Being Marcus

Being Marcus — Plot

Marcus Pabon-Lara loves swimming but is too self-conscious to take off his top in public. Will a mastectomy give him the body confidence needed to go for his first swim since he was a teenager? An honest insight into the experiences of a Deaf trans man, follows self-proclaimed “proud geek” Marcus during the lead up to his much-anticipated operation. Along the way, we meet his friends and his mother, finding out more about Marcus and how he feels about his transition.

• Release date
• May 1, 2019
• Runtime
• 27 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Cathy Heffernan