Friday, August 22, 2014

Zanderology: Hope: Grace Film Festival: Official Selection

 (This film is not in the selection process for awards)


Zanderology   Buy Tickets
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Runtime: 42:39
Category: Hope
Screening Date: January 31, 2015


This film is an illustrated documentary about Zander Keig, a trans man who was born dead, paralyzed at age six, put in a mental hospital as a teen, was in a Mexican gang, joined the military, became an undercover drug officer, obtained three graduate degrees and is now a social worker for homeless veterans. Zanderology goes beyond telling people that it gets better and humorously explains how one person changed their life in almost every way possible

Director: Megan Rohrer 

Megan Rohrer is a nationally recognized LGBTQ faith leader, historian, writer, homeless advocate and community organizer. The first openly transgender pastor ordained in the Lutheran church, Megan is the Pastor of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Executive Director of Welcome. Megan recived an honorable mention as an Unsung Hero of Compassion by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, was awarded an honorary doctorate from Palo Alto University, won Out History's Since Stonewall Local Histories Competition and co-edited Letters For Our Brothers: Transitional Wisdom in Retrospect, which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in transgender nonfiction.  

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