SHORTS: TRANSMISSIONS

These short films aren’t here to explain, define, or represent the trans community. They drift beyond convention, between memory and dream, through past and future to create something new that will transcend all your expectations.

The characters in this program move through therapeutic EMDR sessions, meet with reincarnation specialists, and seek out dream oracles, each one leading deeper into their memories and the unconscious. What brings them to the present does not hold them down; instead it awakens their truest selves.


Go With That
Dir. DENNY & Nico Reano, 8 min, USA
What seems to be the tail end of Denny’s EMDR journey with her therapist Leslie simmers into something unpredictable, perhaps more than just the healing she bargained for.

Two Dreams About the End of the World
Dir. Frances Arpaia, 5 min, USA
Two lovers each recall a dream they had.

May the Road Rise Up to Meet You
Dir. Khaleb Brooks, 15 min, UK
A transgender man and a married woman navigate their desperation to love and be loved at a bus stop in London.

The Deer of Nine Colors
Dir. Andrew Thomas Huang , 24 min, USA/Thailand
Seeking her lost origin, a Thai trans woman consults a reincarnation specialist to navigate the memories of her past life as a mythical wild deer.

The Feels – Or The Debilitated Condition Of The Reproductive System
Dir. Carolina Costa, 11 min, Mexico
In a near-future world, a corporation has engineered the ultimate emotional commodity: the feels, curated emotional hits from social media memories, delivered directly into the nervous system.

Never Sleep
Dir. Ayo Tsalithaba, 14 min, Canada
Following their father’s sudden death, a restless teen in the midst of queer self-discovery bonds with their estranged aunt over fraught relationships with death, loss, and familial responsibility.

Are You Being Thanked Endlessly?
Dir. Gulzar, 15 min, Canada
Filmmaker Gulzar and their two best friends spend a tired afternoon together discussing the ever-present relationship between hair and gender.

One Day
Dir. Yên Sen, 3 min, USA
A trans woman wakes up next to her boyfriend.

This screening will be followed by a Q&A.

Part of the 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival