The Garden Left Behind (2019) on Netflix
Tina, a Mexican transgender woman, has lived undocumented in New York with her grandmother Eliana since she was five. She drives an unlicensed cab to pay for her transition.
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- Netflix3.8/5
- IMDb6.1/10662 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes91%
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Plot summary
Tina Carrera is a thirty-year-old transgender woman who came from Mexico with her grandmother Eliana when she was five. The two have lived in New York without documents since. Eliana raised Tina on her own and longs to return to Mexico, while Tina seeks acceptance as a transgender woman in America. Tina earns money driving an unlicensed taxi so she can pay for her transition, and being undocumented keeps her anxious. Dr. Cleary, a psychologist, tries to guide her through the process.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Garden Left Behind (2019)
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- While in pre-production, Alves and his team raised more than $100,000 through a crowdfunding campaign on eBay, making The Garden Left Behind the first independent film funded substantially through donations and sales via the site.
- According to producers and director Flavio Alves, the film was initially rejected by major LGBTQ film festivals including Frameline in San Francisco and Inside Out in Toronto. After trans activists emailed and called the organizers, the festivals reversed their decisions and the film was well received at the screenings.
- The production introduced more than 50 new transgender filmmakers to the industry, with representation both behind and in front of the camera.
- Newcomer Carlie Guevara was cast in the lead role of Tina in spring 2016, her first acting job; she decided to audition after reading the script and feeling a close connection to the character, driven by its ending.
