Framing Agnes

Framing Agnes

20 mins | March 27, 2019

In the late 1950s, a woman named Agnes approached the UCLA Medical Center seeking sex reassignment surgery. Her story was long considered to be exceptional and singular until never-before-seen case files of other patients were found in 2017. Framing Agnes features preeminent trans culture-makers breathing new life into those who redefined gender in the midcentury.

Framing Agnes

20 mins | March 27, 2019

Framing Agnes
In the late 1950s, a woman named Agnes approached the UCLA Medical Center seeking sex reassignment surgery. Her story was long considered to be exceptional and singular until never-before-seen case files of other patients were found in 2017. Framing Agnes features preeminent trans culture-makers breathing new life into those who redefined gender in the midcentury.
Producers
Original title Framing Agnes
Directors Kristen Schilt, Chase Joynt
Writers

Cast

Zackary Drucker

as Agnes

Silas Howard

as Denny

Chase Joynt

as Host

Angelica Ross

as Georgia

Max Wolf Valerio

as Henry

Jen Richards

as Barbara