My Name Was January | Revry

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26 min Short-Documentary TV-MA

Director: Elina Gress

Director: Lenee Son

Actors:
  • January Marie Lapuz
  • Betty Lapuz
  • Ash Brar
  • Alex Sangha
  • Natasha Adsit
  • Velvet Steele
  • Kelendria Nation
  • Pam Hayer
  • Josh Soronow

When a trans sister, January Marie Lapuz, is brutally murdered in her own home in New Westminster, BC, her community reacts and her friends and other trans women of colour come to share and voice their issues, concerns, and challenges. January was seen as a bright light in the lives of many. This is the story of January, a friend, a daughter, a person. This film will not only bring justice to January, but to all the women who have lost their lives.

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