Changing the Game

This movie brings out the sense of humanity behind a dehumanizing social aspect.

It brings the subject into first person. We don't listen about it from the news, or the media message, we see the actual subjects behind the matter. The do so in such a way that you can feel the being behind the matter.

Didn't give the 10 because I wish they would offer more the medical and mental aspects to the matter, but that is just a door left for other documentaries to be created.

Very moving. :)

When I started to see this film, I did not know that it was a documentary, nor that its theme was discrimination against transgender people, I found myself seeing a problem that I was unaware of, and it made me think about all that we still need to learn, understand and to improve as human beings. I would like films like this to be presented in public schools in all countries in order to educate the future of the world, because I consider that like all cinematographic work its objective should be to transmit something: an emotion, an idea or a problem and Changing The Game achieves it. At least I feel that I have grown as a person.

As an avid watcher of documentaries, I found this one very well made and educational.

It was hard to watch, but powerful, the highlight on adults being promoters of hate and being bullies to kids, confirming that for many adults kids sports are not about the wellness of the kids, it's about feeding their own ego and thirst for winning

The fact that sports could make the difference between a kid attempting to kill themselves or live a healthy life should be enough argument to support transgender kids in sports. Instead of fighting for who should win a game or a match, it might be better to find common ground for these kids' sake.

I don't care about sports "fairness," & I don't prescribe to outdated gender normativity. Why bother separating athletics based on gender at all? Place individuals based on their qualifications. Is it not that simple? Regardless, thinking that dehumanizes people is inexcusable, & movies like this teach us to treat these teens with respect, care, & love. Maybe allowing children to make permanent changes to their bodies before their brains are fully developed is a gray area...being relentlessly kind to children isn't.

The documentary Changing the Game (2019) was co-written and directed by Michael Barnett.

The movie stars Mack Beggs, Sarah Rose Huckman, and Andraya Yearwood. All three of them are transgender high-school athletes with enormous talent.

As expected, these young men and women face opposition from officials and parents of the athletes against whom they compete. The film shows us how they confront this additional burden, and deal with it in successful ways.

It's not easy. One athlete takes testosterone to achieve physical gender change. Of course, testosterone is a banned substance for athletes. He's not taking it to win at sports--it's part of his medical regimen. That's an inherently difficult situation.

This movie hasn't achieved wide distribution. My vote is only the 14th vote, and I'm the first person to review if for IMDb. I hope that distributors will pick up on this movie. Obviously, it will work at LGBT festivals, but I think it will also work well for general audiences.

We say this film in The Little Theatre, as part of the excellent ImageOut Rochester LGBT Film Festival. It will work well on the small screen. This is a movie that will make you think. I recommend it.