Mama Gloria (2020)
76 min
Meet Mama Gloria. Chicago’s Black transgender icon Gloria Allen, now in her 70s, blazed a trail for trans people like few others before her. Emerging from Chicago’s South Side drag ball culture in the 1960s, Gloria overcame traumatic violence to become a proud leader in her community. Most famously, she pioneered a charm school for young transgender people that served as inspiration for Chicago playwright Philip Dawkins’ hit play Charm. Luchina Fisher’s empathic and engaging documentary is not only a portrait of a groundbreaking legend, but also a celebration of unconditional love, the love Gloria received from her own mother and that she now gives to her chosen children.
- Release date
- October 14, 2020
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Gloria Allen as Self
Crew
- Luchina Fisher · Director
- Luchina Fisher · Writer
- Zainab Ali · Producer
- Yvonne Welbon · Producer
- Jocelyn C. Chambers · Composer
- Stephen J. Lewis · Cinematographer
- Caroline Berler · Editor