My father just believed in my mother's ability to do anything.

'Strong Island' has been a labor of love and dedication on the part of so many people, that it's just an incredible recognition to be honored. And to be the first trans director - and, I believe, the first African-American trans director - to be nominated for an Academy Award is incredibly, incredibly special to me.

Our blackness and how to survive being black in America was something that our parents instilled in us extraordinarily well.

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