Robert Eads (December 18, 1945 – January 17, 1999) was an American trans man, whose life and death was the subject of the award-winning.!
Synopsis
Love is a many-gendered thing
This moving documentary chronicles the last year in the life of Robert Eads, a trans man dying of ovarian cancer.
Cola, Lola,, actor.
Were introduced to several prominent figures in Roberts life -- most importantly, his life partner and caretaker Lola Cola, who is also trans. The two prepare to lead a panel at the annual Southern Comfort conference, a yearly event created for transgender individuals.
Popular reviews
Morewhen lola said “what a curious thing to be so uptight about.
nature delights in diversity, why don’t human beings?” it broke me
CW: suicide, transphobia
It feels inadequate to try to write about how a film like this makes you feel. As with Lightning Over Water or Sick, this is a film that faces mortality in direct terms, but unlike those two, the main focus of the film is not the moment of death itself--unlike those two, it isn't shown in actuality or in simulation--nor the life that came before but the community around R