FRAMING AGNES

USA / 2022
“FRAMING AGNES” features preeminent trans culture-makers breathing new life into those who redefined gender in the midcentury.

In the late 1950s, a woman named Agnes approached the UCLA Gender Clinic seeking gender-affirming surgery. The story of Agnes was long considered to be unique, until never-before-seen case files of other patients seeking similar care were found inside a rusted shut filing cabinet in 2017.