TRANS JOY
SCREENING VIRTUALLY (MAY 5-8)
Celebrate trans joy in all its forms with these short films about dance and movement, poetic wisdom, daily gender-affirming practices, self-proclaimed royalty, and breaking barriers in sports.
SPONSORED BY:
TOWARDS, PLACE/PORTAL, AT WATER’S EDGE, SEEK/AFTER
Sean Dorsey; 2020; USA; 12.5 min.
A collection of short dances by acclaimed trans choreographer and dancer Sean Dorsey, from Sean Dorsey Dance’s The Lost Art of Dreaming. Each piece claims the outdoor landscapes of the San Francisco Bay Area.
SHEA BY NASRA
Effy Adar; 2021; Canada; 2.5 min.
A visual poem about a displaced family exploring new pieces of home and self with love and joy. A celebration of intergenerational Black/African peoples that defies the myths of space, time, and separation from ancestors.
SACCHARINE
Kale Chesney; 2021; USA; 2.5 min.
Set to Lo Pony’s “Saccharine,” a young person swiping through a queer dating app tosses their phone aside in favor of quality alone time.
THE CONCISION OF A SIX FOOT FIVE INCH TRANSGENDER WOMAN SHAVING HER BODY
Audrey Kiehn; 2022; USA; 4.5 min.
An intimate and meditative scene of a trans woman shaving her body.
ONE LIFT AT A TIME
Flo Singer& Ben Dame; 2022; USA; 9 min.
A self-coached, nonbinary weightlifter navigates the very binary world of professional weightlifting.
BIND
Yané Garcia; 2022; USA; 33 min.
A celebratory documentary about bodily autonomy, BIND allows space for trans individuals to discuss the joys and pains of binding.
THE DUCHESS OF GRANT PARK
Brandon Mitchell & Ava Davis; 2020; USA; 19 min.
A Black trans woman takes her self-proclaimed duchy of the Grant Park neighborhood in Atlanta very seriously. She graces her subjects with her kindness, compassion, and a fabulous array of tiaras.
Total running time: 82 min.
CONTENT WARNINGS: NUDITY