Visually divine and aurally sublime, Turning deftly merges the tremulous and melancholy melodies of queer alternative music icon Anohni (then Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons) with the beguiling presence and poignant stories of 13 fierce and fearless transgender/gender-variant women, who join her on stage and behind the scenes in this revealing documentary of their acclaimed 2006 European tour, by pioneering video artist Charles Atlas (The Legend of Leigh Bowery).

Seen by Anohni as beautiful embodiments of her deeply emotional chamber-pop songs and ongoing lyrical preoccupation with divine personal transformation, the baker’s dozen of leggy ladies who perform with her are candid in their storytelling and remarkable in their gender reinvention. “I don’t want to be a boy. I don’t want to be a girl. I want to be me,” unapologetically states one model. Honey Dijon, Nomi, and their clique are sisters in song, spirit, and fabulous pumps.

The ever-ethereal Anohni presides over her clan like a proud den mother, offering performing advice (“Imagine the moment when you were most loved,” they suggest just before showtime), a shoulder to cry on when painful memories resurface, and a hand to hold onto atop the Eiffel Tower. As the women appear on a revolving podium and in elaborate video projections, Anohni offers soaring versions of "I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy," "Hope There's Someone," and other favorites. “Everything is new,” Anohni intones in her quivering vibrato, a truism for performers and viewers alike.