Janet Jackson has a new gig: executive producer.
She is set to produce a new transgender documentary called Truth.
I've been fortunate to make friends and learn about very different lives. Truth is our small chance to ask that you try and understand someone who lives their life in a way that is a little bit different from yours, even though all of our hearts are the same. We want to stop the hate and find understanding.
--Janet Jackson
The documentary will be directed by Robert Jason and will begin production this summer.
Janet Jackson will take us on a visually innovative, cerebral journey through the turbulent lives of transgendered people of all ages around the world and their epic struggle for equality. This film will highlight landmark mainstream stories and provide a glimpse at others that will change the gender landscape of the world forever. Just as it is hard to believe that there ever was a time when different components of society were required to use separate drinking fountains, it is as incredible that one's gender expression remains just such a target for discrimination.
--Jason
I never thought I would see the name "Janet Jackson" connected with the word "cerebral," but there you have it.
Let's hope it ends up being helpful to the cause of transgender equality rather than exploitative.