Surviving the Block
2020, English. Directed by Rebecca Snow.
A documentary that reveals the epidemic of violence against transgender women of colour through the eyes of Moka Dawkins, one woman who fought back against her attacker and survived... only to find herself on trial for his murder. Transgender sex worker, Moka Dawkins, is attacked by a client and fights him off, but when police arrive, it's Moka that's arrested and put on trial for murder.
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- 1h 31m
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- English
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Surviving the Block runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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Surviving the Block isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 November 2020. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Surviving the Block?
If you liked Surviving the Block, try The Nightingale, Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story, Strip Down, Rise Up.
Who directed Surviving the Block?
Surviving the Block (2020) was directed by Rebecca Snow and stars Alyesha Miller, Germain Kierdorf.