TransGeneration
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| Genre | Docusoap |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Jeremy Simmons |
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| Composer(s) | David Benjamin Steinberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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World of Wonder
Sundance Channel
Logo TV
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| Producer(s) |
World of Wonder
Sundance Channel
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| Cinematography | Goro Toshima |
| Editor(s) | Aleshka Ferrero |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 55 minutes (ep. 1) 28 minutes (eps. 2–7) 60 minutes (ep. 8) |
| Production company(s) | World of Wonder |
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| Release | |
| Original network | Sundance Channel |
| Picture format | NTSC (480i) |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
| Original release | September 20 – November 8, 2005 |
| External links | |
| Sundance Channel web page | |
| World of Wonder web page | |
World of Wonder
Sundance Channel
Logo TV
World of Wonder
Sundance Channel
TransGeneration is a US documentary-style reality television series that affords a view into the lives of four transgender college students during the 2004–2005 academic year. Two of the students are trans women, and two are trans men. Each of them attends a different school, and they are each at a different stage of their academic career and transition.
The series was commissioned by the Sundance Channel and produced by World of Wonder. It aired on the Sundance Channel from September to November 2005, and on Logo TV from January to February 2006. In Italy, it aired on Cult, a satellite television channel.
In 2006, TransGeneration won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary.
A year after taping the series, filmmakers Jeremy Simmons and Thairin Smothers recorded a half-hour reunion show, TransGeneration Reunion.
The idea for TransGeneration came in 2004. Lawyer and journalist Fred Bernstein had written an article about transgender students at US colleges and universities; The New York Times published it in March. Some Sundance Channel staffers (including Adam Pincus, senior vice president of original programming) read the article, and saw potential for a documentary series. The project got executive approval, and Sundance commissioned World of Wonder Productions to make it.
The Sundance Channel, which was partially owned by media conglomerate Viacom, divided TransGeneration's production cost with Logo TV, an LGBT-themed cable channel that Viacom was preparing to launch. Sundance assumed most of the cost. The companies planned for Sundance to air the show first, followed by Logo several months later. One reason why they aired the series on both channels was because Sundance and Logo had distinct target audiences.
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