The Brandon Teena Story
July 13, 2010The Brandon Teena Story
Call Number: VHS01243
by Susan Muska; Greta Olafsdottir; Bless Bless Productions.; Docurama (Firm); New Video Group.; Zeitgeist Films.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: New York, NY : Docurama : New Video [Group, distributor in the U.S., 1999]
Notes: Originally released in 1998 (88 min.); Original story by Thomas Muer and Geoff Marx;
Summary: Documents the story of Brandon Teena’s coming of age struggle with identity and how his gender ambiguity induced feelings of betrayal, confusion and hostility among residents of a town in Nebraska. Teena arrived in rural Falls City, Nebraska, in 1993 where he found new friends. Three weeks later he was raped and beaten by friends who had discovered that he was actually a woman. A week later the same two men killed Teena along with two other people.
OCLC #: 43625943
Also: See the film “Boys Don’t Cry” inspired from the events of “The Brandon Teena Story”, available at VHS00793
Added: July 13, 2010
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
