: This powerful documentary directed by Zackary Drucker explores the lives of icons April Ashley and Amanda Lear. It premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and is available on HBO Max .
: A standout from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival , this film follows a fiercely independent taxi driver in Lagos who finds community and transformation among a group of sex workers.
The landscape of transgender cinema in 2025 and 2026 is seeing a massive surge in visibility, moving beyond niche categories into major festival spotlights and global streaming platforms. From intimate documentaries to high-budget dramas, these new releases are redefining how trans stories are told.