Inside Out’s specially-curated program showcasing the work of trans and non binary filmmakers. Curated by and for the trans* community.
Connie Glachan
Director
Inside Out’s specially-curated program showcasing the work of trans and non binary filmmakers. Curated by and for the trans* community.
Rating and Content Advisory
14A | Sexual Content. Scenes containing graphic sexual content and nudity.
Fri Jun 02, 9:30 pm
TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
350 King Street West
Toronto, ON
Screening Sponsor
Neil Betteridge
Shiva Raichandani
Director
As Asifa prepares to finally undergo gender affirmation surgery, the disabled trans activist – who is also Britain’s first out Muslim drag queen – reflects on her life.
Country
United Kingdom
Year
2022
Duration
20 mins
Interests
Connie Glachan
Director
Aqua Venus provides a personalised fever dream to help YOU discover what being a woman means!
Country
Canada
Year
2022
Duration
5 mins
Interests
Hao Zhou
Director
Zee, a nonbinary aspiring nurse from China, strives to build a gender-affirming life in rural Iowa.
Country
United States
Year
2023
Duration
11 mins
Interests
Angelo Madsen Minax
Director
Through snowy stargazing, flirting with guys on dating apps, taking ketamine (or not), and watching YouTube lecture videos, outer and inner space collapse.
Country
United States
Year
2022
Duration
12 mins
Interests
Randa Jarrar
Director
A group of queer femmes and their lovers gather at a kink party for the first time since 2019.
Country
United States
Year
2022
Duration
11 mins
Interests
Spndex
Director
Caesar, a trans camboy on the run from his traumatic past, is shocked when his body starts to violently morph and transform beyond all recognition.
Country
Netherlands
Year
2022
Duration
13 mins
Interests
Mars Verrone
Director
Forty years after the Khmer Rouge regime, a transgender man returns to the village where he survived the genocide.
Country
United States
Year
0
Duration
18 mins
Interests
Malik Ever
Director
With her summer camp golf tournament looming, outcast Ursula hopes to win and prove her worth with the help of Chef Cormac, the transmasculine former ladies golf pro.
Country
United States
Year
2022
Duration
14 mins
Interests
Snakes, the sea, and unexpected visitors, this collection of shorts explores relationships with everyone from ourselves and our partners to strangers.
From raves to resistance, this collection of shorts highlights the work of local queer storytellers making films that explore the multitudes this city has to offer.
Crushes, homecoming, and some surprising special interests: this short program highlights the complexities of young adulthood and the importance of being yourself.
Kristian Cahatol
Director
Lourdes Miere
Director
Kay Chan
Director
Crushes, homecoming, and some surprising special interests: this short program highlights the complexities of young adulthood and the importance of being yourself.
Rating and Content Advisory
PG
Fri May 26, 1:00 pm
TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
350 King Street West
Toronto, ON
Ella Rocca
Director
Dealing with their own obsessive crushes, Ella Rocca researches what to do about it.
Country
Switzerland
Year
2022
Duration
8 mins
Interests
Ariel Mahler
Radha Mehta
This short documentary explores the journey of Florida’s first transgender Homecoming Queen, Evan Bialosuknia, and her confidence and impact on youth faced with discrimination from Florida’s newly signed “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
Country
United States
Year
2022
Duration
14 mins
Interests
Nicolás Keller Sarmiento
Director
By a gas station in rural Argentina, a broken-hearted drag queen helps young Ernesto find the courage to follow his dreams.
Country
Argentina
Year
2023
Duration
13 mins
Interests
Mary Galloway
Director
Trinity – a radical, Indigenous, feminist – and Addison – a devout, Black Mormon – are forced to work together on a school project and discover they have more in common than they thought.
Country
Canada
Year
2021
Duration
11 mins
Interests
Kristian Cahatol
Director
Two non-binary young adults embark on a dream-like journey of self-discovery and acceptance as they navigate the complexities of love and identity.
Country
Canada
Year
2022
Duration
5 mins
Interests
Lourdes Miere
Director
Word by Word is a short documentary following the creative journey of Robyn Sidhu, a spoken word poet.
Country
Canada
Year
2023
Duration
9 mins
Interests
Kay Chan
Director
A pair of Two-Spirit Métis-Chinese youth soften a deer hide together, revealing a story about belonging and honoring your full self and ancestry, no matter where you are.
Country
Canada
Year
2022
Duration
2 mins
Interests
Aly Labbé-Hervieux
Fursona is an incursion into the universe of Aly, a member of the Furry community.
Country
Year
2022
Duration
5 mins
Interests
Malik Ever
With her summer camp golf tournament looming, outcast Ursula hopes to win and prove her worth with the help of Chef Cormac, the transmasculine former ladies golf pro.
Country
United States
Year
2022
Duration
14 mins
Interests
A country at war, a competitive athlete, and couples exploring intimacy, this collection of shorts is all about the ups and downs of our queer realities.
These short films about loud neighbours, vampires, and inner saboteurs prove that anything can be comedic if it’s in the right hands.
When Leo turns their love of plants into an online community for Black folks to talk all things foliage, they discover that community is the key to staying rooted. As Leo’s group of Black millennial...