His life and death were the subject of the Academy Award-winning 1999 film Boys Don't Cry, which was partially based on the 1998 documentary film The Brandon Teena Story.
Jeta dhe vdekja e tij ishin subjekt i filmit të 1999 me titull “Boys Don’t Cry”, i cili ishte pjesërisht i bazuar në dokumentarin e vitit 1998 “The Brandon Teena Story”.