Becoming Chaz

The path-breaking documentary Becoming Chaz, brings the real-life story of gender-transition. The film takes a deep insight into the life of famous LGBT rights advocate, Chaz Bono, and reveals the reason behind Bono’s transformation into a male, from a female.

Bono’s act of gender-transition created massive upheaval all round the globe, a few years back. This documentary brings back those tales of Bono’s brave moves, through a series of interviews of the main subject, as well as the family members and friends. Chaz is also known as Chastity Sun Bono, and the title was bestowed, after Chaz’s appearance in the movie Chastity. This documentary takes a bold step of revisiting the controversial stage of the life of LGBT rights advocate. The film is not just about the issue of the gender change, but also mirrors the desire of a person to live life differently.

Before the gender transition, Bono presented himself as the torchbearer of lesbians, and he continues to speak for the support of the people belonging to gay and lesbian community. After Bono’s transformation from a female to male, he reiterated the fact that his move would bring a change in the mindset of the people of the society. This documentary stands apart from the others in the lot, for not just picking up a unique subject matter, but also for the very treatment of it. Becoming Chaz follows the life of the subject in a chronological manner, and brings to limelight the aftermath of the bold move of gender transition.