In a ritual to transform natural to artificial a white pigeon is sacrificed. Abstract
direct animation bleeds into the landscapes of bodies of water surrounding Seattle.
White text screen printed on film blurs into flame-like patterns. The text’s source
is the surviving headlines and newspaper clippings from around the PNW about Robert
Gaffney (1872-1916), a Transmasc who lived as a man openly for 20 years in Seattle.
Eventive. “2024 TRANSlations: Seattle Trans Film Festival.” Accessed June 25, 2026.
https://translations2024.eventive.org/films.
