OUR STORIES, OURSELVES
SCREENING VIRTUALLY (MAY 5-8)
Poetic and tender portrayals of transgender people telling their stories. Deep and powerful reflections on identity, bodies, and purpose through a transgender lens.
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WECKUWAPASIHTIT (THOSE YET TO COME)
Geo Neptune & Brianna Smith; 2022; USA; 12 min. English and Passamaquoddy
This documentary follows young Peskotomuhkati people as they reclaim the practice of athasikuwi-pisun or “tattoo-medicine,” illuminating ancestral memory and Native identity.
MY BODY IS A PLACE, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER
Petra Totten; 2021; USA; 33 min.
Set against the stunning American Southwest, this documentary is a poetic meditation on embodiment and the trans experience.
KEKRE
Umut Derin Eroglan; 2021; Turkey; 23 min. Turkish with English subtitles
This series of interviews demystifies the definition of masculinity and its intersections with sexuality, gender identity, and power.
CLOSE TO YOU (Perto de Você)
Cássio Kelm Soares; 2021; Brazil; 32 min.
Portuguese with English subtitles
Made during the height of Covid in Brazil, this candid slice of life captures the subtle tensions between a closeted transgender man and his father. ONLY AVAILABLE IN WA
PRAYERS FOR SWEET WATERS
Elijah Ndoumbe; 2021; South Africa; 16 min. English, Kirundi, and French with English subtitles
Miraculous and tender, this short shines a light on the lives of trans sex workers in South Africa, presenting the power and possibility of world-building within the margins.
Total running time: 116 min
CONTENT WARNINGS: DISCUSSION OF DEPERSONALIZATION/DISSOCIATION, IMPLIED VIOLENCE, TRANSPHOBIC AND HOMOPHOBIC ATTITUDES EXPRESSED, NUDITY, COVID19 RELATED CONTENT, NON-EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, DISCUSSION OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AGAINST SEX WORKERS