OKLAHOMA CITY. As our documentary deals with themes of trans futures, mental health, and even the life preserving force of music education, we are presenting the concept, Noise for Trans Lives. Surrounding our screenings at @deadcenterfilm - we will have a pedal table in collaboration with @walrusaudioeffects and @oldbloodnoise to give our audience members the space to experiment with wordless rage and grief, to stim with headphones on, and/or nerd about something life affirming. We will also have reps from @freedomoklahoma , @pflagokc and more to get you any other types of local resources you might be seeking.
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Catch us TOMORROW June 11th - 9pm at Harkins or June 14th - 5pm at @okcmoa . Link in bio for $10 tickets or to get festival passes. Looking forward to seeing you there. A screening is never just a screening, but a place for trying again and being with ourselves and others ♥️
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#deadcenter #t4t #noise
Okie 1 more cutie @insideoutfestival pic to remind you they extended their virtual screenings all across Ontario for ticket holders. Get your pajamas, your snacks, call your friend n say you care about them. Because it means the world to share this journey with you & to do impossible things together. If you already saw our film, tell your Ontario homies they got til the 7th and consider voting for us for the audience award (this helps us a lot actually so early in our journey!) Our next Canada dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
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#ontario #t4t #insideout #documentary #queerfilm
Philly was such an important place to Blake's activism and sense of future. It's a privilege and homecoming to screen WHAT WILL I BECOME? at @blackstarfest this August. Here is a brief snippet from his final interview he did with the Charlotte Observer, where he gives Philly a shout-out. Stay tuned for the official screening schedule - please come and continue to honor Blake's brilliance, smile, struggle, and trans folks still here today.
Quick luv note to say thank you @insideoutfestival for hosting our first Canadian screening and for encouraging us to build our blanket fort onsite for audience members. It has been a truly striking experience encountering so many people afraid to come to the US and trans folks who are relocating. This film is for the grievers and the people who are working hard to consider what futures are possible. There are smiles here because what a privilege to keep trying. If you're in Ontario and missed it, the fest has extended their virtual screenings til June 7th. We are also having an in person community screening tomorrow at 7pm at @cinecycle.toronto with the @thearquives (links are in bio).
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For additional local resources, please check out @rainbowrailroad @the519 @friendsofruby.ca @lgbtyouthline @stellasplace.ca
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For those of you who saw the film and felt something, you can support us by writing on Letterboxd or imdb stars, sharing with your friends and network and press and other fests. We are eager to work with community partners and think about different forms of accessibility. We are well aware this is a resource for the moment and solidarity across borders is vital.
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Most of all : Thank you for being here ♥️ for real.
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#insideout #t4t #queerfilm #canada
Sweet bts photo from our tent shoot for the algo and let you know TWO THINGS. 1. We are indeed going to be building a fort for tomorrow's screening if you're looking for a cozy place to be before or after watching ♥️ and TWO, we will have partners from so many awesome local orgs looking to offer you on the ground resources and conversation. They will continue to be here for you and we also want to make sure those of you attending our virtual screening know about them!!
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@stellasplace.ca for free mental health and peer services for youth
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@lgbtyouthline for someone sweet to talk to whenever you need a listen on your own time and space
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@rainbowrailroad who are doing soo much for LGBT refugees around the world looking for a safe place to land
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@thearquives who do so much for queer memory and archival in Canada
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@the519 a very epic and long running community center nearby TIFF!
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@friendsofruby.ca offering transitional housing and plans for our queer and trans community.
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Thank you all for the work you do, for being there for our audiences, and to @intrepidtrekking for your deep help on making this happen. Link in bio for your tickets ♥️
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#toronto #insideout #mutualaid #t4t
a window into our time with @pov_magazine sharing some behind the scenes and intentions in our work on this film - featuring co-directors Logan Rozos (LR) and Lexie Bean (LB) & shout out to @thedavidsherwin 🌷
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#bts #t4t #transboy #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #documentary
Our interactive board from our world premiere at @berlinale_generation to say thank you to some of our partner organizations around the world who have supported our screenings since. It reads, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BECOME? some answers from our audience members - "a buzzing bee over a honey tree," "happy," "loved," "me," "I am not a burden," "old and wrinkly," "satisfied," "a person with no regrets," "a beacon." 💐 There is a recognition that arriving to these goals is easier and safer to do when support and community is truly there.
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If you saw us in the @britishfilminstitute in UK, you may have met @genderedintelligence - who runs a huge range of t4t youth groups and is a great connector for local care providers
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If you saw us in @jeonju_iff in South Korea, you may have met @ddingdong119 - who gives queer teens a place to rest, play, and find support for independence
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If you saw us in @pinkapplefilmfestival in Switzerland, you may have met @lgbtiq_helpline - who runs a multi-lingual warmline and hotline for local queer and trans people to find support, companionship, and be a little less alone
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For those of you who attended these screenings or live locally, these resources will continue to be there for you. Your question or answers of "what will I become?" does not have to be alone.
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Special thanks @junegormin and @intrepidtrekking and @workingfilms who did so much to bring our impact care and connections to our audiences. And @thedavidsherwin for taking the Berlin photo.
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#lgbtsupport #t4t #switzerland #southkorea #uk
If you haven't seen it yet, really recommending @heightenedscrutiny for its relevance to how the outside world impacts mental health, sense of future, and the brilliance of @chasestrangio 's visibility and leadership as a trans man (even in his quiet at home and vulnerable moments). In the film, you will briefly meet one of our directors, Lexie, at a school board meeting and Mila, the trans girl who becomes the heart of @samfeder_1 's film as she stands up to the school board.
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In the clip above, you will see the whole moment and testimony speaking to the ways in which inclusion in sports supported the mental well-being and survival of a past self. It includes transphobia, shouting, and mentions of abuse and self harm.
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As our film, "What Will I Become?", discusses topics of suicide and speaks directly to the toll trans sports ban had on Blake Brockington in the year before his death, we offer a reminder that we indeed exist in the world. There is a human desire to be a basic thing, like play a game or go somewhere after school; there is a human desire to be listened to. There is an emotional toll of speaking out of self defense - on everyone in this clip, on our film's young protagonists who advocated for animal rights, trans sovereignty, and Black Lives Matter, and even Chase in "Heightened Scrutiny" surrounding his huge court case.
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"Heightened Scrutiny" continues to have a very thoughtful and community-driven roll-out we hope to learn from. You can go to their page to learn more about how to bring it to your school or loving space. Wishing everyone who reads this safety and peace.
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#heightenedscrutiny #transyouth #t4t #bts #suicidepreventionawareness
USA!! (!!!) After taking this baby around the world, we are kicking off Pride Month right in the center of the country with @deadcenterfilm . Which is meaningfully the almost exact mid point between Blake and Kyler's hometowns & a reminder to all that trans people are everywhere. Catch us at @harkinstheatres and @okcmoa 🫀🫀🫀 working through urgent themes of trans community building, new masculinities, and honoring the grief + what we make of it. See you so, so soon, wow. Tickets available later, but link to get festival passes in bio.
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#t4t #queerfilm #oklahomacity #thankyouforbeinghere
Puppy cam alert taken by one of our film participants, Jihade! He wants to let you know he has more spots open for giving Arabic and French lessons at sliding scale 🎈🎈💫💫 You can also tip him directly within the mutual aid section of our website linked in our bio!
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#t4t #puppycam #frenchlessons #arabiclessons
