Mr. Angel

Buck was born a biological female, but as early as he can remember, knew he was male on the inside. Even his parents raised him as a boy until he reached puberty. That’s when the conflict began, which escalated to extreme drug and alcohol abuse and multiple suicide attempts. In the midst of this volatile period, he became an internationally renowned female model, a lifestyle that only compounded his drug use and unresolved gender identity issues. Mr. Angel chronicles the extraordinary life of transgender advocate and porn pioneer, Buck Angel. His confronting work and style has outraged the public with his insistence that he is simply “a man… who happens to have a vagina.” Buck has faced a lifetime of opposition, yet lives his truth without compromise or apology. (Madrid International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)