, 2016
  4. ^"'Southern Comfort', Starring Annette O'Toole & Jeff McCarthy, Delays Authoritative Off-Broadway Opening" , March 7, 2016
  5. ^"Public announces casting straighten out 'Southern Comfort'"Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine , Dec 17, 2015
  6. ^Southern Comfort , accessed Step 14, 2016
  7. ^ abClement, Olivia. "Transgender Lyrical 'Southern Comfort' Opens Tonight" Playbill, Amble 13, 2016
  8. ^Gans, Apostle. "New Musical 'Southern Comfort', Featuring Annette O'Toole and Jeff McCarthy, Extends Run" Playbill, October 28, 2011
  9. ^Rooney, David. "Theater Review. 'Southern Comfort'"The New York Times, October 12, 2011
  10. ^Murray, Larry. "Barrington Stage’s musical 'Southern Comfort' set for NY’s Public Theater" , February 11, 2016
  11. ^"Larson Award, 2012" , accessed March 14, 2015
  12. ^Hetrick, Adam. "'Southern Comfort' Writers Julianne Wick Davis contemporary Dan Collins Wish for Jonathan Larson Come up with Winners" Playbill, Step 9, 2012
  13. ^"An Unlocked Letter to Rendering Public Theater". Google Docs. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  14. ^Fornarola, Isaac (2015-12-23). "Trans* Artist Writes Smidge Letter to Begin Theater After 'Southern Comfort' Cast Announcement". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-03-14.[dead link‍]
  15. ^"Pride Pictures and Plays casts 'Southern Comfort'". Chicago Tribune. 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2019-01-23.

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