sun 9/11/08, 6.25 – 7.15pm - shorts program 3
Session 6: shorts program three
Felicia, Man From Venus, Junk Box Warrior, Stepping Out, New York Story, Lonely At The Top, Swim Suit
- SUNDAY 9th November ‘08
- 6.25 – 7.15pm Duration 50min
- Cinema 5 (wheelchair accessible)
- Tickets: £6.50/4.50
TRANSGENDER…IS? Get a glimpse of trans individuality captured beautifully in these expressive short films. Watch the scratchy ‘mad’ rantings of what it means to be trans from the ‘Man From Venus’. ‘Felicia’ tells us what it is like growing old as a trans woman with HIV. In ‘lonely at the top’ we meet a trans singer on and off stage and in their wonderful home. We hear from Calvin, a trans guy, about his swimming career in an all woman’s team in ‘Swimsuit’. We view an exploration of transition from a different perspective in Stepping Out and Junk box warrior as well as transformation through fetish in a visually sublime ‘New York Story’.
- Felicia
USA 2008. Dir:Tim O’Hara. 8minLike many single seniors, Felicia Elizondo faces the reality of aging alone. Felicia’s limited income has left her with little more than what she plans to use toward her burial. Despite the future unknown, Felicia remains positive by connecting with others who are in similar positions. - Man From Venus
USA 2006. Dir: James Diamond. 3.40minSmart, funny and generous, this experimental work tells it like it is for at least one man. - Junk Box Warrior
USA 2002. Dir. Preeti AK Mistry.5 minBased on a poem of the same title, Junk Box Warrior is an enchanting mesh of spoken word and black-and-white images over a haunting soundtrack. Written by and starring Trans Slam poet Marcus Rene Van (of Deep Dickollective), this film explores the alienation, frustration and fear of not fitting into society’s gender binary. - Stepping Out
UK 2008. Dir: Joe Cohen. 4minA poetic reflection on the complexities and contradictions of transgender and a portrait of a pioneer. - New York Story
USA 2007. Dir: Nicolas Jenkins. 7minBreyer P-Orridge, also known as Genesis P-Orridge and (recently deceased) life partner Lady Jaye, have garnered attention in recent years by undergoing medical procedures to eliminate their physical differences. “One of the central themes of our work is the malleability of physical and behavioral identity,” they explain, giving rise to their merged identity. The two intend to create a new gender, the pandrogyne, a hermaphroditic entity called Breyer P-Orridge. A film about identity and trans/formation that blurs the line between fantasy and reality. - Lonely At The Top
AUSTRIA 2006. Dir: Wolfgang Rupert Muhr. 9.42minMuhr employs two worlds of images for his portrait: the singer’s home, a small house in a suburban yard in Vienna, and footage of performances. Images of the home and yard, made with a love of detail, are accompanied by Lucy’s descriptions of how her private refuge works. Closeups of the singer at work, staged scenes of her gender-bending act: makeup, lipstick and eye shadow are demonstrated and celebrated, rather than made to appear natural by lighting and the camera. - Swim Suit
USA 2007. Dir:Lucretia Knapp. 14minAn emotional landscape of a young trans man who gets a panic attack every time he dons a female bathing suit. Calvin Gilbert at first appears to be a really cute boyish man, striking a pose that would win the hearts of fitness magazine editors everywhere. As Calvin unspools his traumas around quitting the Smith College women’s swim team we see him hurtling through the water in full businessman’s drag. There is the briefest glimpse of male naval hair – did I actually see that? This decidedly offbeat short is a visual poem to our fears and dreams of escaping the gender prison.”