Transamerica (2005)
Directed by Duncan Tucker
Days before her surgery, a Los Angeles trans woman learns she has a teenage son in a New York jail, bails him out and drives him west across the country without telling him who she is.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Bree's home≈ 00:01:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaStated on screen
Bree learns about Toby and her therapist insists she meet him before surgery.
- 2Jail and Toby's apartment≈ 00:10:00New York City, New YorkStated on screen
She bails out Toby, posing as a church worker, and offers him a ride to Los Angeles.
- 3Stepfather's house≈ 00:30:00Callicoon, KentuckyStated on screenFictional
A detour to Toby's Kentucky hometown reveals the stepfather who abused him.
- 4House party≈ 00:45:00Dallas, TexasStated on screen
They stop with Bree's friends at a gathering of trans women.
- 5Roadside≈ 00:55:00West TexasInferred
- 6Bree's parents' house≈ 01:10:00Phoenix, ArizonaStated on screen
- 7Bree's home≈ 01:30:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 8,240 km
- Places
- 6
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 7
- Plane: 4,510 km
- Car: 2,786 km
- Truck: 944 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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