Having finally overcome the legal issues around its appropriation of Bruce Wayne and his nemesis, Vera Drew’s anarchic, funny, and fiercely original autobiographical debut feature is finally available for general screening. Taking the Batman mythos and twisting it into unique new shapes as a backdrop for a trans coming-of-age story, the film mixes live action, animation, and inexpensive green-screen and CGI effects, and is both love letter and send-up of the character. However, it never loses sight of the poignant story at its heart as Vera movingly recounts the childhood and relationships that made her the woman she is today.

Notes by Kevin Coyne.