Hot Docs Review: Becoming Chaz
Hot Docs 2011 By Lauren Flanagan on May 2, 2011
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/reviews/hot-docs-review-becoming-chaz.php Chaz Bono is a pretty regular guy. He plays a lot of video games, he fawns over his pets, he gets into domestic squabbles with his girlfriend, and does pretty much everything else your typical 30 or 40-something guy does. But unlike most men, Chaz is the child of 70s superstars Sonny and Cher and, oh yeah, he was born a woman.
Chaz (nee Chastity) grew up feeling like an alien inside of his body. Complicated struggles that lasted throughout his life led him to finally make the decision to transition into a man. As he went through the process he allowed cameras into his home as well as follow him to the various clinics, hospitals and seminars that helped him throughout the process. But this is just the anatomy of the film.
At its heart, Becoming Chaz is a love story.
