Trans & Gender Diverse Shorts (On Demand)

Trans & Gender Diverse Shorts (On Demand)


Online
Unclassified 15+
97 Mins
Spotlighting T4T romances, an attempted egg cracking and a luxury brand heist, these films showcase the varied lives of trans and gender diverse people. Featuring Georgie Stone (Neighbours).

Are You Scared to Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail?
Directed by Bec Pecaut | 17 mins
While recovering from top surgery, Mad (Lío Mehiel; Mutt, MGFF24) struggles with wanting their partner’s attention and accepting help from their mother. Sydney Premiere

Egg
Directed by Jamie Kiernan O’Brien | 9 mins
In a job interview, a young trans woman becomes convinced that the elderly man interviewing her is a closeted trans woman and that she's the only one who can help. Australian Premiere

Found
Directed by Luka Otis Gracie | 14 mins
Apollo, a nervous 21-year-old trans boy, feels stuck and lonely. One night he attends Transcendence, a club for trans people, and he discovers a whole new world. Featuring Georgie Stone (Neighbours). Sydney Premiere

Game Rules
Directed by Christian Zetterberg | 11 mins
A unisex youth handball team participates in their first major tournament, but when the rules require them to split into a girls and boys team, a competing coach questions who’s really allowed to play. Sydney Premiere

Heel Turn
Directed by Isabella Poynter-Symonds | 8 mins
Nikki Van Blair is the biggest diva you’ve never heard of. A legend of the Sydney wrestling scene, she reflects on the ways wrestling has helped and hurt her as a queer trans woman. World Premiere

Moonbeams
Directed by Elo Santa Maria | 15 mins
When Frankie is thrown in solitary confinement for taking hormones, his lover June is cut off from him. The two must find a way to reunite and plot Frankie’s escape. Australian Premiere

Pink Light
Directed by Harrison Browne | 11 mins
An ex-pro hockey player who time travels back to his pre-transition self, when he was waiting for life to begin – only to realize that he has always been the person he was waiting to become. Australian Premiere

Rainbow Girls
Directed by Nana Duffuor | 16 mins As San Francisco’s tech boom gentrifies their city, three Black trans women stage an audacious heist targeting exclusive luxury brands. Executive-produced by Cheryl Dunye (The Watermelon Woman) and Nava Mau (Baby Reindeer). Australian Premiere

Filmmakers in attendance for introduction.

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