Top Trans and Gender Diverse Films

Queer Screen Film Fest always features brilliant content from trans and gender diverse people – both behind and in front of the camera.

From shorts, dramas, comedies and On Demand films you can stream at home, here are the top trans and gender diverse films at this year’s Festival!

Close to You

Centrepiece

Sat, Aug 31, 6:00pm
Event Cinemas, George St

Academy Award Nominee Elliot Page plays Sam, who reluctantly returns home to confront his past with his family and unexpectedly rekindles a connection with his high school crush in this emotionally observant drama.

Trans & Gender Diverse Shorts

Sun, Sep 1, 2:30pm
Dendy Cinemas Newtown
and
On Demand 2-8 Sep

Featuring an animated dive into a mermaid’s experience with gender dysphoria, a non-binary singer’s transition from mezzo-soprano to tenor and the search for a lost bird with the help of a cavalcade of back-up dancers, these films explore the many facets of the trans and gender diverse experience.

Trans & Gender Diverse Shorts screens with:

Adjustment

Shahrokh, humiliated and pushed away by their family and friends, makes up their mind to fully embrace their identity and comes out to the people of his village.

Pinocchio

Pinocchio is the story of a young trans man, Silas, who shares his life story in hopes to add a new perspective to the trans experience. A personal tale about love, joy and growth, meant to bring hope to a community in dire need of support and positivity.

Bust

A trans woman cop with the NYPD goes undercover to make a drug bust.

Leo

On their last day together before Leo moves to Los Angeles for college, he and best friend Kai hide in the sports centre where they have always played basketball. But will Leo finally confess his real feelings before it’s too late?

A Bird Called Memory

A bird called Memory has forgotten how to come back home. Lua, a trans woman, searches for Memory in the streets, but the city can be a hostile place.

Their Voice

Their Voice follows performer Kristyn Michele as they transition from mezzo-soprano to tenor, and are cast in the first ever off-Broadway musical performed by an all trans and non-binary cast.

Gigi

From the tormented little mermaid to the fulfilled woman she is today, Gigi tells us about her gender transition with humour and sensitivity.