
FilmmakerMichaelBarnett’srichlytextureddocumentaryilluminatesanissuebothtimelyandtopical,butatitscorecapturesthewarm-hearted,courageouscharacterslivingwithinit.ThreeresilienttransgenderhighschoolathletesacrosstheUnitedStatesfightfortheirsportstitlesandbattlevoicesofharassmentintheirpursuittocompeteastheirauthenticgender.WeenterthelivesofSarahRoseHuckman,aspunkyskierandteenpolicymakerinNewHampshire,AndrayaYearwood,afiercetrackstarslayinghercompetition,andatthecenterofourstoryisMackBeggs,atwo-timeTexasStateChampionwrestlerwhomadeheadlinesfordominatingwomen’swrestlingwhilepushingtowrestleboys.<br/> Caughtinthecenterofanationaldebateontranscivilrights,theseathleteschanneltheendurancethey’velearnedfromtheirsportsintotheirevermorepublicbattles.Thoseofuswhorememberfeelinghelplessagainstthejeersandaggressionofhighschoolbullieswillmarvelattheperseveranceeachofthesededicatedteensshowinthefaceofvitriolfromparentsandpunditsalike,developinganemotionalmaturityfarbeyondanythingtheiryoungageshouldrequire.Still,anetworkofsupportemergestobolstertheirresolve,anddespitetheextremeangeroftheiropposition,eachoftheseinspirationalyoungforcesofnaturetriumphantlyovercomeshurdleafterhurdleintheirindividualjourneytoliveastheirtrueselves.