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"Every Boy Has a Dream"

This documentary follows contestants competing for the title of "World's Most Beautiful Transsexual." The pageant takes place in Las Vegas, where the finalists will be offered parts in a Vegas show. Going beyond the glitz of the competition itself, filmmaker Jeremy Stanford joins six hopefuls as they return to their hometowns and families, and the film reveals the prejudice they faced in their youth and the part the pageant plays in asserting their transgender identities.

Top Cast

  • Victoria "Porkchop" Parker

    Victoria "Porkchop" Parker

    Self

  • Shannel

    Shannel

    Self

  • Erica Andrews

    Erica Andrews

    Self

  • Cassandra Cass

    Cassandra Cass

    Self

  • Mimi Marks

    Mimi Marks

    Self

  • Maria Roman

    Maria Roman

    Self

  • Tiara Russell

    Tiara Russell

    Self

  • Dorae Saunders

    Dorae Saunders

    Self

  • Jahna Steele

    Jahna Steele

    Self

Overview

This documentary follows contestants competing for the title of "World's Most Beautiful Transsexual." The pageant takes place in Las Vegas, where the finalists will be offered parts in a Vegas show. Going beyond the glitz of the competition itself, filmmaker Jeremy Stanford joins six hopefuls as they return to their hometowns and families, and the film reveals the prejudice they faced in their youth and the part the pageant plays in asserting their transgender identities.

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