Filmmakers behind ‘The Matrix’ to auction off memorabilia for transgender kids

Lilly and Lana Wachowski, the transgender filmmakers behind sci-fi classics such as "The Matrix" series and "Cloud Atlas", are auctioning off some of their personal memorabilia collection to benefit at-risk transgender children through pop superstar Ariana Grande's Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund.

The items in the "Enter the Matrix: The Wachowski Collection," as it is being called, include collectible merchandise, props, and concept art from their various films and television projects, including "Cloud Atlas", "Jupiter Ascending", "Sense8", and "The Matrix" franchise. 

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Some of the items up for sale are an original lightning rifle from "The Matrix", a Neo-Seoul Police Speeder from "Cloud Atlas", and their MTV Movie Awards for Best Director for "The Matrix".

The proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund which Grande founded in March on the International Transgender Day of Visibility.