Filmed over five years in Kansas City, Transhood follows four kids - beginning at ages 4, 9, 12, and 15 - in a never-before-told chronicling of growing up trans in the heartland of America. 

The film explores the nuanced and authentic stories of Jay, Avery, Leena and Phoenix. By sharing personal realities of how gender expression is reshaping their lives, the documentary, which is directed by Sharon Liese, also showcases how these children’s families navigate parenting.

“While every journey is different, these families share their honest and varied experiences as the young people display incredible resilience, facing rejection from their peers and escalating political rhetoric that strives to invalidate LGBTQ+ lives. All the while, the older kids navigate the minefield of adolescence. Sharing their most vulnerable moments, the parents reveal their ambivalence, doubts, and missteps as they themselves transform over time,” writes HBO.

Transhood is currently streaming on HBO.com and Showmax.