PREVIEW: Donna (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

(as themselves) Donna Personna

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jay Bedwani (Rose & Rosie: Overshare), director, cinematographer; Collette Legrande (film debut), Mark Nasser (film debut) and Donna Personna (film debut), writers; Dewi Gregory (Orion: The Man Who Would Be King), producer; Antoine Bedard (L’Origine des Espèces), composer; Frazer Bradshaw (The Deep Sky), cinematographer; Anne de Mo (Massacre) and Alice Powell (Disaster Playground), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Donna Personna, the renowned trans activist and performer, sets out to live as her own authentic self, and to reunite with the conservative family that she left behind…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The inspirational trans activist Donna Personna is given a sensitive and loving feature film portrait by documentary filmmaker Jay Bedwani, who celebrates her unique spirit and soul.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 15TH JULY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE, AND AVAILABLE TO RENT/BUY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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