2023 San Francisco Transgender Film Festival

Program 4

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7 films in package
FERNANDA
An angry, Latine dyke wants to make the world a better place but can barely keep her own life together.
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Jamie's Pond
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Masisi Wouj
In a series of performances inspired by Vodou and drag, Haitian artist and activist Sanba Yonel pays a queer tribute to the gods.
Creating Space
While running across San Francisco, transmasculine marathon runner, Cal Calamia, speaks on his relationship with running, his body, and creating space for trans athletes.
The Barman’s Daughter
Experimental Music Video
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MnM
MnM is an exuberant portrait of chosen sisters Mermaid and Milan, two emerging runway divas in the drag ballroom community. Celebrating their joy, siblinghood, and unapologetic personas, the film explores the power and beauty of being nonbinary in a community that prizes gender ‘realness’.
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Dilating For Maximum Results
A whack, irreverent comedy about a black trans woman who tries to dilate, after four years of not dilating, to hook-up IRL with her online boyfriend.
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A whack, irreverent comedy about a black trans woman who tries to dilate, after four years of not dilating, to hook-up IRL with her online boyfriend. www.nyalamoon.com


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NYALA MOON is a filmmaker, writer, and actress of trans experience. In May 2020, Nyala graduated from City College with her MFA in film production. Nyala was also a 2020-2021 QueerArt Film fellow with Tu Me Manques director Rodrigo Bellot as her mentor. She also is a TV writing fellow for Hillman Grad 2021 inaugural class. Nyala’s latest film, “How Not To Date While Trans,” has won audience and best short awards at Inside Out Toronto’s LBGT Film Festival, Wicked Queer Boston’s LGBT Film Festival, Translation Seattle’s 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, and NewFest 22. Nyala is a 2022 Film Fatale trans-directing fellow. In June 2022, Nyala was selected as a 2022 NewFest/Netflix New Voices Filmmaker Grant winner. Her film, "How Not To Date While Trans," was selected for distribution through Frameline's New Voices program.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    14:10
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Genre
    Short, Comedy, Romance
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Social Media
  • Director
    Nyala Moon
  • Screenwriter
    Nyala Moon
  • Producer
    Sam Scolarici, Eileen Makak
  • Cast
    Nyala Moon, Anders Geipel, Alexandria Benford
  • Cinematographer
    Warut Snidvongs
  • Editor
    Nyala Moon
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