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TransMidwest Shorts Program // Trans Lives On-Screen

  • Stray Cat Film Center 1662 Broadway Boulevard Kansas City, MO, 64108 United States (map)

Various years // 1hr 17 mins // Digital Projection // English

Staring: Radcliffe Adler, Marten Katze, Lousie Weard, Dionne Copland, Carta Monir, Sir Testimony

This program includes three films, all by trans directors, and mostly by trans directors based in the Midwest. The three films are as follows:

  • Bros Before (dir. Henry Hanson, 2022, 19m) - Billy and Elijah are two trans bros who just happen to enjoy jerking off together - in a straight way. But when Billy starts dating a woman, Elijah must come to terms with his feelings for Billy and his own burgeoning homosexuality.

  • Computer Hearts (dirs. Louise Weard & Dionne Copland, 2014, 38m) - Albert's stable relationship with his fiancé is jeopardized when he becomes obsessed with a computer simulation.

  • Sideshave (dirs. Carta Monir & Sir Testimony, 2023, 20m) - Carta and Sir Testimony recreate a traumatic haircut from Carta's teenage years.