is an experimental film exploring the desire for transmasc, transmen, butch, stud, Agressives, masculine of center (MOC) people assigned female at birth. Stunning black and white images drift across the screen while transmen, femme women and butch and MOC people speak about the complexity of their desire. The soundtrack is by Campbell L Sangster. Animation is by Neelu Bhuman.

DES!RE

Through an expanded understanding of the vaquero, this film navigates the duality of the rodeo clown's forced femininity. Through drag and performativity the vaquero character is a reflection of the artist's trans and queer self, as they navigate their ancestry, gender performance and expression through the landscapes of their Mexican heritage. This film examines how gender performance and gender expression can be influenced by grief, ancestry, the landscapes of our childhood, pop culture and shared heritage.

This film is currently in festivals and will premier shortly here 

I grew up with vaqueros, my dad was one. He often didn't show sensitivity. When the rodeo clowns came on they were the first drag persona I saw, the men for once showed emotions and were flamboyant in their movement, A polar opposite to the hyper masculinity they would show in everyday life.

Femme Cowboy 

A rainy city, a foggy night. Lust lurks in a dark alleyway lit by flickering neon as bodies fuse to the sounds of a haunting sax.

Fou de Bassan

looks at the evolution of lesbian attire and identity—butch/femme, flannel, androgyny, cross-dressing and drag, queer fluorescent, S/M and leather, lipstick, and more. Featuring interviews with Sally Gearhart, JoAnn Loulan, Arlene Stein, Kitty Tsui, and others, 

 incorporates archival photos and personal stories to document the sociology and history of lesbian fashion.

Framing Lesbian Fashion

 a femme woman and her trans male lover get frisky down in the basement laundry. With a sweetly amateur touch, this vignette dares to show explicit close-ups, taking the viewer into the realm of a real FTM/lesbian love relationship.

Full Load

An experimental short film inspired by the trans-forming Mesopotamian deity Ishtar. Five guests – who are gender non-conforming, trans or non-binary – hold a feast in a fictionalised English country garden. The work grapples with mythologies and histories through reinterpreting and imagining new visual and sonic worlds.

ISHTAR

 is a transboi’s farewell to his boobs. One month before his mastectomy, Jamal Phoenix takes on the role of Chéri, a character modeled after his experiences as a Fierce Fem sex worker. This raunchy tribute subverts straight porn tropes and mainstream trans* representation in a radical act of self-love.


Credits: A Cutenon Film directed and produced by Ethan Folk and Ty Wardwell, written by Jamal Phoenix.

Starring Jamal Phoenix as Chéri with Dante Dionys as John

Mes Chéris 

A short animated film about trans people going to the beach.

QUEERFANTASY 

In a society of the future, sugar has been declared an illegal substance. In order to obtain it, some women turn into "sugar-hos", selling their bodies to other women.

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Sugar High Glitter City

Two female friends watch porn until one of them has a baby.

That Fertile Feeling

 takes its title from the name of "the most exciting political action group in the USA"— transgender people who are defining themselves, demanding their legal rights, and fighting for medical care and against job discrimination.

 gives viewers remarkable insight into the home and work lives of transsexuals from many cultures and countries, including FTMs and those with families and children.

 (NOTE: This release is unfortunately cut short by several minutes.)

Considered by von Praunheim to be the “most fascinating [project] in my long life as a filmmaker,” 

 is a sensitive and carefully crafted portrait that deals with issues openly and honestly. “I was able to earn the trust of many who are often reluctant to be interviewed." 

Transexual Menace 

Paul B. Preciado says “Trans bodies [...] though living, speak in languages unknown to the colonizer, they have dreams psychoanalysts are unaware of”. Through creation, the artist does a live performance of synthesizing a “woman” who is a reflection of their past self. Not only is this film technically using many tools and machines, it draws a parallel with the trans body and how our bodies are tools of equipment - tools to guard us, tools to help us “pass”, tools towards euphoria, discovery and experimentation.

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