Jack & Yaya
Rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
Jack & Yaya
Directors: Jen Bagley and Mary Hewey Run time: 84 minutes Release Date: 10-12-2021 | SRP: $24.95 | CAT#: PRDVD4923 | UPC: 672975894733
Synopsis:
Jack and Yaya celebrate their 30th year of friendship in their New Jersey hometown with a motley crew of family and neighbors. They party, reminisce and continue to support each other as they both fight for acceptance as trans people. |
Press:
Rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
Featured in Rotten Tomatoes' Pride Month 2021 TV Calendar
"Transgender friends share lifelong bond in new movie" - Asbury Park Press
Featured in Rotten Tomatoes' Pride Month 2021 TV Calendar
"Transgender friends share lifelong bond in new movie" - Asbury Park Press
Reviews:
"An upbeat portrait of best friends propping each other up, urging acceptance on each other's families and ensuring that even as they transition, the road to 'it gets better' is a short one."
- Roger Moore, Movie Nations
"Transgender people often feel alone, afraid to live life as ourselves. Jack & Yaya is a touching narrative that celebrates the vital relationships we make across our journeys."
- Ian Thomas Malone, Film Critic and Trans Activist
- Roger Moore, Movie Nations
"Transgender people often feel alone, afraid to live life as ourselves. Jack & Yaya is a touching narrative that celebrates the vital relationships we make across our journeys."
- Ian Thomas Malone, Film Critic and Trans Activist
Awards:
Best Documentary Award (Jury) - qFLIX Philadelphia
Best Documentary Award (Audience) - Translations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival
Received five-star review by Filmotomy
Best Documentary Award (Audience) - Translations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival
Received five-star review by Filmotomy