Names, Planes, & James... Dean

Shorts, total 81 min.
Location: Chicago Filmmakers
7:15 PM

Young people begin to question their identities and adults explore the intimate complications of theirs. These short films tackle gender identity, fully and sensitively addressing its complexity.

what's in a name short filmWhat's in a Name?
Ben Kullerd & Caitlin Lundin (USA, 2009, 10 min.)
Four transgendered people from Austin, Texas share intimate stories about their chosen names.

loop planes short filmLoop Planes
Robin Wilby (USA, 2010, 11 min.)
Thirteen year-old Nick lives with his dad at a small, family owned amusement park. But today, with the arrival of his estranged mother and a rebellious, pink-haired girl named Katie, Nick is in for the ride of his life.

james dean short filmJames Dean
Lucy Asten Elliott (UK, 2011, 7 min.)
Fourteen year-old Alex is having a hard time telling her family that she thinks she may actually be a boy and, in fact, the reincarnation of James Dean. So she shows them.

fluxx short filmFluXX
Stéphane Theodore Boutet (Canada, 2010, 7 min.)
The process of transitioning and the differences between male and female gender are explored in this experimental documentary.

corps a corps short filmCorps à Corps
Julien Ralanto (France, 2009, 18 min.)
After being attacked on her way home one night, a woman decides she no longer wants to be a woman…but for how long can she hide who she really is?

poker face short filmPoker Face
Becky Lane (USA, 2011, 14 min.)
A “girls night out” game of poker takes a surprising turn as secrets are revealed and friendships are called into question.

black rose tango short filmBlack Rose Tango
Richard Kimmel (USA, 2010, 13 min.)
Rose Wood, the Sally Bowles of New York’s underground cabaret scene, tangos with a handsome soldier until he pulls the rug out from under her and she pulls the wig off her head.

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