38th Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival

Standing Strong: Trans/Nonbinary Shorts

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Available June 21, 2025 4:00 AM UTC
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7 films in package
Re-Entry
When a transgender scientist rediscovers a lost satellite that she launched during her former life as a NASA engineer, she is haunted by the memory of her painful, closeted past and the humiliating end of her career. Will she bring the satellite's data back to NASA, or will she let her past burn up, like a satellite on re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere?
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Dragfox
Sam's search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighborhood fox. Together they embark on a magical journey to the attic to discover the surprising things they might have in common, and how to celebrate the ways in which they differ.
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Lolo
Lolo is a nonbinary person who lives in a rural area of Mexico City and works on a floating garden that belonged to their grandfather. Despite the tranquility of their life, Lolo doesn't feel free to be who they are. One afternoon, Lolo reunites with an old friend, and together with other friends, Lolo discovers an open and safe space.
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This is Jan
Jan checks into a hotel to escape the outside world. Once alone inside their room, Jan feels free to shed the identity society has imposed on them. Faced with a choice between internal pressures and embracing their authentic self, Jan takes a bold step forward.
Grand Dandy (For Ezra)
This touching film is based on the poem For Ezra, which is essentially a love letter from the non-binary author Libro Levi Bridgeman to their grandson, Ezra. The film captures their playful and tender moments together and the daily routines of a queer grandparent spending time with their beloved grandson.
Boys in the Water
Oscar is on a weekend retreat at his grandparents’ beachside house with some friends, and it’s his first time back since coming out. But his world is turned upside down when he encounters another trans man on the beach and experiences an unexpected attraction.
Buscando Alma
Cristina is a transgender Honduran American woman. When she was a small boy, she was separated from her mother Alma. Twenty years, later Cristina has managed to locate Alma, and they will soon reunite. But Cristina is worried; if she presents as her true self, will her mother embrace her?
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With settings as varied as the fields of Mexico and the inky expanse of space, these films tell affirming stories that speak to the creativity and resilience of trans and non-binary people.

When a transgender scientist rediscovers a lost satellite that she launched during her former life as a NASA engineer, she is haunted by the memory of her painful, closeted past and the humiliating end of her career. Will she bring the satellite's data back to NASA, or will she let her past burn up, like a satellite on re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere? 

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    New England
  • Director
    Ariel Mahler
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