XY Chelsea
Synopsis
After instigating the largest of leak of secrets in US history - when she disclosed 750,000 documents to Wikileaks - ex-soldier and trans woman Chelsea Manning was supposed to spend most of the rest of her life behind bars in an all-male military prison. But on January 17 2017, President Barack Obama commuted her sentence, in an unprecedented and controversial move that divided the United States and the world.
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
- 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
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 2nd May 2019
