THE
SOUND OF IDENTITY A
Film by Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Films
AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL AND ON DEMAND IN NORTH AMERICA JUNE 1,
2021 The Sound Of Identity
(2021) - Official Trailer (HD)
Winner
of the 2020 Outshine Film Festival’s prestigious Programmers
Award of Excellence, THE SOUND OF IDENTITY is
a groundbreaking feature documentary that Shout! Studios is
proud to present on digital and on demand June 1, 2021.
Profiling international Opera star Lucia Lucas’ historic
performance at the Tulsa Opera, THE SOUND OF IDENTITY
lifts the curtain as she becomes the first known transgender
woman to perform a principal role in Opera history.
Directed
by James Kicklighter (Angel of Anywhere), THE
SOUND OF IDENTITY is a production from the Emmy Award-winning
team of Russ Kirkpatrick & Andy Kinslow (Boomtown: An American
Journey, Unlikely Family), and is executive produced
by Golden Globe®-winner and Academy Award®-nominated Josh Bachove
(Minari, The Little Hours), with Jonathan Pope
(The Social Dilemma) on as Director of Photography.
THE SOUND OF IDENTITY captures Lucia Lucas on the cusp
of international stardom, profiling the moment in an artist’s
career when everything could fall apart or come together. Showcasing
the collaborative process between Lucas and her mentor, prolific
and renowned composer Tobias Picker, Mozart’s Don Giovanni
comes to life as Lucas, a world-renowned baritone, takes the
spotlight and all the pressures that come with it.
Taking
place at the height of her career, Lucas provides fresh insights
into her transition, the professional risk she is taking, and
what it means for those who follow. Exploring the role that
identity plays in our personal and professional lives, THE
SOUND OF IDENTITY provides a nuanced look at voice and gender,
in a documentary The Independent Criticcalls “director
James Kicklighter’s best film yet.”
“Our work as artists is both informed by our life experiences,
and the times we live in,” says Kicklighter. “In profiling the
professional journey of Lucia Lucas, I believe I have also made
the most personal film of my own career, a universal story of
all the experiences that make up the people we choose to become.
Through telling the story of Lucia Lucas today, in an era where
trans visibility is unprecedented, we examine the strides that
have been made, but also, the long road ahead for this marginalized
community.”
THE
SOUND OF IDENTITY is “brilliantly chronicled” (Film Threat)
on the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Kicking off
global Pride Month celebrations, THE SOUND OF IDENTITY
and Lucia Lucas break down archaic social barriers, drawing
the attention of many international news outlets, including
The New York Times, BBC, and NPR.
With confidence in her own abilities renewed, she paves the
way for other performers to live their most authentic lives.
As Lucas’ performance happens in one of the reddest states in
America, THE SOUND OF IDENTITY shows that people and
places are much more complicated than they seem.
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