Brandon Teena Story, The

VHS, NR, 95 minutes, DOCURAMA

To his girlfriends, he was the perfect boyfriend. To his killers, he was a freak. In the end, Brandon Teena became an American tragedy. Winner of best documentary awards at the Berlin and Vancouver film festivals and the true story upon which the critically acclaimed "Boys Don't Cry" is based, "The Brandon Teena Story" reveals how sparks from sexual ambiguity and individuality can ignite Teena Brandon was 21, she was living in Falls City, Nebraska, and assuming a new identity as a young man, showering them with flowers, gifts and compliments. Forged checks to pay for the courtships landed him in jail, and his true gender was revealed-so began the events which led to Brandon's end. Featuring interviews with those who loved him, those who hated him and the death row inmates who sealed his fate, "The Brandon Teena Story" is a horrific tale of prejudice and hatred 's heartland.