Transcendent Tales

Bold and beautiful fictional shorts from first inklings to years after transition.

Total running time: 83min

The Nettle

Kopřiva

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Dir Piaoyu Xie
Czech Republic 2016
22min

A teenage couple make a start on the road to self-realisation in this poetic and dreamlike short.

Tear Jerker

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Dir Amy Adler
USA 2016
15min

Complex feelings rise to the surface for a trans guy struggling to emotionally connect.

Diane from the Moon

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Dir Hanna Ladoul, Marco La Via
USA 2016
12min

Mya Taylor plays a pagan priestess who takes no prisoners.

Victor XX

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Dir Ian Garrido
Spain 2015
21min

Navigating flirtation and relationships with the first forays into publicly presenting as male.

MUM

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Dir Anne-Marie O’Connor
UK 2016
13min

Autobiographical tale from trans theatre pro Kate O’Donnell on family exclusion, ageing parents, and the power of nostalgia.

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The Nettle

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The Nettle

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Tear Jerker

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Tear Jerker

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Diane from the Moon

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Diane from the Moon

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MUM