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Real Boy

Real Boy is an intimate story of a family in transition. As 19-year-old Bennett navigates early sobriety, late adolescence, and the evolution of his gender identity, his mother makes her own transformation from resistance to acceptance of her trans son.

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June 19, 2017

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60 minutes

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Shaleece Haas

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Shaleece is an Emmy Award-winning documentary producer and director with 15 years’ experience in the field. Producing credits include Trans in America (Emmy Award, 2018), Asian Americans (Peabody Award, 2020), and Delikado (Nominee, Emmy Award, 2022). She directed Real Boy (Independent Lens, 2016) and To the Future, with Love (POV, 2021).

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