'Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later' Revisits Groundbreaking Documentary's Subjects

The sequel explores the evolution of identity among the original subjects, revealing their struggles and triumphs over the past 25 years.

Daniel Peddle's documentary sequel 'Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later' revisits four of the original subjects from his groundbreaking 2005 film 'The Aggressives'.
The sequel explores the subjects' evolution in identity, with some having transitioned or now identifying as male, and others grappling with issues of race, class, sexuality, and gender.
Kisha Batista, one of the original subjects, has become an artist and uses her work to document the LGBTQ+ community.
Trevon Haynes, another subject, is now living in Palm Springs with his fiancée Jade, wrestling with issues of fidelity, his own transition, and Jade's battle with body dysmorphia.
Chin Tsui, an immigrant trans man and human-trafficking survivor, spent 19 months in solitary confinement in an ICE detention center due to immigration policy and transphobia in the prison system.