Mama Gloria (2020)

Meet Mama Gloria Chicagos Black transgender icon Gloria Allen now in her 70s blazed a trail for trans people like few others before her Emerging from Chicagos South Side drag ball culture in the 1960s Gloria overcame traumatic violence to become a proud leader in her community Most famously she pioneered a charm school for young transgender people that served as inspiration for Chicago playwright Philip Dawkins hit play Charm Luchina Fishers empathic and engaging documentary is not only a portrait of a groundbreaking legend but also a celebration of unconditional love the love Gloria received from her own mother and that she now gives to her chosen children