No Ordinary Man

No Ordinary Man

23rd TDF: Greek Premiere

An in-depth look at the life of musician and trans culture icon Billy Tipton, with his story re-imagined and performed by trans artists as they collectively paint a portrait of an unlikely hero. Complicated, beautiful and historically unrivaled, this groundbreaking film shows what is possible when a community collaborates to honor the legacy of an unlikely hero.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt
Script: Aisling Chin-Yee, Amos Mac
Cinematography: Léna Mill-Reuillard
Editing: Aisling Chin-Yee
Sound: Lynne Trépanier, Marie-Pierre Grenier
Production: Parabola Films
Producers: Sarah Spring
Format: Digital File
Color: Color
Production Country: Canada
Production Year: 2020
Duration: 84΄
Contact: THE FILM COLLABORATIVE, Jeffrey Winter, Andrew Neel
Awards/Distinctions: New Visions Award – RIDM: Montreal International Documentary Film Festival 2020 Best Canadian Feature – Inside Out Film and Video Festival 2020

Aisling Chin-Yee

Filmography

2017 Synesthesia (short)
2019 The Rest of Us (fiction)
2020 No Ordinary Man

Chase Joynt

Filmography

2012 Akin (short)
2012 I’m Yours (short)
2014 Stealth (short)
2016 Between You and Me (short)
2019 Framing Agnes (short)
2020 Framing Agnes
2020 No Ordinary Man