Storyline
A truly major work, I Don’t Know observes the relationship between a lesbian and a transgender person who prefers to be identified somewhere in between male and female, in an expression of personal ambiguity suggested by the film’s title. This nonfiction film – an unusual, partly staged work of semi-verité – is the first of Spheeris’s films to fully embrace what would become her characteristic documentary style: probing, intimate, uncompromising. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2014.
Cast & Crew
Jimmie Michaels
Self
LeadDR
Dana Reuben
Self
AS
Andy Spheeris
Self
LS
Linda Spheeris
Self
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Penelope Spheeris's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. I Don't Know is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
