Warning: Adult Content – A pair of identical twins as one transitions from male to female

RED WITHOUT BLUE is an artistic and groundbreaking portrayal of gender, identity, and the unswerving bond of twinship despite transformation. An honest portrayal of a family in turmoil, RED WITHOUT BLUE follows a pair of identical twins as one transitions from male to female. Captured over a period of three years, the film documents the twins and their parents, examining the Farley’s struggle to redefine their family. The twins’ early lives were quintessentially all-American: picture-perfect holidays, supportive parents who cheered them on every step of the way. By the time they were 14, their parents had divorced, they had come out as gay, and a joint suicide attempt precipitated a forced separation of Mark and Alex for two and half years.Through candid and extensive interviews with the twins and their family, RED WITHOUT BLUE recounts these troubled times, interweaving the twins’ difficult past with their efforts to find themselves in the present.

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Red Without Blue

Release Year: 2007

Duration: 77 min

Availability: Worldwide

Related: Campus, Health, Life & Culture, IndiePix

RED WITHOUT BLUE is an artistic and groundbreaking portrayal of gender, identity, and the unswerving bond of twinship despite transformation. An honest portrayal of a family in turmoil, RED WITHOUT BLUE follows a pair of identical twins as one transitions from male to female. Captured over a period of three years, the film documents the twins and their parents, examining the Farley’s struggle to redefine their family. The twins’ early lives were quintessentially all-American: picture-perfect holidays, supportive parents who cheered them on every step of the way. By the time they were 14, their parents had divorced, they had come out as gay, and a joint suicide attempt precipitated a forced separation of Mark and Alex for two and half years.Through candid and extensive interviews with the twins and their family, RED WITHOUT BLUE recounts these troubled times, interweaving the twins’ difficult past with their efforts to find themselves in the present.

Directed by

Brooke Sebold

Benita Sills

Todd Sills

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Posted 11/07/09 by Becca

Watching this film I ached to tell these beautiful people that they were valuable worthwhile human beings, and I would be proud to call them friends. I was very impressed by the courage Claire has shown in transforming her body to match her inner self. What an inspirational film.

Posted 11/07/09 by Genna

It’s interesting to me that anyone could watch this movie and say what Vladimir said. I think that Clair explains “reality” beautifully at the end of the movie when she says “I really don’t think that I was born into this world as a man or as a woman. I think the process of changing is the path I was born into.” And me, I think that’s true for all of us. Thank you Mark and Clair and everyone for sharing your stories. It is wonderful!

Posted 11/04/09 by jimh75

So I am the “cute boyfriend” that Alina saw Clair with...I too am transgender. Vladimir, you are obviously uneducated and the REALITY of the situation is that today, Clair has blossomed into a gorgeous woman...the film is years old. I am absolutely in love with Clair...to me she is beautiful inside and out...I am guessing the same cannot be said about you my friend.

Jim Howley

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