Andrea James

News

Voice feminization training: Nadia’s results

Nadia and I worked together on her voice, and she sent me this wonderful result:

As a comparison, here is where she was back in 2019:

One Giant Leap for Mankind [review]

One Giant Leap for Mankind

September 11, 2020 | By Courtney Gardner

I hope you will go out of your way to listen to Schofield’s story, anyone’s story for that matter, and allow for it to impact your life for the better. By opening yourself to someone else’s vulnerability, you will be able to reflect on your own. Schofield doesn’t paint himself in one color; instead, he shows that he is a good person, a bad person, a victim and a violator. But this is not just a trans story. You do not have to be trans to enjoy it or to participate in the interactive steps. I have genuinely yet to witness any media that has compared to this film. As Schofield proudly says after each step, “NEW STORY,” and transports to a different time in his life. May we all have the strength to share our stories, both new and old, as we think necessary, to further the media’s take on life.

Read the rest

-http://independent-magazine.org/2020/09/one-giant-leap-for-mankind

Outfest 2020 Is Here, Complete With a Drive-In

By Alysia Gray Painter ‱ Published August 20, 2020

As for the many excellent films set to screen virtually?

Actor Scott Turner Schofield’s “Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps,” based on the performer’s acclaimed stage show, will be available to view starting on Tuesday, Aug. 25 for 72 hours, while the documentary “Ahead of the Curve” will celebrate the story of Curve Magazine (it’s available on Aug. 28 for 72 hours).

Over 160 features, documentaries, and shorts will roll out during the 11-day window.

Read the rest

-https://www.nbclosangeles.com/the-scene/outfest-2020-is-here-complete-with-a-drive-in/2416212/

Outfest Announces 2020 Winners and Surprise ‘Encore Week’

BY DANIEL REYNOLDS

AUGUST 31 2020 

The films of Encore Week include Cicada, Two of Us (Deux), Gossamer Folds, Minyan, Tahara, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson, Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story, The Carnivores, Dry Wind, No Hard Feelings, Shiva Baby, Alice Junior, Cured, Becoming a Man in 127 Easy Steps, Ask Any Buddy, Your Mother’s Comfort, and Lily Tomlin: The Film Behind the Show.

See the winners of this year’s Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival below. And learn more about Encore Week at outfestla2020.com.

Read the rest

-https://www.advocate.com/film/2020/8/31/outfest-announces-2020-winners-and-surprise-encore-week

Trans IRL episode 36: Andrea James

Trans IRL

Samantha talks with Andrea James, @jokestress. Andrea created “tsroadmap,” (now transgendermap.com) in 1996 – one of the first all-inclusive websites aimed at supporting the transgender community online. She has been a tireless transgender activist, producer, and writer over her career. She’s provided numerous pieces to the Huffington Post and Boing Boing, among many others, and expanded into film and TV through many projects including “Transamerica” and “Transamerican Love Story.” Your questions and comments are always welcome during the show! Just leave them here in the chat. #transgender #trans #enby #nonbinary #live #livestream #lgbt #lgbtq🌈 #transpodcast Andrea’s sites: https://www.andreajames.com/ https://www.transgendermap.com/

LGBTQ Film Festival Outfest Kicks Off Virtual Edition

by Mark Malkin

August 20, 2020

Highlights of the festival include:

  • Emmy-nominated actor Scott Turner Schofield will premiere his film version of his one-man show “Becoming a Man in 127 Easy Steps,” in which viewers can interactively choose which of Schofield’s 127 segments they can experience as they watch.

Read the rest

-https://variety.com/2020/film/news/lgbtq-film-festival-outfest-damien-navarro-covid-1234741190/

Outfest Sets Lineup for Virtual Film Festival With Malibu Drive-in Events

9:00 AM PDT 8/10/2020 by Chris Gardner

Other notable screenings include Three Chords and a Lie about gay country music artist Brandon Stansell’s return to his conservative hometown, which will be presented with a drive-in concert; and the world premiere of Emmy-nominated actor Scott Turner Schofield’s one-man show Becoming a Man in 127 Easy Steps, in which viewers can interactively choose which of Schofield’s 127 segments to watch.

Read the rest

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/outfest-sets-lineup-virtual-film-festival-malibu-drive-events-1306500

Outfest 2020: Full Lineup Announced

 AUGUST 10, 2020 ADAM PATTERSON

LA’s Outfest LGBTQ film festival have announced the lineup for their 2020 edition, which, like many film festivals this year, will be presented online.

160 titles will be screening virtually over ten days from August 20 – 30, the full list of which you can check out below.

For ticketing and more information, head over to outfest2020.com.

Special Events

  • BECOMING A MAN IN 127 EASY STEPS, dir. Andrea James
  • ÂĄGAYTINO! MADE IN AMERICA, dir. Dan Guerrero
  • NELLY QUEEN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOSE SARRIA, dir. Joe Castel
  • SHOW ME YOURS, dir. Kevin McCloskey
  • THREE CHORDS AND A LIE, dir. Trent Atkinson

Read the rest

https://filmpulse.net/outfest-2020-full-lineup-announced/

Minneapolis City Council VP Andrea Jenkins Just Gave a Moving Speech to Mourn George Floyd.

Minneapolis City Council VP Andrea Jenkins, the first out transgender African American woman elected to U.S. public office, gave a powerful speech contextualizing the death of George Floyd while in police custody.

Update: after this post, Andrea appeared on MSNBC:

Read my original:

Nate Hood’s Quarantine Qapsule #22 Becoming a Man in 127 Easy Steps: But What About the Children [2020] ★★★œ Tribeca 2020

by Nate Hood

Unseen Films

Monday, April 27, 2020

Combined, these shorts create an empathetic experience that leaves us eager for more. Hopefully James and Schofield will continue to make more of these vignettes available.

http://www.unseenfilms.net/2020/04/nate-hoods-quarantine-qapsule-22.html