Tourmaline Movies

  • 2018
    Happy Birthday, Marsha!

    Happy Birthday, Marsha!

    Happy Birthday, Marsha!

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    It's a hot summer day in June, 1969. Marsha throws herself a birthday party and dreams of performing at a club in town, but no one shows up. Sylvia,...

    Happy Birthday, Marsha!
  • 2019
    Salacia

    Salacia

    Salacia

    12019HD

    Tourmaline is an experimental portraitist whose subject is Black trans women. This impressionistic piece concerns Mary Jones, who worked at a New...

    Salacia
  • 2017
    Atlantic is a Sea of Bones

    Atlantic is a Sea of Bones

    Atlantic is a Sea of Bones

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    Atlantic is a Sea of Bones is a short film drawing from the Lucille Clifton poem of the same name that follows Egyptt LaBejia, an NYC based performer...

    Atlantic is a Sea of Bones
  • 2016
    The Personal Things

    The Personal Things

    The Personal Things

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    “You have to find your own way to strike back.” Black trans elder and legendary activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy describes how everyday...

    The Personal Things
  • 2020
    Shéár Avory: To Be Continued

    Shéár Avory: To Be Continued

    Shéár Avory: To Be Continued

    12020HD

    The coming of age story of Shéár Avory, a 17 year old trans* aspiring social justice advocate in Los Angeles who navigates housing...

    Shéár Avory: To Be Continued
  • 2020
    Joy Run

    Joy Run

    Joy Run

    02020HD

    JOY RUN, a film by Tourmaline, continues the creative reimagining of athletics as a gender-inclusive space.

    Joy Run
  • 2023
    Pollinator

    Pollinator

    Pollinator

    02023HD

    The artist walks through a garden, with additional footage featuring Black trans activist Marsha P. Johnson.

    Pollinator