Orlando, My Political Biography

Throughout, the film provides a compelling platform for the diverse people Preciado has encouraged to present themselves to the world through the guise of Orlando.

Orlando: My Political Biography is a dive into the collective trans consciousness, a discussion between Orlandos across time and place, an attempt to discover new ways to understand and express ourselves.

The film might occasionally feel a bit self-conscious, but in a way this is a by-product of the film’s experimental nature.

Tfilm is sparklingly intelligent, Godard-puckish and moving, capable of deadpan wit and the most intimate swirl of ideas and emotions.

With “Orlando, My Political Biography,” Preciado has crafted a towering manifesto that’s as nimble in presenting abstracted gender theorizations as it is in capturing moving emotional truths.

It's a work of fertile imagination that takes every step confidently, even if it isn't certain where it will lead.

Overall, Orlando, My Political Biography is an important documentary that I hope reaches the widest audience possible

The sense of solidarity that Preciado conjures between himself, his participants and, implicitly, the viewer makes for an experience as moving as it is playful.

By blurring the lines between Orlando and his interviewees, Preciado’s film almost resembles a fantasy in the way it elevates the voices and perspectives of the transgender and non-binary communities to fantastical heights.

It’s memorable, artistic, imaginative and compulsive viewing.