2017

This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous

In 2008, Gregory Lazzarato, a young, nationally ranked Canadian diver, walked away from the pool and began a YouTube channel focused on makeup tutorials. Unwilling to be intimidated by bullies either online or in high school, Lazzarato became the fierce, outspoken Gregory Gorgeous, amassing a loyal following who found strength and inspiration from his public coming out as a gay male.Despite this success, the internet personality harbored a secret—one that was revealed in a December 2013 video titled “I Am Transgender.” Motivated by the death of her mother, the YouTube star took on the new name Gigi Gorgeous. Gigi, supported by her loving father and brothers, offers a candid look at her transition, sharing its hallmarks online with her legion of fans as she embraces a new world of possibilities.

In capturing Gigi’s moving transformation, two-time Academy Award–winning director Barbara Kopple puts a spotlight on her subject’s uplifting, empowering message of self-acceptance, as Gigi blossoms into a self-assured, happy—and, yes, gorgeous—young woman.

Festival Screenings

DOCNYC

IDFA
ACT Human Rights Film Festival
DocSoup
Cleveland International Film Festival
Sarasota Film Festival
Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival