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Trantasia

Cassandra Cass , Maria Roman , Jeremy Stanford  |  Unrated |  DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Cassandra Cass, Maria Roman, Mimi Marks, Erica Andrews, Tiara Russell
  • Directors: Jeremy Stanford
  • Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: Unrated
  • Studio: TLA
  • DVD Release Date: October 30, 2007
  • Run Time: 88 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000V3IXBO
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,780 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Trantasia" on IMDb

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Upbeat and candid sometimes outrageous, often inspiring... --Variety

"... a groundbreaking event" --San Francisco Chronicle

beguiling... remarkably candid...jaw-dropping! --Los Angeles City Beat

Product Description

TRANTASIA is a no-holds-barred behind-the-scenes look at the first-ever World s Most Beautiful Transsexual Pageant.' With a starring role in a sensational new Vegas Revue as a high-stakes backdrop, TRANTASIA explores the intensely private and moving stories of its extraordinary contestants. Told through provocative hometown profiles and heartbreaking one-on-one interviews, the film documents the often humorous, always personal journeys of these true survivors. United by common histories of hardship and persecution, these women will finally realize their diva dreams. Their ultimate triumph is a moving celebration of the human spirit.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Trantasia...hmmmm November 18, 2007
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I really liked the film and its documentary style. The production values were very good. The ladies were, for the most part, amazing to look at. As a transwoman, I was a bit envious of some of them. The personal interviews are what really made the film worthwhile. I personally found the pageant part to be typical and in some cases reinforced the notion that transwomen are overdone Barbi dolls or drag queens, which simply isn't the case. The interviews mostly proved otherwise and provided a sensitive look into the aspirations and dreams of these ladies to live their lives as the women they were born to be. Kudos overall!
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars TRANTASIA: True Beauty October 18, 2007
Format:DVD
I was very suprised and at times moved by this gem of a film. I thought it might be fluffy camp, but it has such a sweet heart to it. The girls are true beauties, both inside and out. Funny, touching and an interesting glimpse into a very unique subset of the LGBT community.

What bravery to tell such a personal story! Brava to the girls and thank you for a great film.
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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Remarkably Entertaining Documentary December 4, 2007
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I was fortunate to see "Trantasia" in a packed theatre as part of Los Angeles' long running OUTFEST. When the lights came up at the end of the screening I remember saying: "This is 'Paris Is Burning' for a new generation!" Besides the obvious connection between the two documentaries, I believe they both successfully accomplish a similar goal: to educate the viewer about a particular sub-culture with humor, humanity, and intelligence. Besides laughing along with the participants thru the process of a Beauty Pageant, there are some remarkable backstory segments as some of the girls travel back home to visit with their families...but the moment when one of the beauty queen contestants said some homophobic comments took my breath away in it's utter rawness (and contradiction to the open-mindedness of a Transgendered Beauty Pageant!) Our audience was abuzz for almost a minute after his/her remark.

This film is outstanding and highly recommended! And for those of you out there (and you know who you are) who love to quote awesome lines of movie dialogue...get ready to fill your mind with more quotables than "Mommie Dearest!'
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Compassionate, insightful & ENTERTAINING!!!
I just tripped across this docu last weekend and....oh my gosh. I missed the All Star Game (a GOOD one!) because I could not tear myself away from this film. Read more
Published 3 months ago by NY Cinderella
1.0 out of 5 stars Really? I mean, really?
I must say that my review of this tranny train wreck is not meant to be insulting to the individuals who gave this docu-drama postive review. I respect your opinions. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Edward Thorne
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully Done!
I was amazed at the quality of the production. I feared that it might sensationalize the topic and the people involved. It did not. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Falecia McGuire
3.0 out of 5 stars Good documentary
This DVD is a nice in-depth look at a few women and their life challenges. It's a good documentary and worth watching...
Published 21 months ago by RR
5.0 out of 5 stars Pageantry At Is Best!
If you love a good pageant, this is a great movie for you! Documents the The Most Beautiful Transsexual in The World.
Published on April 30, 2011 by Shayne
5.0 out of 5 stars "Man, I feel like a woman"
"Trantasia" is a fascinating documentary about the lives of MTFs (male-to-female) contestants in the first transgender beauty pageant in Las Vegas. Read more
Published on April 12, 2010 by Amaranth
4.0 out of 5 stars Operation Pantyhose
Fascinating look at a Vegas beauty pageant for transsexuals. . .but probably not in ways some contestants ever imagined. Read more
Published on March 28, 2009 by lewis jackman
4.0 out of 5 stars A Humanizing Look at transsexuals
This DVD introduces transsexuals as, first and foremost, people! That is something that many people need to see. Read more
Published on February 28, 2009 by Harry W. Moore
2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, kinda like a train wreck.
Aside from a couple contestants who seem more down to earth than the rest, this video is chock full of self absorbed people who seem like they are living in an out of touch fantasy... Read more
Published on January 12, 2009 by Brook V
5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable, fascinating, Revealing, exciting, and Inspiring !
I watched this last night, and found the entire film/documentary to be very fascinating, fun, enjoyable, exciting, Revealing, and Inspiring! Read more
Published on April 6, 2008 by Graham D. Lincoln
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