The Sound of Identity

The Sound of Identity plays like a reminder to viewers everywhere: what an actor does on stage or screen has nothing do to with her real life.

[It's] a fairly straightforward and briskly paced film ... It's not a comprehensive biography ... Instead, The Sound of Identity is a capably made snapshot of what [Lucia Lucas] was like while preparing for and performing a pivotal opera in her career.

The main focus and star of The Sound of Identity, Lucas is captivating and commands the screen even when not singing.

It's a documentary with crisp execution, technical assertion, and a tendency for inspiration.

As a 90-minute feature, though, The Sound of Identity feels like a paddleboat moving in circles in a duck pond-exhausting the viewer as it goes nowhere.

Everything comes together for a lovely celebration of the human spirit and the joyous variety of the human experience.

The Sound of Identity reveals itself as the rare documentary which evolves as it goes, taking the audience on a journey of the soul, uncovered piece by piece, moment by moment, conversation by conversation.

This documentary is effective for showcasing positive trans representation, but it is Lucas' singing, not just her attitude, that really impresses.

The Sound of Identity may very well be Kicklighter's best film yet, though I'm fairly sure I've said that before.

This story would be a carnival side-show in lesser hands, but Kicklighter finds his way in by concentrating on the baritone voice and the process built around it.