DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
Growing up trans is a life of stolen moments, where many simple pleasures take on a heavier significance.
I loved swimming as a child, but as my body continued to alienate itself from my mind, wearing a male swimsuit left me feeling vulnerable and exposed.
Then, one summer, I took my mother's swimsuit and went on a secret midnight swim.
Years later I found myself telling this story with some incredibly talented artists. I wanted to celebrate something so simple which can signify so much freedom.
AWARDS, FESTIVALS & ACCLAIM
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AWARDS
The Audience Award for Best Short Film at the Los Angeles Film Festival 2017
Best Director - Short Film at the Long Beach Q Film Festival 2017
LGBT Advocacy Award at the Angaelica Film Festival 2017
Honorable Mention at The Indie Gathering 2017
Best Supporting Actress Short Film - Katharine Lee McEwan at The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2018 (nominated for Best Short Film, Best Director Short Film, Best Screenplay Short Film, Best Actor Short Film - Gavin Fink, Best Actress Short Film - Susan Papa, Best Supporting Actor Short Film - Roy Abramsohn, Best Ensemble Cast Short Film, Juna Ruiz Anchia Award Best Cinematography Short Film, Marshall Hawkins Award Best Original Score Short Film, Best Editing Short Film, Mary Austin Award Excellence in Directing Short Film, Mary Austin Award Excellence in Producing Short Film, Mary Austin Award Excellence in Screenwriting Short Film and Mary Austin Award Excellence in Editing)
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Moondance International Film Festival (Short Film - Finalist), Chicago LGBTQ Festival, Tacoma Film Festival, TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival, ReelQ: Pittsburgh Film Festival Awareness Film Festival, Cucalorus Film Festival, Tallgrass Film Festival, SWGLFF, Ottawa LGBT Film Festival, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, The Wicked Queer Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, The Ashland Independent Film Festiva, Inside Out Toronto Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, FilmOut San Dieto GLBT Film Festival, Outfest LA, Macon Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival, CinemaQ Film Festival, Lo-No Cinema, Hollyshort, Mill Valley Film Festival, Spokane International Film Festival, Festival Sayulita, Human Rights & Arts Film Festival, Mardi Gras Film Festival, Translations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival, Montreal Feminist Film Festival, The Palace International Film Festival and Les Filministes