Still from Lingua Franca (2019). A portrait shot of Isabel Sandoval, who has long dark hair pulled back with two strands on either side framing her face. She has light skin and is wearing a tan and burnt orange scarf wrapped a few times around her neck. She is staring at something off camera with her brows slightly furrowed. The shot is dimly lit with the background blurred out, the focal point being Isabel.

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Lingua Franca

2019 • Isabel Sandoval

A trans woman without legal documentation who is looking to establish residency in the US, develops a romantic relationship with the grandson of the elderly woman she provides care for.

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Kat Blaque, a Black person with medium skin and dark wavy hair with blunt bangs, stands in front of a heavily-postered wall with her arms raised in a questioning shrug and wearing a navy blue v-neck short sleeve top.

Black Trans Filmmakers

Alec Butler has long sandy hair, a beard, light skin, and a big smile. They are wearing a denim vest with patches with a white tank top underneath, a leather necklace with a pendant, and have some tattoos on their arms and chest and piercings.

Indigenous Trans & Two Spirit Filmmakers

Tourmaline, a brown-skinned person with dark, wet, shoulder-length hair, stands in front of a sunset in a pink ruffled dress, her left foot on the beach and right foot slightly lifted. She holds a bouquet of tulips in her left hand, holding up her dress with her right hand. The background is a blurred out beach with the waves crashing in. They have a tattoo on each shoulder unable to be made out.

BIPOC Trans Filmmakers

Sal Tran is nestled into a landscape with a road, a field of dried grass, trees, and a sunset sky. Sal Tran is a queer Vietnamese person with edgy short hair. They are holding a camera in their left hand and resting it against their left thigh. They are wearing a light brown blazer, light tan turtleneck, and white cargo pants.

Deaf & Disabled Trans Filmmakers

Hida Viloria is a Latine person with brown eyes, short dark hair and light skin. They are wearing a dark blue and white plaid shirt and red fedora with a black strap. They stand with their hands on their hips and slight smile on a leafy patio.

Intersex Filmmakers

Decades

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Black and white still from Glen or Glenda (1953) featuring the protagonist standing in front of a department store window.They have blonde curly shoulder length hair, light skin, dangly earrings, and a fuzzy white cap. They are wearing a fuzzy white blouse and black bottoms. Their right hand is resting on their stomach with dark nail polish on.

1950s & earlier

Glen or Glenda (1953)

Black and white still from Flaming Creatures (1963). A character tilts their head back to smell a flower dangling over their face. They have light skin and blonde hair and a long sleeve white t-shirt. Their left hand is reaching up to hold the flower and the right is holding the flower to their face. The background is blurred out.

1960s

Flaming Creatures (1963)

Still from Let Me Die a Woman (1977). A light-skinned character with short brown hair looks in the mirror and fixes their earrings.They are looking in the mirror and the camera is focused on their reflection in the mirror with the person slightly off to the side blurred out. They are wearing a white blouse and have a silver ring on their ring finger.

1970s

Let Me Die a Woman (1977)

Still from Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box (1987). A group dances in fancy parade costumes. Two people in the front are the focal point. They are holding hands. The person on the right has a yellow and red bra and a red skirt with red gloves on. The person on the left has a red and white vest and matching pants but no t-shirt underneath and a yellow and red top hat with their left arm raised in the air.

1980s

Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box (1987)

Still from Stonewall (1995). A character dressed in a feathered boa and shining dress raising their arms in the air. They have long straight brown hair and silver dangly earrings and light skin.

1990s

Stonewall (1995)

Poster for Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen (2008). Black and white filter over the image. There is a person with brown skin in the midst of talking and wearing a white t-shirt with a button up over it and a sideways hat. There is a white wall in the background with different words all over it.

2000s

Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen (2008)

Still from Drunktown’s Finest (2015). Three characters look at something off-screen.The person on the far left has light tan skin with a blue and white flannel and a grey muscle t-shirt underneath. They have a buzz cut with black hair and tattooed words over their chest that cannot be made out in the image. The person to their right has shoulder length black hair, tank skin, a dark purple zip up. The person on their right has long straight black hair with tan skin a white short sleeve top and a red and blue necklace around it.

2010s

Drunktown’s Finest (2015)

Still from Disclosure (2020). An interviewee with medium dark skin and a dark bob is caught mid-laugh by the camera. They are wearing a pink short sleeve blouse with two silver necklaces and silver hoop earrings. The background is a white carpeted room and white curtains covering the walls behind the interviewee.

2020s

Disclosure (2020)

Genres

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Still from Orchids: My Intersex Adventure (2011). Filmmaker Phoebe Hart sits on the roof of a pickup, camera by her side. They have light skin, wearing an off the shoulder short sleeve blue top with images of flowers on it in white.Their is black strap showing on their left shoulder and they are wearing denim jeans. They have short straight brown hair and posing with their right hand on their knee and the left hand rested on the hood of the car leaning towards the left hand that's propping them up. The background is a park with blue cloudy skies and distant trees.

Documentary

Orchids: My Intersex Adventure (2011)

Still from Just Dandy (2013). Filmmaker Theo Jean Cuthand stands in front of a microphone and reads from a book. A plastic figurine of a smiling queen is projected behind him. The smiling queen has a gold crown, a red necklace, and a gold and black dress. Theo is wearing a grey tank top, a light brown brimmed hat, and wearing glasses.

Shorts

Just Dandy (2013)

Still from Limina (2017). Alessandra, a gender-fluid child in a red dress with red bows in their hair, exchanges a curious glance with a priest sitting next to them in a pew. Red votive handles frame the shot. The background is a row of slightly blurred brown wooden pews.

Drama

Still from Deidra & Laney Rob a Train (2017). Four characters stand in a line looking incredulously at something behind the camera. The person on the far left is a child with light brown skin and shoulder length dreads. They are wearing a white t-shirt with a black motorcycle on it, a dark blue cardigan, light black pants holding something in their hands. The person to the right of them has light brown skin and blonde curly shoulder length hair with brown roots. They are wearing a strapless light blue dress with silver trimming on the sternum. The person next to them has their hand in their jacket pocket, dark brown skin, with shoulder length dark brown curly hair.They are wearing a black zip up jacket, a purple t-shirt underneath, and black jean pants. The last person to their right is standing with their hands on their hips, light skin, and short straight blonde hair and a small beard. They are wearing a black button up t-shirt with a white undershirt, blue denim jeans and a watch on their right wrist.

Comedy

Deidra & Laney Rob a Train (2017)

Still from Feeling Reserved: Alexus’ Story (2011). A grid of 6 illustrations: a police car’s sirens against a snowy night sky, a postcard titled “Souvenir Folder of Saskatoon. Sask. with a photo of a bridge, a portrait of a person with light skin and long red hair against a snowy night sky, two people emerging from splotches over a blue background, a squad of four light-skinned police at attention under a map of Canada, a map of Saskatchewan wearing a necktie with the word OFFICIAL above.

Animation

Feeling Reserved: Alexus’ Story (2011)

Black and white still from The Man from Venus (1999). Diamond sits between an iron fence and a brick wall, his expression cast downwards.

Experimental

The Man from Venus (1999)

Still from Punks (2000). Four people sit in reclining outdoor chairs; three hold their cups up in salutations while the fourth holds their hands over their ears. The person on the far left has dark brown, a buzz cut with black hair, and wearing red swimsuit bottoms and no top.The person to the right of them has brown skin and is wearing sunglasses, a one piece, and a beach hat. The person to their right has light skin sunglasses, short black hair and light coloured swimsuit bottoms but no top. The person on their right has brown skin and short black hair, not wearing a top and crossing their legs.

Music/Musical

Still from @janabringlove (2016). Josef sits at his desk, unaware of the nude figure reflected in the mirror behind him. Josef is shirtless and the room is dark with the window curtains slightly open behind him letting in a small amount of light.

Horror

@janabringlove (2016)