Local film to highlight trans aging issues
by Jen Colletta
http://www.epgn.com/view/full_story/18984321/article-Local-film-to-highlight-trans-aging-issues (http://www.epgn.com/view/full_story/18984321/article-Local-film-to-highlight-trans-aging-issues)
Participants at a recent Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference panel on trans aging got a firsthand preview of some of the topics that will be addressed in an upcoming documentary from a first-time Philadelphia filmmaker.
Joe Ippolito's "Growing Old Gracefully" will explore the myriad issues facing transgender people as they approach their twilight years, with a focus on five elders from the Philadelphia region, as well as a wealth of supporting interviews.
The film — which Ippolito conceived of shortly after he turned 40 and began talking with fellow trans people about feeling unprepared to grow older — is about to enter its post-production phase, with an estimated release date next spring.