Click here for the film's trailer. In June 2011, CeCe McDonald, a black trans woman, fell victim to a racist and transmisogynistic attack while passing by a local bar. Her attempts to defend herself resulted in the death of one of her assailants and a forty-one-month stint at a men’s prison for second degree manslaughter. Jac Gare’s inspiring and brilliantly directed documentary gives activists, including Lavern Cox and CeCe herself, the chance to tell her story and address the daily struggle trans women of color face against a racist and transphobic society and equally violent criminal justice system. More than just a story of victimhood and injustice, “FREE CeCe!” celebrates her life and work, the massive outpouring of love and solidarity her case inspired, and the still-growing movement against transphobia and the prison industrial complex.
After the screening please join us for a Q&A with CeCe McDonald and Director Jacqueline Gares moderated by Earline Budd.