I’m Your Venus – Movie Review
First Reaction – I’m Your Venus has an important message about remembering an important of a community.
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Director: Kimberly Reed
Plot: A moving and timely documentary following the unsolved murder of Venus Xtravaganza, star of the legendary film Paris Is Burning, as Venus’ two families – biological and ballroom – come together to seek answers and celebrate her legacy.
Runtime: 1 Hour 25 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Verdict on I’m Your Venus
Recap
The documentary follows two families of Venus Xtravaganza who want a posthumous name to change to have the world accept her identity after her murder. It explores the impact she made on the world being a trans member of a Latin community. Elsewhere, they explore the murder that still never had answers.
Best Parts
The documentary shows the importance of two families coming together the memory a loved one. It shows the legal process and how the biological family overcame their original doubts to want to honour their sister. Elsewhere, it explores the difficulties of stepping out into the trans community and people around you not understanding as quickly.
Worst Parts
The movie gets caught up between the legal side of changing Venus’ name and the unsolved murder. It can get more frustrating not getting the answers about the murder, but exploring how it could have been solved, etc. This would have been nice to have answers about the crime
Final Thoughts –I’m Your Venus is a nice documentary sharing the memories of someone important to a community.
