Born to Be

Get your tickets to see Dr. Bowers featured in the new documentary, “Born to Be” premiering at the New York Film Festival.

World Premiere · Q&As with Director, Tania Cypriano, on Sept. 28 & 29

Showtimes: September 28, 3:15 PM | September 29, 3:45 PM | October 1, 6:00 PM

Soon after New York state passed a 2015 law that health insurance should cover transgender-related care and services, director Tania Cypriano and producer Michelle Hayashi began bringing their cameras behind the scenes at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, where this documentary captures the emotional and physical journey of surgical transitioning. Lending equal narrative weight to the experiences of the center’s primary surgeon Dr. Jess Ting and those of his diverse group of patients, Born to Be balances compassionate personal storytelling and fly-on-the-wall vérité. It’s a film of access—most importantly into the lives, joys, and fears of the people at its center.