HOW TO WATCH
EDUCATIONAL PURCHASELearn more about how you can bring MAJOR! to your college or university library collection.
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COMMUNITY SCREENINGThe MAJOR! to the People Campaign provides free copies of the DVD to non-profit groups led by/for QTPOC communities.
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HOME VIEWINGMAJOR! is now available on Amazon Prime Instant Video for and Vimeo Video on Demand for home use.
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MAJOR! was an official selection at over 60 film festivals around the world and garnered 20 awards for best documentary. Miss Major’s story offers us a roadmap for liberation, and we’re excited to announce the film is now available for educational licensing, community screening, and personal home use.
HOW TO LISTEN
the MAJOR! soundtrack has dropped!MAJOR! A Self-Care Soundtrack for Revolutionaries is now available where ever you stream your music. Featuring original score by Star Amerasu. Listen today on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, and Amazon Music.
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MEET MAMA
MAJOR! explores the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a formerly incarcerated Black transgender elder and activist who has been fighting for the rights of trans women of color for over 40 years.
Miss Major is a veteran of the Stonewall Rebellion and a survivor of Attica State Prison, a former sex worker, an elder, and a community leader and human rights activist. She is simply “Mama” to many in her community. Her personal story and activism for transgender civil rights intersects LGBT struggles for justice and equality from the 1960s to today. At the center of her activism is her fierce advocacy for her girls, trans women of color who have survived police brutality and incarceration in men’s jails and prisons.
We've compiled a Study Guide for educators and community leaders who would like to learn more about the legacy of Miss Major's work for trans advocacy and the abolition of the Prison Industrial Complex.
Miss Major is a veteran of the Stonewall Rebellion and a survivor of Attica State Prison, a former sex worker, an elder, and a community leader and human rights activist. She is simply “Mama” to many in her community. Her personal story and activism for transgender civil rights intersects LGBT struggles for justice and equality from the 1960s to today. At the center of her activism is her fierce advocacy for her girls, trans women of color who have survived police brutality and incarceration in men’s jails and prisons.
We've compiled a Study Guide for educators and community leaders who would like to learn more about the legacy of Miss Major's work for trans advocacy and the abolition of the Prison Industrial Complex.
SCREENINGS & AWARDS
AWARDS:
Outfest Los Angeles Audience Award and Jury Special Mention, Best Documentary
Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival Audience Award Best Documentary
Wicked Queer Boston LGBT Film Festival Audience and Jury Prizes, Best Documentary
TransScreen Film Festival Audience Award Best Documentary
Massimadi Afrocaribbean LGBT Film and Arts Festival Public Choice Award for Best Film
TRANSlations Transgender Film Festival Best Documentary Feature
TransForming Cinema Best Social Impact Film
Rainbow Visions Film Festival Audience Award Best Documentary
Stamped Pensacola LGBT Film Festival Best Documentary
Gary International Black Film Festival Audience Award Best Documentary
Queer Screen Audience Award Best Documentary
Reeling Chicago LGBT International Film Festival Audience Award Best Documentary
Atlanta LGBT Film and Music Festival Best Documentary
North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Audience Award Best Trans Feature
Kaleidoscope LGBT Film Festival Jury Award Best Documentary
Eureka Springs Human Rights Film Festival Gold Award
QFest NJ Digital Film & Media Festival Best Documentary
Out Here Now Kansas City LGBT Film Festival Jury Award Best Documentary
Queer Hippo International LGBT Film Festival Best U.S. Documentary
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:
Leeds Queer Film Festival, Leeds England
Athena Film Festival, NYC
ReFrame Film Festival, Peterborough Ontario
Queer Kampala Film Festival, Kampala Uganda
Gender Reel, Boston MA - Opening Night
Trans* Film Fest Stockholm, Stockholm Sweden
Louisville LGBT Film Festival Special Screening
Serile Filmului Gay International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca Romania
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival, Indianapolis IN
New Mexico Premiere with AARP & SAGE - Miss Major & filmmakers in attendance, free to public!
FanCineGay, Badajoz Spain
OutReels Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH
Appalachian Queer Film Festival - Lewisburg WV Filmmaker Q&A via Skype!
New York City Premiere with BCRW - Miss Major in attendance
Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival - Milwaukee MN
TransNation Film Festival, Los Angeles CA - Opening Night, filmmakers in attendance!
Reel Pride Film Festival, Winnipeg MB - Closing Night!
QFest San Antonio LGBT International Film Festival, San Antonio TX - Closing Night!
Sacramento LGBT Film Festival, Sacramento CA - Miss Major & filmmakers in attendance!
International Black Film Festival, Nashville TN
Mix Copenhagen LGBTQ Film Festival, Copenhagen Denmark
Baltimore International Black Film Festival, Baltimore MD
GenderReel, Minneapolis MN Opening Night!
Cinema Diverse Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival, Palm Springs CA
Outfest on the Road, Smith College, Northhampton MA
FargoMorehead LGBT Film Festival, Fargo ND
Outflix Film Festival, Memphis TN
Wotever DIY Film Festival, London England, Opening Night
MICGénero, Mexico City
Vancouver Queer Film Festival, Vancouver Canada Black Lives Matter Spotlight, Miss Major via Skype
GLITCH Film Festival Summer Season, Glasgow Scotland Filmmakers in attendance!
Rio Gender & Sexuality Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Damn These Heels LGBT Film Fest, Salt Lake City UT
OutFest Peru, Lima Peru, Miss Major in attendance
Twist of Pride Film Festival, Seattle WA
International Black Queer Arts + Film Festival, Oakland CA
OUTEast Queer Film Festival, Opening Night, Halifax Nova Scotia
ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival, Shanghai China
Santa Cruz Film Festival, Santa Cruz CA
Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, Mumbai India
QFest, St. Louis MO
GayCharlotte Film Festival, Charlotte NC
PATOIS Human Rights Film Festival, New Orleans LA
Prisoners Justice Film Festival, London Ontario Canada
Bangalore Queer Film Festival Bangalore, India
San Francisco Transgender Film Festival, Castro Theater World Premiere
Outfest Los Angeles Audience Award and Jury Special Mention, Best Documentary
Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival Audience Award Best Documentary
Wicked Queer Boston LGBT Film Festival Audience and Jury Prizes, Best Documentary
TransScreen Film Festival Audience Award Best Documentary
Massimadi Afrocaribbean LGBT Film and Arts Festival Public Choice Award for Best Film
TRANSlations Transgender Film Festival Best Documentary Feature
TransForming Cinema Best Social Impact Film
Rainbow Visions Film Festival Audience Award Best Documentary
Stamped Pensacola LGBT Film Festival Best Documentary
Gary International Black Film Festival Audience Award Best Documentary
Queer Screen Audience Award Best Documentary
Reeling Chicago LGBT International Film Festival Audience Award Best Documentary
Atlanta LGBT Film and Music Festival Best Documentary
North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Audience Award Best Trans Feature
Kaleidoscope LGBT Film Festival Jury Award Best Documentary
Eureka Springs Human Rights Film Festival Gold Award
QFest NJ Digital Film & Media Festival Best Documentary
Out Here Now Kansas City LGBT Film Festival Jury Award Best Documentary
Queer Hippo International LGBT Film Festival Best U.S. Documentary
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:
Leeds Queer Film Festival, Leeds England
Athena Film Festival, NYC
ReFrame Film Festival, Peterborough Ontario
Queer Kampala Film Festival, Kampala Uganda
Gender Reel, Boston MA - Opening Night
Trans* Film Fest Stockholm, Stockholm Sweden
Louisville LGBT Film Festival Special Screening
Serile Filmului Gay International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca Romania
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival, Indianapolis IN
New Mexico Premiere with AARP & SAGE - Miss Major & filmmakers in attendance, free to public!
FanCineGay, Badajoz Spain
OutReels Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH
Appalachian Queer Film Festival - Lewisburg WV Filmmaker Q&A via Skype!
New York City Premiere with BCRW - Miss Major in attendance
Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival - Milwaukee MN
TransNation Film Festival, Los Angeles CA - Opening Night, filmmakers in attendance!
Reel Pride Film Festival, Winnipeg MB - Closing Night!
QFest San Antonio LGBT International Film Festival, San Antonio TX - Closing Night!
Sacramento LGBT Film Festival, Sacramento CA - Miss Major & filmmakers in attendance!
International Black Film Festival, Nashville TN
Mix Copenhagen LGBTQ Film Festival, Copenhagen Denmark
Baltimore International Black Film Festival, Baltimore MD
GenderReel, Minneapolis MN Opening Night!
Cinema Diverse Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival, Palm Springs CA
Outfest on the Road, Smith College, Northhampton MA
FargoMorehead LGBT Film Festival, Fargo ND
Outflix Film Festival, Memphis TN
Wotever DIY Film Festival, London England, Opening Night
MICGénero, Mexico City
Vancouver Queer Film Festival, Vancouver Canada Black Lives Matter Spotlight, Miss Major via Skype
GLITCH Film Festival Summer Season, Glasgow Scotland Filmmakers in attendance!
Rio Gender & Sexuality Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Damn These Heels LGBT Film Fest, Salt Lake City UT
OutFest Peru, Lima Peru, Miss Major in attendance
Twist of Pride Film Festival, Seattle WA
International Black Queer Arts + Film Festival, Oakland CA
OUTEast Queer Film Festival, Opening Night, Halifax Nova Scotia
ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival, Shanghai China
Santa Cruz Film Festival, Santa Cruz CA
Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, Mumbai India
QFest, St. Louis MO
GayCharlotte Film Festival, Charlotte NC
PATOIS Human Rights Film Festival, New Orleans LA
Prisoners Justice Film Festival, London Ontario Canada
Bangalore Queer Film Festival Bangalore, India
San Francisco Transgender Film Festival, Castro Theater World Premiere
become part of miss major's circle of care
Miss Major has fought tirelessly for justice and freedom from the Stonewall Rebellion in 1969 to her role as Executive Director of the Transgender, Gender Variant, and Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP) in San Francisco since 2006. For over forty years, Miss Major has paved the way for us to be who and where we are today. Due to her continued health challenges, rising medical costs, and recent retirement from TGIJP that has left her without an income, Miss Major needs our support more than ever.
The production of this film is part of a circle of monthly donors working collectively to contribute $2,965 monthly to cover Miss Major's basic expenses, including: rent ($1,050), utilities ($329), transportation ($834), health care premiums ($182), in home support ($120), food ($250), among others. This circle will not only send a clear message of support to Miss Major but also be an example of intergenerationally caring for our elders during what can be their most challenging years.
If you are as inspired and grateful for Miss Major's work as we are, we invite you to join us by making a monthly contribution at whatever level is meaningful to you. You can adjust or terminate your donation at any time. Please visit Miss Major's Monthly Giving Circle on Fundly to make your pledge today, and be sure to specify "MONTHLY DONATION" next to your pledge amount.
The production of this film is part of a circle of monthly donors working collectively to contribute $2,965 monthly to cover Miss Major's basic expenses, including: rent ($1,050), utilities ($329), transportation ($834), health care premiums ($182), in home support ($120), food ($250), among others. This circle will not only send a clear message of support to Miss Major but also be an example of intergenerationally caring for our elders during what can be their most challenging years.
If you are as inspired and grateful for Miss Major's work as we are, we invite you to join us by making a monthly contribution at whatever level is meaningful to you. You can adjust or terminate your donation at any time. Please visit Miss Major's Monthly Giving Circle on Fundly to make your pledge today, and be sure to specify "MONTHLY DONATION" next to your pledge amount.