Photos of Angie

PHOTOS OF ANGIE tells the story of Mexican-American transgender teenager Angie Zapata, who was murdered in a hate crime in rural Greeley, Colorado in 2008.
Genre : Documentary
Photos of Angie

In 2008, 18 year-old, Mexican-American Angie Zapata was found dead in her small apartment in Greely, Colorado. The media quickly reported that she was a typical teenager – she loved using her cell phone, babysitting her nephews and nieces, and listening to music. What was not reported was that Angie was born as Justin. That same year, there were 44 reported murders of transgender persons worldwide and the United States Congress was beginning to debate whether or not to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the federal hate crime law. Angie’s case was the first time the murder of a transgender person was successfully prosecuted under hate crime laws in the United States.

A haunting documentary, PHOTOS OF ANGIE, winner of the Best Documentary Award at the Long Beach Q Film Festival, tells the story of Angie Zapata and her loving family. This film contains footage of the murder trial, and interviews with anti-violence activists and Angie’s family. Divided into five chapters, PHOTOS OF ANGIE shows how Angie’s simple life ended at the hands of a mysterious man whose true nature was finally revealed during the trial.

PHOTOS OF ANGIE is part of the Queer Essentials Collection.

Directors : Alan Domínguez
Markets : Documentary
Year Released : 2011
Running Time : 55
Color : Color
Country : US
Original Language : English

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Awards

Best Documentary, Long Beach Q Film Festival, 2011

Screenings

Translations: the Seattle Transgender Film Festival, 2011
Denver’s Cinema Q Film Festival, 2011
Estes Park Film Festival, 2011
Atlanta’s Out on Film, 2011
ImageOut Film Festival, 2011
Reel Affirmations Film Festival, 2011
Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, 2011
Trans Film Series, Toronto, 2011
Human Rights Film Festival, University of San Francisco, 2012
Torino GLBT Film Festival, 2012
Breckenridge Festival of Film,2011
NewFest: the New York LGBT Film Festival, 2011
San Francisco Latino Film Festival, 2011
Festival Internacional de Cine en Puebla, 2011
Tampa Bay Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, 2011
Boulder PFLAG, 2011
The Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival, 2011
Out in the Desert Film Festival, 2012
Melbourne Queer Film Festival, 2012
XicanIndie Film Festival, World Premiere, 2011
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In 2008, 18 year-old, Mexican-American Angie Zapata was found dead in her small apartment in Greely, Colorado. The media quickly reported that she was a typical teenager – she loved using her cell phone, babysitting her nephews and nieces, and listening to music. What was not reported was that Angie was born as Justin. That same year, there were 44 reported murders of transgender persons worldwide and the United States Congress was beginning to debate whether or not to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the federal hate crime law. Angie’s case was the first time the murder of a transgender person was successfully prosecuted under hate crime laws in the United States.

A haunting documentary, PHOTOS OF ANGIE, winner of the Best Documentary Award at the Long Beach Q Film Festival, tells the story of Angie Zapata and her loving family. This film contains footage of the murder trial, and interviews with anti-violence activists and Angie’s family. Divided into five chapters, PHOTOS OF ANGIE shows how Angie’s simple life ended at the hands of a mysterious man whose true nature was finally revealed during the trial.

PHOTOS OF ANGIE is part of the Queer Essentials Collection.

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