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Poster for Newfest Shorts: All About the T

Newfest Shorts: All About the T

Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnite)!

Run Time: 93 min. Format: DCP

A trans-led, nonconforming program of bold, unfiltered short films — original, smart, and brilliantly made. Rooted in community, resistance, and care, these radical works center self-determination beyond mere survival. Dissident bodies come together to claim space, embrace each other, and create futures. ALL ABOUT THE T means no compromise.

Join us at Nitehawk following the screening + Q&A for the Trans+ Mixer at 8:15pm! A ticket to this screening grants 1 free drink ticket.


Are You Scared To Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail?

Dir. Bec Pecaut, 17 min, Canada
While recovering from top surgery, Mad struggles with wanting the attention of their partner and accepting the help of their mother. CW: Depiction of surgery


A Kin Sin

Dir. Gulzar, 5 min, Canada
While oiling a friend’s scalp, filmmaker Gulzar seeks to understand their gender amidst their familial and cultural wishes.


Purebred

Dir. Caleb J. Roberts, 15 min, Ireland/UK
During a heatwave, transgender man Owen returns to the flat of his on-again-off-again lover Seán after taking a pregnancy test. CW: Explicit sexual situations


Flash Sale

Dir. Autumn Boxley, 12 min, USA
Two trans men living in Brooklyn call upon an unlikely audience to raise money for top surgery. CW: Misgendering


Red Light Green

Dir. Eva Wu, 7 min, USA/Germany
Briiiing Briiiiing Hi it’s me! Experience this rotating and hypnotic sensory-world, where gyrating nymphs express love beyond your wildest fantasies. This is a love letter to trans, queer, sex-working, and otherwise marginalized and criminalized folks who surpassed the boldness of their parents. CW: Explicit sexual situations


Rope

Dir. Lucas Manuel-Scheibe, 12 min, USA
During a night of erotic bondage, Aki begins to recall the story of his grandmother’s disappearance. An “ama,” or “sea woman,” of Japan, she gradually descends into the ocean’s loving arms, reflecting Aki’s drift from the ropes and lover who bind him.


Puppies Puppies (Jade Guanaro Kuriki-Olivo): Radical Transparency

Dir. Drew de Pinto, 9 min, USA
Following artist Puppies Puppies (Jade Guanaro Kuriki-Olivo) as she replicates her bedroom and lives in New York City’s New Museum during the run of her exhibition, the film explores what happens when an artist makes her most private space public.


Moonbeams

Dir. Elo Santa Maria, 15 min, USA
When Frankie is thrown in solitary confinement for taking hormones, his lover June is cut off from him. The two must find a way to reunite and plot Frankie’s escape. CW: Misgendering, transphobic language

This screening will be followed by a Q&A

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