Take a look at films and tv shows where transmale identities are present but not always discussed or identified. Movies such as WEST SIDE STORY (1961), SET IT OFF (1996), and ALIENS (1986) contain female-bodied characters with attributes traditionally reserved for those of a different gender. Presenters Cresdan Maite and Jason Plourde will show clips from films, and talk about the role these characters play. They'll also imagine what a remake of these films might be like with our current understanding of transgender people's lives and experiences.

These biographies, informative films, and local stories reveal some truths about out trans people.

PLAYING WITH GENDER, dir. Ashley Altadonna 7 min, 2007
In this re-imagined 1950’s educational film, you can learn everything you ever wanted to know about gender, gender roles, and transgender identities.

SPEED PROFILES #1-4, dirs. Breanna Anderson & Elayne Wylie, 14 min, 2008
Meet some local folks in these four bold and breezy bios!

AUSTIN UNBOUND, dir. Eliza Greenwood, 15 min
A documentary on a Deaf transman in Portland that follows him through his transition and beyond.

TWO SPIRITS: Female to Male Transgender’s Lives, dir. Nitsa Kedem-Oz, 20 min
Three people open up and share their experience in this intimate documentary.

F TO M, dir. Sarah Claudon, 8min, 2008
A beautiful and unique reflection on transgenderism.

RECLAIMING THE PIECES, dir. Ethan Bach, 17 min, 2008
Beyond just politics and anatomy, this documentary shows transgender people as multifaceted individuals who share insights on life from their unique experiences. From all backgrounds, identities, and walks of life, each has found their sense of place.

OPENING NIGHT FEATURE
Dir. Gwen Haworth, 70 min, 2007

They say that when someone comes out of the closet, they can't stop talking about it. Vancouver filmmaker Gwen Haworth not only talked…she made a movie.

Using archival family footage, interviews, phone messages, and hand-drawn animation, the film is not only an exploration into the filmmaker's process of transition, but also an emotionally charged account of the individual experiences and struggles that her family, best friend, and wife went through. At turns painful, funny, and awkward this remarkable documentary discovers that while the nature of personal relationships may change, the love and support present can remain just as powerful, and sometimes even more so.

FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE

Dir. Stevie Gold, 49 min, 2007

Alexander John Goodrum accomplished much in his life, despite his struggle with debilitating mental illness. TRUE COLORS provides a detailed portrait of this Trans activist, as his family, partner, and friends celebrate his achievements.

Preceded by: STILL BLACK (excerpts), dir. Kortney Ryan Ziegler, 8 min, 2008

View excerpts from this work-in-progress documentary that explores the lives of six black transgender men living in the United States. The film offers a complex and multi-faceted image of race, sexuality and trans identity.

Dir. Raul Marchand, 94 min, 2007 (in Spanish, with English subtitles)

Manuela is a star on the stage of one the city's hottest nightclubs, but is devastated when her boyfriend runs off. Ironically, while under duress, she agrees to impersonate a man to help her single best friend Coca face an unplanned pregnancy. But will pretending to be Coca’s boyfriend help either of them find happiness? A colorful and hilarious gender-bending comedy!

A collection of unusual films that question the boundaries of gender, reality,…and good taste.

TOI ET MOI, dir. Ali Cotterill, 3 min, 2007
West Side Story meets queer hiphop in this new millennium dance-off!

EVOLUTION 4.2, dir. Ethan Bach, 5 min, 2007
An experimental video that challenges the viewer to emotionally participate in one of the most delicate and fearful issues a transsexual may face: dating.

TRANNY MCGUYVER, dir. Vaughn Verdi, 20 min, 2008
Who needs a clue when you can fight crime in aviator shades and six-inch stilettos?

THE FACE OF GOD, dir. Peter Pizzi, 7 min, 2007
Upon sight of a charming young man, one tranny has a vision of heaven. Is it fate or some trade found in an alley?

CROSSING, dir. H.P. Comings, 20 min, 2007
Transgender couple Papi and Wil, explore sexual adventures that cross the boundaries of role-play, gender, and kink.

GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE, dir. Ethan Bach, 1 min, 2007
Absurd humor used to critique the state of the nation.

TRANS-NEPTUNE, dir. Matthew Long, 14 min, 2006
Lying in the haze of an underground Gas Den, Pandora, the last of the Drag Queen Cosmonauts, tells the tale of her journey out beyond the orbit of Neptune.

Heklina and her crazy crew from San Francisco are back and join Ursula Android and Seattle queens to put on the hottest tranny mess you've ever seen!

THE SALT MINES, dirs. Carlos Aparicio & Susana Aikin, 47 min, 1990

THE TRANSFORMATION, dirs. Carlos Aparicio & Susan Aikin, 58 min, 1995

In THE SALT MINES, Sara, Gigi, and Giovanna, have made their temporary home inside broken garbage trucks next to the salt deposits used to melt the winter snow. They support their drug addictions through prostitution, and live with a varied community of homeless people until the place is closed and sealed by the city, forcing everyone to disperse.

THE TRANSFORMATION follows Ricardo (formerly Sara) and the changes he undergoes after discovering he is HIV+ and deciding that he is not going to die on the streets. He accepts help from a group of born again Christians who in exchange demand his complete transformation to a heterosexual man.

Dir. Nguyen Trinh Thi, 53 min, 2007 (in Vietnamese, with English subtitles)

This intimate documentary follows Master Luu Ngoc Duc, one of the most prominent spirit mediums in Hanoi, and his vibrant community through their rituals and everyday life. The film provides a fascinating look at how effeminate and gay men in homophobic Vietnam have traditionally found community and expression in the country’s popular Mother Goddess Religion, Dao Mau.

Dir. Ramón Salazar, 113 min, 2005 (in Spanish, French, and English with English subtitles)

With an “Almodovarian” twist and the flamboyance of THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, the musical 20 CENTIMETERS (that's 8 inches) tells the story of Marieta, who longs to be the glamorous woman of her dreams. Marieta is also narcoleptic; when she accidentally falls asleep at the most inopportune times, her dreams become lavish, vibrant, song and dance numbers, where she stars in performances of everything from Queen's "I Want to Break Free" to Madonna's "True Blue." So cue up the lights, and get ready, because Marieta’s dreams are about to come true!