XY Chelsea
Synopsis
XY CHELSEA follows Chelsea Manning as she leaves prison after seven years inside, and begins a new life, whilst at the same time having to deal with the far-reaching consequences of her past - the historic leaks that lead to her prison sentences, the unintended celebrity status that is thrust on her as one of the world’s most notorious whistleblowers, and transitioning to become the woman she has always known herself to be.
An intimate character portrait of a fascinating, unique and complex woman, a true rebel and outsider, who after making history must now start a new life, in a world which is far from welcoming, and in the shadow of rising Nationalism and intolerance, which has fomented hate and division throughout America.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2019 - Movies Plus - World premiere
Official Selection Hot Docs 2019 - Special Presentations
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 92 min
- Director
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Tim Travers Hawkins
- Producer
- Julia Nottingham, Thomas Benski, Lucas Ochoa, Isabel Davis
- Executive Producer
- Laura Poitras, Charlotte Cook, Vinnie Malhotra, Mary Burke, Michael Bloom, Lisa Leingang, Sharon Chang, Christos Konstantakopoulos, Blaine Vess, Marisa Clifford, Ryan Harrington
- Editor
- Enat Sidi, Andrea Scott
- Screenwriter
- Mark Monroe, Tim Travers Hawkins, Enat Sidi, Andrea Scott
- Sound
- Sound Design: Joe Fletcher; Re-recording Mixer, Sound Editor: Karl Mainzer
- Music
- Johnny Hostile, Jehnny Beth; Music Supervisor: Phil Canning
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
A Pulse Films (UK) production in association with Ford Foundation (US), Sundance Institute (US) with support from BFI (UK)
Pulse Films
17 Hanbury StreetLondon
E1 6QR
Sales Company
Submarine Entertainment
197 Grand Street, Suite 6WNew York
NY 10013
USA
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