Running time: 13min
Country/region: Canada (French)
Director: Giovana Olmos
Cinematographer: Vjosana Shkurti
Editor: Pablo Pugliese
Showing as part of Selected Shorts.
Synopsis: A transgender teen prepares for his acting debut while his friends and chosen family band together to help remove him from a difficult living situation. A short documentary about coming out and coming-of-age in a small mountain town.
Awards:
CineYouth Film Fest presented by the Chicago Int’l Film Festival, 2018 ★ Out-look Award winner
Festival du Film Étudiant de Québec, 2018 ★ Prix Antitube
Ivy Film Festival, Brown University, 2018 ★ Best international film
Fem Tour Truck International Feminist Video Art Festival, Multi-city (Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom, Ecuador & Colombia), 2018 ★ Best short film
Urbanworld Film Festival, NYC, 2018 ★ Honorable Mention – Best Young Creator