also getting attention, roger ross williams with his film stamped from the beginning, an adventurouspening. and if we don't understand the history, then how are we going to get past it? another aspect of black life comes into focus with kokomo city, a well—received documentary on the lives of transgender sex workers in new york and atlanta. most of the time, the strife that comes with who we are is because we didn't become who our parents wanted us to be. kokomo city basically is just like the discovery and the, i and the exploring of four black trans women that happen - to do sex work. but the movie really _ is about their experiences as trans women, just from their perspective, because so many times we hear- from the same girls, _ the same story, the same narratives and the same expectations. and ijust want to dig deeper and really get to like more i of the girls that are out there. # i saw uncle john with bald—head sally... # documentary cinema has also been bringing us films celebrating - dynamic, talented, musical lives. little richard: i am everything is a film which shows how