Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2009

From close to home to across the world, this collection of shorts reveals an enlightening spectrum of transgender stories.

AMONG COLORS & RAZORS
Catalina Accioly and Iberê Carvalho; 2007; Brazil; 15 min.
In this celebration of friendship and change, a hairdresser joins forces with a stranger to embark on a journey of transformation.

DIANA
Aleem Khan; 2008; UK; 10 min.
The death of the Princess of Wales in a car crash stirs deep feelings in a young East Indian transwoman who reveled in Diana’s glamour and identified with her struggles.

MAKE A MATE
Jennifer Jordan Day; 2009; US; 4 min.
What makes a perfect mate? All the right ingredients go into this lighthearted animation about finding true love.

BLINK
Silas Howard; 2009; US; 12 min.
Rumination on the dangers of first crushes, the weight of clean guns, and the habits of sea cucumbers.

BOYS ON THE INSIDE
Elliat Graney-Saucke; US; 2009; 5 min.
Get a sneak peak at this new film project focusing on masculine, “boy-identified” individuals within women’s prisons.

TWO CLASSY LADIES
Brian Gattas; 2009; US; 6 min.
Looks can be deceiving—and hilarious.

THE SHOES OF ARISTEU
Luiz René Guerra; 2008; Brazil; 22 min.
When Diana dies, members of her biological family balk at the burial clothing her transvestite family has chosen for the son and brother they knew as Aristeu.

Total Running Time: 69 min.

Copresented by Ingersoll Gender Center