Lady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story A Former U.S. Navy SEAL Lives Her Life Truthfully As A Transgender Woman
In LADY VALOR: THE KRISTIN BECK STORY, former U.S. Navy SEAL Christopher Beck embarks on a new mission as Kristin Beck. Kristin's journey in search of the American ideals that she protected has a whole new meaning as she lives her life truthfully as a transgender woman.
Official Selection: Hot Docs Film Festival & SXSW
FOUR STARS! "Lady Valor ultimately sells hope" -- New York Daily News
"A powerful documentary." -- Huffington Post
Running Time
85 mins
Year
2014
Kanopy ID
1154035
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