Xy Chelsea

Synopsis: Documentary about ex-soldier whistleblower and trans woman Chelsea Manning, who disclosed over 750,000 documents to Wikileaks. She was supposed to spend most of the rest of her life behind bars in an all-male military prison. But on January 17 2017, President Barack Obama commuted her sentence, in an unprecedented and controversial move that divided the United States and the world. The film follows Manning as she leaves prison after seven years inside. At the same time she begins a new life she has to deal with the far-reaching consequences of her past: the historic leaks that lead to her prison sentences, the unintended celebrity status that is thrust on her as one of the world’s most notorious whistleblowers, and transitioning to become the woman she has always known herself to be.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of production: 2019
Subjects: Politics & government; American Studies
Keywords: USA; whistle-blowing; Wikileaks; transgender people; Manning, Chelsea (1987-)

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