This collection of films shows that at any age and any stage of self-discovery, to be trans is joyful - hopeful - transcendent!
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Claudia Bailey; 2022; Australia; 14 min
Grace, recently out and struggling with their parents, materializes at their own future birthday party, only to discover that everything they’ve needed has been right here inside them all along.
MILES TO GO
James Saunders; 2022; USA; 8 min
An all trans-masculine trail running team discovers the freedom to be themselves on the trail as they advocate against anti-trans legislation.
THE BOI'S FAILED CROWN
Na Forest Lim; 2022; USA; 3 min
A film that delves into longing and desire through the angle of reclaiming the Black trans body.
QUEER BODIES
Emma C Barda; 2022; USA; 10 min.
Queer and trans artists come together to explore gender identity and queer bodies through the lens of their works.
DAXI
Jinghao Shen; 2022; China; 13 min.; Mandarin, with Mandarin and English subtitles
Self-described “traitor to my male gender,” Da Xi Ge has known herself for some 55 years, but has never possessed the vocabulary to adequately express this knowledge. This documentary short, overlaid with a kaleidoscope of symbols of traditional femininity, follows the day-to-day life of a scavenger, as she prepares for her dream of sitting for a wedding portrait.
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Florian Halbedl Hess; 2022; Canada; 8 min.
Two oddball lovers, stranded on the side of a rural road, bicker about their ill-fated relationship and forget that the bigger issue at hand is the, possibly, dead body in the cargo bed behind them.
CONTENT WARNINGS: IMPLIED VIOLENCE
HEY MAN
Kai Tillman; 2022; USA; 24 min.
Black, transmasc, rideshare driver Eli splits their time between Grindr hookups and rideshare customers, navigating the complex expectations of masculinity in a straight, white, cisgender world.
CONTENT WARNINGS: NON-EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS