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Lana M. Tisdel (born May 28, 1975) [2] is an American woman whose early life and involvement with the December 1993 murders of Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert, and Phillip DeVine at the hands of John Lotter and Tom Nissen is chronicled in the 1998 documentary The Brandon Teena Story and the 1999 film Boys Don't Cry (which left out DeVine). [3]
Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American biographical film directed by Kimberly Peirce, and co-written by Peirce and Andy Bienen.The film is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena (played by Hilary Swank), an American trans man who attempts to find himself and love in Nebraska but falls victim to a brutal hate crime perpetrated by two male acquaintances.
Brandon Teena [note 1] (December 12, 1972 – December 31, 1993) was an American transgender man who was raped and later, along with Phillip DeVine and Lisa Lambert, murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska, by John Lotter and Tom Nissen. [2] [3] His life and death were the subject of the films The Brandon Teena Story and Boys Don't Cry .
Boys Don’t Cry: Hilary Swank and Chloë Sevigny as Brandon Teena and Lana Tisdel (Getty) ... From a sunbathing gator to a rare bird sighting, see this week's top wildlife photos.
Alisa Blasingame. . ( m. 1991) . Relatives. Laurence Luckinbill (uncle) Lana Wachowski (born Larry Wachowski; June 21, 1965) and Lilly Wachowski (born Andy Wachowski; December 29, 1967) [1] are American film and television directors, writers and producers. [2] The sisters are both trans women. [3] [4] [5] Together known as the Wachowskis [a] [6 ...
11 years in prison. Cazares: 6 years in prison. Gwen Amber Rose Araujo (February 24, 1985 – October 4, 2002) [1] was an American teenager who was murdered in Newark, California at the age of 17. [2] She was murdered by four men, two of whom she had been sexually intimate with, who beat and strangled her after discovering that she was transgender.
Chloë Stevens Sevigny (/ ˈ s ɛ v ə n i /, born November 18, 1974) is an American actress, model, and fashion designer. Known for her work in independent films, often appearing in controversial or experimental features, Sevigny is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Satellite Award, an Independent Spirit Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award ...
Hilary Swank stars as Teena and Chloë Sevigny plays his girlfriend Lana Tisdel. Peter Sarsgaard and Brendan Sexton III portray Teena's two murderers. The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 1999. Fox Searchlight Pictures gave the film a limited release on October 22, 1999.