I'm incredibly proud to be the first trans director to be nominated for an Oscar. — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
Being nominated is such a tremendous honor. An Oscar win for me and for the 'Strong Island' team would be the cap to an incredible journey. But it would also mean that my brother will not disappear from history. — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
Instincts are a really important guide for any artist, but particularly filmmakers because it takes a lot to stay true to your instincts as… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
My brother's death picked up my life and put it down somewhere else. I had an image of myself in my mind as a… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
What 'Strong Island' does is bring a historical perspective and help people understand that what we're treating as a modern-day phenomenon is actually not… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
Violence against the other, and the way we otherize people out of fear, has to be examined across the board. — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
People come up and say, 'Thank you' for showing a black family loving their masculine-presenting child and for undoing the myth of black people… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
My impression is that the Academy is really sincere about moving toward a more inclusive and representative Hollywood. — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
If I can help one family embrace their child and not displace them and throw them out, I'm happy about that. — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
If my making history makes it easier for a trans kid at home somewhere to feel more at home in their skin, then I'm… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
It would be easier for people to grasp that gender, sex, and sexual orientation are different things if we had as much imagination in… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
It would have been tough for anyone to adapt 'Push' - an amazing but wrenching novel by Sapphire - for the screen, and I… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
