By Hook or By Crook

In this revolutionary piece of trans cinema, two trans-masc grifters form an unlikely friendship.

  • Director

    Silas Howard, Harry Dodge

  • With

    Silas Howard, Harry Dodge, Stanya Kahn

  • USA 2001. 98min

  • Digital

Written, directed by and starring Dodge and Howard, this lo-fi gem follows hustler Shy, who no sooner arrives in San Francisco than he encounters the charming but troubled Valentine, who is searching for his birth mother. Teaming up to commit a series of petty crimes, the two forge an unlikely friendship outside of the law and gender binaries.

The screening on Tuesday 15 August will be introduced by Zorian Clayton, BFI Flare Programmer.