Criterion Channel Acquires Daniel Peddle's 'The Aggressives' and Its 25-Year Sequel

Summary

Daniel Peddle's twin documentaries 'The Aggressives' (2005) and 'Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later' (2023) have been acquired by The Criterion Channel and are now available to stream. The original film is a landmark non-fiction work offering an intimate portrait of masculine-presenting lesbians and trans men of color in early 2000s New York City. The 2023 sequel revisits four original participants—Kisha, Trevon, Octavio, and others—25 years later.