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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