Her Story | |
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Genre | Comedy drama |
Created by | Jen Richards, Laura Zak |
Written by | Jen Richards Laura Zak |
Directed by | Sydney Freeland |
Starring | Jen Richards Angelica Ross Laura Zak |
Music by | Allyson Newman Isley Reust |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Producers | Kate Fisher Eve Ensler Sarah Baker Grillo Juliet Lopez Jen Richards Laura Zak Stephanie Bell Tina Pavlides |
Cinematography | Berenice Eveno |
Editor | Bryan Darling |
Original release | |
Release | January 2016 |
Her Story is a 2016 drama web series produced exclusively for Internet distribution. The set of six 9-minute episodes tells the story of two transgender women, played by Jen Richards and Angelica Ross, living in Los Angeles and their struggles in dating and in their professional lives. [1]
Character | Portrayed by | Description | No. of Appearances |
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Violet | Jen Richards | A transgender woman working as a bartender in Los Angeles. | 6 |
Allie | Laura Zak | A queer reporter in L.A. and love interest of Violet. | 6 |
Paige | Angelica Ross | A transgender woman and attorney at Lambda Legal who represents trans women who have experienced discrimination. Violet's Narcotics Anonymous sponsor. | 5 |
James | Christian Ochoa | A straight, cisgender man and love interest of Paige. | 4 |
Lisa | Caroline Whitney Smith | A trans-exclusionary radical feminist friend of Allie's. | 4 |
Mark | Josh Wingate | Violet's abusive boyfriend. | 4 |
Kat | Fawzia Mirza | A lesbian friend of Allie's. | 5 |
Episode No. | Description | Original Release Date | Views (YouTube) |
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1 | Magazine reporter Allie approaches Violet in hopes of interviewing her for an article on trans people in the community. Attorney Paige works to help a trans woman who was not allowed entrance into a women's homeless shelter. | Jan. 18, 2016 | 655,000 [2] |
2 | While at lunch for their interview, Allie and Violet begin to flirt. Allie finds that her friend Lisa does not accept trans women as women. Paige and Violet discuss how much of themselves they can reveal to others. | Jan. 18, 2016 | 280,000 [3] |
3 | While Allie and Violet get to know each other better on a night out, Paige goes on a date with James that goes surprisingly well. | Jan. 18, 2016 | 264,000 [4] |
4 | Allie and Violet are interrupted while watching a movie and snuggling when Violet's boyfriend Mark comes home. Allie begins to fear that Violet is in an abusive relationship. Lisa denies that trans women should be allowed in women's shelters after meeting Paige and her associate Pema. Paige begins to open up to James. | Jan. 18, 2016 | 251,000 [5] |
5 | Violet abruptly departs Bad Penny's concert, leaving Allie confused. After talking to Penny, Allie follows Violet back to her house to find that Mark had beat her. And not for the first time. | Jan. 19, 2016 | 245,000 [6] |
6 | After outing Paige as transgender, Lisa is confronted by her. Paige then faces James, who reveals a truth of his own and accepts Paige as she is. Violet leaves Mark's home for good and goes to Allie, kissing her in lieu of words. | Jan. 19, 2016 | 333,000 [7] |
Jen Richards originally planned on producing the web series for $10,000, but when producer Kate Fisher joined the project, $40,000 was raised through crowdfunding, and the series budget capped at $150,000 with the addition of two grants and money from Fisher's savings for graduate school. [8] Richards claims she was able to publicize the series widely in part due to her connections with trans people, especially those like Caitlyn Jenner, with whom Richards worked with on her show I Am Cait , and others such as Laverne Cox, Kerry Washington, and Eve Ensler (who came on as an executive producer).
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Nominated | [9] |
Gotham Independent Film Award | Breakthrough Series - Short Form | Won | [10] | |
2017 | Aritos Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Short Form or Web Series | Won | [11] |
GLAAD Media Award | Special Recognition | Won | [12] |
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