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'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.

Overview

  • 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.