Transhood

For all of its positives, "Transhood" spends a lot of time on the minutiae of medical transition, a narrative many trans people would like to move on from - yesterday.

Offering no narration, expert talking heads or text interstitials, Liese forgoes contextualizing the culture wars and instead lets her subjects speak for themselves. Their pathos, however, doesn't always localize where you'd expect.

With so much ground to cover, the scenes' shortness can feel unsatisfying and even occasionally facile.

Transhood shines a light on the unique issues that face both transgender children and their parents.