Unapologetic

Unapologetic is a short dance fashion film about transgender and non-binary performers exploring their own gender identities through costume and movement. The process began when UK based filmmaker Xavier Singer-Kingsmith and Italian Fashion Designer Guia Bertorello met to discuss the lack of trans representation in fashion film. They decided to create a short piece exploring how gender moves through the bodies of trans people. Xavier and Guia are both transgender individuals and they recognise how clothes empower / affirm the queer community at large. In Unapologetic the focus is on three different transgender and non-binary performers: transgender male (Naissa Essart Nielsen), genderqueer (Katayoun Jalilipour) and transgender female (Sakeema Crook). They tell their own stories through choreographed solos and spoken word. Towards the end of the film the dancers come together to perform a unison motif demonstrating that although they are different, they come from one community. The film is called Unapologetic because transgender people are fearless and have to move through a seemingly binary world. Xavier Singer-Kingsmith is looking for more work and networking events with producers. He can be contacted on Instagram @xotuski