Top Story, directed by Erin Smith
Cinematography by S Tricker
For as long as Tali could remember, their boobs have been a burden. Approaching the date of their top surgery, Tali humorously reflects on what brought them to this point, how the decision has affected those closest to them and how they negotiate their role in an Orthodox community.
Premiered at the Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Festival where Tali won best performance. Screening at Leeds LGBTQ+ Festival this Spring.
Dance Dance Evolution directed by Jules Rosskam.
Six trans-identified people explore their relationship to dance over time. As one participant says, “What I feel when I’m dancing is the very decomposition of myself.” This short, joyful documentary looks at the ways in which the body in motion opens up the spaces between gender, race, and time, producing pleasure in indeterminacy. This begs the question, how do we take that idealized moment on the dance floor--where nothing matters but the beat--and take it with us everywhere we go?
Screenings -
Dance on Camera Film Festival at Lincoln Center (World Premiere), Kansai Queer Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, NewFest Film Festival, Frameline LGBT Film Festival, Necessity of Tomorrow(s), Baltimore Museum of Art, San Francisco Dance Film Festival, The Bush Films, Queens World film Festival, Queensboro Dance Festival, Dance on Film at Dance Place, OUTShine Film Festival, Way Out West Film Fest, San Francisco Transgender Film Festival.
Portland Dance Film Festival — Winner, Best Documentary
Wicked Queer Boston LGBT Film Festival — Best in Show, Short Film
Seattle Queer Film Festival — Audience Award, Best Transgender Short
PREVIOUS WORK
Featuring videos from 2010 to 2017 for companies such as Industry City, Chelsea Market, Brooklyn Magazine, and Mana Contemporary Art Center, consisting of short form promotional documentaries.
