A feature length documentary focusing on a year and a half of dramatic change in the life of an enigmatic and outrageous Hollywood character. It’s an intimate examination of Alexis’ journey from male-to-female. Well known as an actor, drag persona (“Eva Destruction”) and one of a family of celebrity siblings, it wasn’t until a few years ago that Alexis began to live full-time as a woman and revealed to family and friends her plans to seek sex reassignment surgery. This film chronicles Alexis’ struggles with the concerns of her family, the scepticism of the gay and drag community and the conventional wisdom of the medical-transgender industry. Throughout the film we see Alexis interact with her famous family, talking transsexuals with sister Patricia, running into brother David at a premiere, and even going back in time, to Christmas with the Arquette family in 1987 using never-seen-before home videos. Framed within the strange and surreal world of Hollywood celebrity we see an intimate portrait of a funny, dynamic and flamboyant personality struggling with uncommon issues – and through her eyes, we’re thrust into a thoroughly unique world.
“A penetrating look at sex, celebrity, and transgendered issues in Hollywood” New York Times
Matthew Barbato – Director
Nikki Parrott – Producer
1 X 72 minutes
A Tigerlily Film in association with Cactus Three for A&E Network and Channel 4 Television
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