SHORTS: HAVING A GREAT TIME BEING TRANS LATELY

No one can speak to the experience of living under surging anti-trans legislation with more authority than trans people themselves. This T4T shorts program gathers some of the most lucid trans voices of our time—unfiltered and fearless artists, poets, writers, and activists—who remind us that history cannot be written without the “T,” and that our undeniable truth will always be louder than fascism.

Confronting the current capitalist order through wildly different visions of trans liberation, the protagonists of these stories refuse to remain silent. Instead, they wield sharp satire and irony against the power structures that seek to contain them. As heidi andrea restrepo rhodes writes in their poem, “Transgender opera for perpetual metamorphosis”: “we are a transgression, everywhere, beautiful & alive.”

*The program’s title is inspired by Jackie Sabbagh’s poem, “Having a Great Time Being Transgender in America Lately.”

Join us at Nitehawk following the screening + Q&A for the T4T Mixer at 8:30pm! A ticket to this screening grants 1 free drink ticket.

Born 2 Feel
Dirs. My Panelli & Serena Hommes, 3 min, USA
Two angels wander through the Duwamish River Valley.

Road Runner
Dir. Yaz Josiah, 7 min, USA
A meditation on moving incognegro through the world as a Black person of trans experience, this experimental film shows what it means to honor ourselves in motion, before the world catches up.

This Suffocating Now
Dir. Vika Kirchenbauer, 16 min, Germany
At a time when elements of fascism are becoming ever more apparent, ever more pervasive, artist Vika Kirchenbauer takes a personal look at what is in the air in Germany today.

The Last Vaginoplasty in the United States of America
Dir. Drew Burnett Gregory, 8 min, USA
In the near future, a trans woman recovering from bottom surgery and a cis queer journalist fight to control the narrative after the passage of a new law.

How to Find a Career That Loves You Back
Dir. Ethernet Wang, 25 min, USA
Two trans women at a surveillance-technology corporation fall in love while working a college career fair together, but soon must choose between their work and leaving everything behind.

Trivakra
Dir. Sofia Angst, 10 min, Brazil
Trivakra moves through the memories of a child, crossed by gender biotechnologies that reshape their body and their history.

The Doll Walk
Dirs. Qween Amor & Ashley Ryan, 15 min, USA
When the government attempts to erase trans identities, a group of trans women takes to the streets of New York City, demanding a future where trans people can exist on their own terms.

Daddy Has Me Detransitioning
Dirs. Yoyo Rita, 9 min, USA/Mexico
Gender deviant Leni, a trans man, goes to the US passport office in female drag to try and get his passport renewed.

This screening will be followed by a Q&A.

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

Per NiteHawk’s policy, NewFest must meet a per-seat food-and-beverage minimum of $17.50 at screenings. To help us meet this minimum, we encourage you to purchase food and beverages at the screening, not at the bar, which does not count toward the minimum.