Hot Docs: Girl Inside

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ON SCREEN / Love across the spectrum

Premiering at Hot Docs is Girl Inside, the new documentary by partners Maya Gallus and Justine Pimlott, the compelling story of three years in the life of a young Toronto trans woman named Madison. Madison is articulate, thoughtful and self-aware — excellent qualities for a stimulating interview subject.   
 
But what makes Girl Inside so original is Madison's kin: There's a grandmother who enthusiastically schools her in how to be a lady — the old-fashioned way; there's a close friend from her past who ends up becoming something much more; plus there's the rest of her family of Maritimers who struggle to various degrees with a beloved son becoming a beloved daughter.