Trans-lation: Shorts

Saturday, October 16, 7:00pm

Lending a voice to transpeople whose stories are seldom heard, these shorts give us a glimpse of the diversity in the trans community. SOME REASONS FOR LIVING follows the lives of two Latina transgender women in the San Francisco Bay area, one a community activist and the other a singer, as they recount their experiences with relationships, work, children, and love. Don’t let the light-heartedness and animation fool you, DRIVE THRU is an accurate run-down of medical services and their costs for FTM guys, and gives “have it your way” new meaning. There’s a lot of talk about the differences and similarities between butch lesbians and female-to-male transgender guys; MIND IF I CALL YOU SIR? is an opportunity to listen in on this debate held by people of color. MATT KAILEY: A CONVERSATION shares the unique experience of a feminine straight woman’s journey to become a man.DRIVE THRU; Jed Bell, director; 2004; USA; 4 minutes; 35mm
MATT KAILEY: A CONVERSATION; D. Robin Hammer, director; 2004; USA; 20 minutes; video
MIND IF I CALL YOU SIR?; Mary Guzman, director; 2004; USA; 34 minutes; video
SOME REASONS FOR LIVING; Harjant Gill and Jesse Cortez, directors; 2003; USA; 20 minutes; video

Total Running Time: 78 minutes
Northwest Film Forum Cinema
Director in attendance
Copresented by Ingersoll Gender Center

 

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