From This Day Forward

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When filmmaker Sharon Shattuck was in middle school, her father came out as a transgender woman and asked to be called Trisha. These changes not only added to Sharon and her sister’s adolescent embarrassment, but also placed a great strain on Sharon’s parents’ relationship. As a straight woman who had fallen in love with a man, could Sharon’s mom, Marcia, adjust to being married to a woman? But Marcia and Trisha stayed together and continued to raise Sharon and her sister as a family. Years later, Sharon returns home in the lead-up to her own wedding, looking to understand her parents’ enduring relationship, the evolution of Trisha, and the emotional impact of her father’s transition. The result is a personal story about love, commitment, family, and the thorny ambiguities of gender and sex.  EM

Director

Sharon Shattuck

Producers

Martha Shane, Sharon Shattuck

Editor

Frederick Shanahan

Cinematographer

Sharon Shattuck

Release Year

2014

Festival Year

2015

Country

United States

Run Time

74 minutes

Premiere

World Premiere