FLAWED, BUT INTERESTING

The power of “Intentionally Erased” lies in its simplicity. Kimya Motley’s lean 60-minute documentary dissects the discrimination against transgender women by men within the Black community through a Socratic seminar: by sitting three Black transgender women down with three Black men and having them discuss the trans experience. The clarity and pathos with which Breonna McCree, Bryanna Jenkins, and Cate’a Thailand Warr speak on their lives as trans women keeps the film as engaging as it is informative. Equally interesting are the revelations the men have about themselves as they learn from these women. Their seemingly