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Jun 21, 2021 · NO ORDINARY MAN features leading voices and breakout stars in the trans community, including Marquise Vilsón, Scott Turner Schofield, Susan Stryker, C. Riley Snorton, and Thomas Page McBee,...
- 2 min
- 32.5K
- Oscilloscope Laboratories
Nov 12, 2020 · "No Ordinary Man" has a new trailer! Co-directed by trans director Chase Joynt with Aisling Chin-Yee, the doc focuses on trans jazz musician Billy Tipton, tr...
- 3 min
- 16.9K
- GLAAD
Mar 23, 2021 · For decades, the life of American Jazz musician, Billy Tipton, was framed as the story ofan ambitious woman passing as a man in pursuit of a music career.
- 3 min
- 51K
- LevelFILM
Jul 16, 2021 · No Ordinary Man is an in-depth look at the life of musician and trans culture icon Billy Tipton. Complicated, beautiful and historically unrivaled, this groundbreaking film shows what is possible when a community collaborates to honor the legacy of an unlikely hero.
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- Documentary, Biography, Music
- Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt
- 2021-07-16
No Ordinary Man is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt, and written by Aisling Chin-Yee and Amos Mac. It is a portrait of Billy Tipton, the jazz musician who was revealed after his death to have been transgender. The film's production was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. However, as principal ...
Sep 18, 2020 · No Ordinary Man, co-written by Amos Mac and Montreal-based filmmaker Aisling Chin-Yee and co-directed by Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt, reframes Billy Tipton's story, weaving...
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Jul 16, 2021 · When Marquise Vilson, a Black trans man, partakes in the auditions to play Tipton providing a unique, and more inclusive reframing. His interpretation of some of the musician’s early moments channel his own interactions with a world that still lacks acceptance.