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2020

Displaying the faces and voices of transgender youth, the documentary short shows the authenticity of queer and trans people living in Toronto, while simultaneously discussing the struggles for self-acceptance that people who do not conform to cisgender and heteronormative ideals of gender face. Andy Nguyen, trans director and film student, captures his trans friends in their natural state on 16mm film shot on a Bolex h16 camera. Accompanied by narration written and recited by Salem Rao, this film represents that trans people exist and this is what we look like. Regardless of the obvious everyday transphobia, trans people find community and uniqueness within each other and themselves.

Cast & Crew

SRSR
Salem Rao

as Narrator & Himself

ABAB
Adrian Bifolchi

as Himself

JSJS
Jo Scott

as Themself

KKKK
Kai Kuelz

as Himself

KGKG
Kai Grenier

as Himself

MKMK
Mikhael Klassen-Kay

as Himself

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Basic Information
Status
Released
Release Date
11/11/2020
Runtime
0 hours, 2 minutes
Original Language
EN
Financial
Budget
$100
Revenue
--
Profit/Loss
--
ROI: N/A
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
Canada (CA)
Spoken Languages
English (en)
Production Companies
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andyvisualz
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto Metropolitan University