The read
It runs a compact 20m.
Synopsis
A truly major work, I Don’t Know observes the relationship between a lesbian and a transgender person who prefers to be identified somewhere in between male and female, in an expression of personal ambiguity suggested by the film’s title. This nonfiction film – an unusual, partly staged work of semi-verité – is the first of Spheeris’s films to fully embrace what would become her characteristic documentary style: probing, intimate, uncompromising. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2014.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Penelope SpheerisWriter
- Penelope SpheerisDirector
Cast
- Jimmie MichaelsSelf
- Dana ReubenSelf
- Andy SpheerisSelf
- Linda SpheerisSelf
Stills
Themes
woman directortransgender