Aisha Harris unpacks the new Cloud Atlas trailer (seen above). Meanwhile, Aleksandar Hemon profiles Lana and Andy Wachowski, the film's co-directors, offering a moving account of the family's support for Lana (formerly Larry), a male to female transgender, during her transition:
Larry told [his mother Lynne Wachowski], "I’m transgender. I’m a girl." Lynne didn’t know what he meant. "I was there when you were born," she said. "There’s a part of me that is a girl," Larry insisted. "I’m still working at that." Lynne had been distraught on the plane, worried that she might lose her son. "Instead, I’ve just found out there is more of you," she said. Ron [Larry's father], who soon flew in, too, offered his unconditional support, as did Larry’s sisters and Andy, who had suspected for a while.
A couple of days later, the Wachowski family went out to dinner in Sydney. Larry was now renamed Lana and was dressed as a woman. A waiter referred to Lana and Lynne as "ladies." The next day, Lana showed up at work in her new identity, as though nothing had happened.
Earlier Dish on Lana's transition here.
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