Suited

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Available Summaries:

"Going deeper than fine fabrics and silk linings, Suited takes a modern, evolved look at gender through the conduit of clothing and elucidates the private and emotional experience surrounding it. With heart and optimism, the film documents a cultural shift that is creating a new demand—and response—for each person’s right to go out into the world with confidence." -Letterboxd.

"A behind-the-scenes look at the Brooklyn tailoring company Bindle and Keep." -IMDb.

Jack's Summary:

This is a documentary about a tailoring shop that specifically serves trans and gender-diverse clientele, with the scope of the film going far beyond just clothing. Filmmakers take the time to interview a range of trans people who have different identities and are at varying stages of their transitions. Family life, transitioning, employment difficulties, gender dysphoria, and a huge range of subjects are discussed. The majority of the interviewees are trans men and gender-diverse people assigned female at birth. Mental health, suicidal ideation, and bigotry are discussed, but nothing graphic or too confronting; just people sharing their life stories and struggles. One interviewee reclaims the f-slur, so if that will be upsetting for you, be prepared for that. A trans man is filmed as he goes in for his hysterectomy, and is interviewed while sitting in his hospital bed. He uses potentially dysphoria-inducing anatomical terms for his organs and genitalia.

Overall, I'd say this is a positive and diverse film, and I liked that it concluded with praise and adoration of masculinity.