Rhys Ernst

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N Train
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N Train

Nov 15, 2009
A collage of MetroCards raises the curtain on the layered, cut-out animation of N Train, which captures the frenetic beat of city life with its snapshot of a young, queer New Yorker trying to connect.
Animation
She Gone Rogue
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She Gone Rogue

Jun 02, 2012
While visiting her Auntie Holly, Darling enters a parallel, dream-like world, where a series of encounters with transfeminine figures (played by Holly Woodlawn, Vaginal Davis, and Flawless Sabrina) explore the complexity of identity politics, gender construction and the edification of affects amid a kaleidoscopic depiction of time and place.
History
Unison
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Unison

Jan 01, 1970
With its non-linear structure, Zackary Drucker’s dreamlike Unison imagines phases of an always evolving trans identity existing simultaneously over an idyllic afternoon.
The Owls
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The Owls

Feb 24, 2010
Two middle-aged lesbian couples accidentally kill a younger girl and decide to cover it up. But their crime comes back to haunt them when an unexpected stranger appears in their lives, bringing tension and discord.
Drama
Death and Bowling
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Death and Bowling

Aug 13, 2021
A transgender actor struggles with what it means to be seen after the beloved captain of his lesbian bowling league dies and a mysterious stranger shows up at the funeral.
Drama
N Train
1

N Train

Nov 15, 2009
A collage of MetroCards raises the curtain on the layered, cut-out animation of N Train, which captures the frenetic beat of city life with its snapshot of a young, queer New Yorker trying to connect.
Animation
N Train
1

N Train

Nov 15, 2009
A collage of MetroCards raises the curtain on the layered, cut-out animation of N Train, which captures the frenetic beat of city life with its snapshot of a young, queer New Yorker trying to connect.
Animation
She Gone Rogue
1

She Gone Rogue

Jun 02, 2012
While visiting her Auntie Holly, Darling enters a parallel, dream-like world, where a series of encounters with transfeminine figures (played by Holly Woodlawn, Vaginal Davis, and Flawless Sabrina) explore the complexity of identity politics, gender construction and the edification of affects amid a kaleidoscopic depiction of time and place.
History
We've Been Around
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We've Been Around

Mar 01, 2016
In this documentary, director Rhys Ernst tells the previously untold histories of transgender pioneers. Trans people have always been here, throughout time, often hidden in plain sight.
Documentary
Adam
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Adam

Aug 14, 2019
Adam, an awkward teen, spends a summer with his older sister, who is part of New York City's lesbian and trans activist scene. He meets the girl of his dreams but can't figure out how to tell her he's not the trans man she thinks he is.
Comedy
Umbrella
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Umbrella

Mar 23, 2018
The story of four transgender individuals across America who are fighting for rights and representation in a challenging and changing world.
Dear Lou Sullivan
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Dear Lou Sullivan

Dec 01, 2014
The story of Lou Sullivan, a transgender man and AIDS activist. Cutting VHS footage of Sullivan's trailblazing appearances on talk shows with contemporary screenshots of Grindr users' bewildered responses to the filmmaker's own trans status, Dear Lou Sullivan is a provocative text exploring trans visibility, then and now. Commissioned by Visual AIDS in 2014 as part of ALTERNATE ENDINGS, a program of seven videos that bring together charged moments and personal memories amidst the public history of HIV/AIDS.
The Thing
4.2

The Thing

Oct 24, 2012
There's something missing in Tristan and Zooey's relationship. Zooey has spent weeks planning a road trip to a mysterious roadside attraction known as 'The Thing' in the hopes that she and Tristan will reconnect. Both Tristan, an FTM transman, and his fluffy cat Steven struggle to find places to comfortably pee, while Zooey learns the open road isn't everything she hoped it would be. Will they find what they're looking for at 'The Thing'?
Comedy
Unison
1

Unison

Jan 01, 1970
With its non-linear structure, Zackary Drucker’s dreamlike Unison imagines phases of an always evolving trans identity existing simultaneously over an idyllic afternoon.
The Drive North
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The Drive North

Oct 14, 2003
Two youths bicker their way up the East Coast and through a discomforting and poignant transition into adulthood. Using still images, animation, Super-8 and an experimental score composed and performed by the filmmaker, The Drive North subverts the typical coming-of-age tale with social commentary, humor and an understated identity-politics slant. This savvy short demonstrates the skills of the next generation of media makers, seamlessly incorporating an astute sense of self-reflection, rebellion and family relationships.
The Thing
4.2

The Thing

Oct 24, 2012
There's something missing in Tristan and Zooey's relationship. Zooey has spent weeks planning a road trip to a mysterious roadside attraction known as 'The Thing' in the hopes that she and Tristan will reconnect. Both Tristan, an FTM transman, and his fluffy cat Steven struggle to find places to comfortably pee, while Zooey learns the open road isn't everything she hoped it would be. Will they find what they're looking for at 'The Thing'?
Comedy
Transparent
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Transparent

Sep 27, 2019
Un père réunit ses enfants, Ali, Joshua et Sarah, pour parler de l'avenir. Pensant en premier lieu qu'il serait question d'héritage, tous les trois sont surpris d'apprendre qu'il s'agit en fait d'une révélation qui risque de bouleverser leur vie : il a décidé de changer de sexe !
Comedy
Tales From the Closet
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Tales From the Closet

Jun 01, 2015
THIS IS ME docu-series is an anthology of five 3-5 minute-long TRANSPARENT-inspired documentaries by five different trans and gender-nonconforming filmmakers. Personal essays, direct actions, explainers - each filmmaker has crafted a segment that explores a theme in TRANSPARENT.
Documentary
Tales From the Closet
10

Tales From the Closet

Jun 01, 2015
THIS IS ME docu-series is an anthology of five 3-5 minute-long TRANSPARENT-inspired documentaries by five different trans and gender-nonconforming filmmakers. Personal essays, direct actions, explainers - each filmmaker has crafted a segment that explores a theme in TRANSPARENT.
Documentary
Tales From the Closet
6.426

Tales From the Closet

Sep 27, 2019
Un père réunit ses enfants, Ali, Joshua et Sarah, pour parler de l'avenir. Pensant en premier lieu qu'il serait question d'héritage, tous les trois sont surpris d'apprendre qu'il s'agit en fait d'une révélation qui risque de bouleverser leur vie : il a décidé de changer de sexe !
Comedy