heroes

November. 11,2020      
Rating:
10
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Displaying the faces and voices of transgender youth, the documentary short shows the authenticity of queer and trans people living in Toronto, while simultaneously discussing the struggles for self-acceptance that people who do not conform to cisgender and heteronormative ideals of gender face. Andy Nguyen, trans director and film student, captures his trans friends in their natural state on 16mm film shot on a Bolex h16 camera. Accompanied by narration written and recited by Salem Rao, this film represents that trans people exist and this is what we look like. Regardless of the obvious everyday transphobia, trans people find community and uniqueness within each other and themselves.

Similar titles

Mirror, Mirror
Mirror, Mirror
Portrait of the last year of the life of famous New York drag queen Consuela Cosmetic.
Mirror, Mirror 1996
Out
Out
Through a montage of compelling videos posted on the Internet by young gays, bis, lesbians or transsexuals, «Out» makes us experience from within the groundbreaking moment of their coming out – after which their intimate and social life shall be forever changed.
Out 2019
The School Is Watching
The School Is Watching
Good morning, Bear River High School. This documentary is made up entirely of high school morning announcement broadcasts from the 1990s.
The School Is Watching 2015
#BolexSelfies
#BolexSelfies
Do you want to take a selfie? How bout with a 16mm Bolex film camera?
#BolexSelfies 2015
Daybreak Express
Daybreak Express
Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City.
Daybreak Express 1953
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
The story of the iconic singer's fascinating six-decade career in both music and Black and LGBTQ activism.
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over 2021

You May Also Like

it's a girl!
it's a girl!
A self-portrait short film on 16mm from a trans male perspective.
it's a girl! 2020
Philomena
Philomena
A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
Philomena 2013
Dolls
Prime Video
Dolls
A precocious girl, her nasty parents, two punk-rock losers and a weak-kneed salesman inadvertently become the guests of two ghoulish senior citizens in their dark, haunted mansion.
Dolls 1987
True Grit
True Grit
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
True Grit 1969
The Final Conflict
The Final Conflict
Damien Thorn has helped rescue the world from a recession, appearing to be a benign corporate benefactor. When he then becomes U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Damien fulfills a terrifying biblical prophecy. He also faces his own potential demise as an astronomical event brings about the second coming of Christ.
The Final Conflict 1981
Vertical Limit
Vertical Limit
Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays injured in an icy cavern, the rescuers face several terrifying events that could end the rescue attempt -- and their lives.
Vertical Limit 2000
Paranormal Activity 3
Paranormal Activity 3
In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.
Paranormal Activity 3 2011
Drive-Away Dolls
Drive-Away Dolls
Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way.
Drive-Away Dolls 2024
Luther
Luther
During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Luther 2003
New Jack City
New Jack City
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
New Jack City 1991