Even at the very beginning, it pays careful attention to sound design and music selection.
The film also includes a brief scene of him driving there. It does not turn the experiences of Minax and his sister Jesse into a story with a start and ending.Īt the start of “North by Current,” Minax is shown packing clothes in preparation for his trip to Michigan. But it’s far more concerned with exploration than exploitation. “North by Current” could’ve easily descended into the burgeoning world of true crime vultures, with Minax’s own troubled family serving as carrion. In the wake of the death of his niece Kalla in 2011, Minax filmed several trips back to his parents’ house in rural Michigan. “North by Current” details a much different return home. But its appearance at Anthology Film Archives is a homecoming of sorts - one very fitting for this subject matter - since Minax is the co-programmer of the theater’s long-running trans-themed film series. Show moreīefore getting a brief theatrical run in New York, out trans director Angelo Madsen Minax’s “North by Current” already circled around several times. “North By Current” Chronicles a Trans Man’s Homecomingīefore getting a brief theatrical run in New York, out trans director Angelo Madsen Minax’s “North by Current” already circled around several times.
