How Vera Drew, Louise Weard and More Trans and Nonbinary Filmmakers Are Taking Control of Their Stories Outside the Studio System: ‘We’re Creating a New Industry’

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When Vera Drew made her ambitious debut film “The People’s Joker,” she didn’t know if anyone else in the world would understand her deeply personal superhero movie parody about transitioning.

The first time she met a trans person who connected with the film after a public screening was a “mindblowing” experience.

“There had been other trans directors, but something that was that fiercely independent and coming at it from this personal perspective of a trans coming out story – I didn’t really know if there was any sort of audience for that,” Drew tells Variety. “I kind of just thought I was making a movie for myself.”

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