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After Criticism from GLAAD, Ticked-Off ->-bleeped-<-s Director Promises Change

Started by Shana A, March 30, 2010, 09:13:33 AM

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March 30, 2010, 09:13:33 AM

After Criticism from GLAAD, Ticked-Off ->-bleeped-<-s Director Promises Change

Written by Kyle Buchanan | 29 Mar 2010, 3:20 PM

http://www.movieline.com/2010/03/after-criticism-from-glaad-and-others-ticked-off-->-bleeped-<-s-director-plans-trailer-change.php

Movieline just heard from Israel Luna, the director of the suddenly-hot Tribeca fest entry Ticked-Off ->-bleeped-<-s with Knives, a "transploitation" revenge thriller attacked by GLAAD last week. Said the organization then: "The film, its title and its marketing misrepresent the lives of transgender women and use grotesque, exploitative depictions of violence against transgender women in ways that make light of the horrific brutality they all too often face." Luna took issue with that description, though as he told Movieline today, the criticism has convinced him to change the film's trailer:

    I was prompted to write this movie in part by the hate crimes against the trans community; which is why the tragic stories of Angie Zapata and Jorge Mercado appear at the beginning of my trailer. My initial thought of placing them there was to give a disturbing reality to my film about transgender violence.
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