Directed by:
Tim Travers HawkinsScreenplay:
Mark MonroeCinematography:
Tim Travers HawkinsCast:
Chelsea ManningVOD (3)
Plots(1)
How did a war in Iraq founded on deception end up with the court marshall of the truth teller? This question frames XY Chelsea, a documentary set in the aftermath of the release from prison of Chelsea Manning, a former U.S. Army soldier and intelligence analyst convicted of violating the Espionage Act in 2013, after leaking classified U.S. documents to WikiLeaks. Manning’s information revealed illegal practices - such as torture and abuse of detainees and the unreported deaths of over 15,000 civilians - engaged by the U.S. military. While imprisoned, Manning, a trans woman, also began to transition medically. The film offers insight to her motivations for whistleblowing, and ultimately, for taking on the U.S. government. What is seemingly a portrait of a polarizing figure in recent American history also doubles for the blueprint on how patriotic Americans can resist an unlawful ruler. (Tribeca Film Festival)
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XY Chelsea
Original Soundtrack
Label: Pop Noire
Year: 2019
Format: digital, LP
Length: 56:25
| 1. | Intro | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 02:47 |
| 2. | Phone Call | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 01:07 |
| 3. | Commutation Obama | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 01:28 |
| 4. | Prison Break | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 02:41 |
| 5. | Flying Out Of Kansas | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 01:44 |
| 6. | It Took A Miracle | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 02:23 |
| 7. | Enlistment | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 02:37 |
| 8. | Coming Out Trans | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 01:34 |
| 9. | Flashback | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 02:57 |
| 10. | It Might Actually Change Something | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 02:57 |
| 11. | Pre-Court Sentence | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 01:42 |
| 12. | New York | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 01:22 |
| 13. | Intelligent Analyst | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 01:34 |
| 14. | Lisa's Theme | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 01:14 |
| 15. | Haunted | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 02:29 |
| 16. | Icon | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 01:22 |
| 17. | War Requiem | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 03:00 |
| 18. | Mother's Theme | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 01:25 |
| 19. | Coming Of Age | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 00:56 |
| 20. | Trauma | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 02:40 |
| 21. | New Administration | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 01:15 |
| 22. | Fighting Back | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 02:02 |
| 23. | Running For Senate | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 00:57 |
| 24. | Alt Right | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 03:30 |
| 25. | Night Drive | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 05:09 |
| 26. | Let It Out | Jehnny Beth, Johnny Hostile | 03:33 |
XY Chelsea
Let It Out
Label: Pop Noire
Year: 2019
Format: digital
Length: 03:33
| 1. | "Let It Out" - Johnny Hostile & Jehnny Beth | 03:33 |