The bliss of becoming (2024)
Mason is a trans guy and while tripping with his friends, he sees himself as a kid again. But not as the gender he was assigned at birth, as the gender he identifies with. Throughout the short film, he has to come to terms with the difference between the life he really has and the one he fantasizes about.
Director: Eli Press-Reynolds
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Warren Riley as Mason |
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Simon Reynolds as Dad |
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Minerva Collins as Young Female Mason |
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Rhys Shaw as Rhys |
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Noah Bernstein as Noah |
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Juliana Mellinger as Julie |
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Leo Jaffe as Young Mason |
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Kai Jaffe as Young Rhys |
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Emilia as Young Julie |
| Directing | Eli Press-Reynolds | Director |
| Writing | Eli Press-Reynolds | Writer |
| Editing | Eli Press-Reynolds | Editor |
| Production | Eli Press-Reynolds | Producer |
| Production | Andrea Ramirez Romo | Producer |
| Camera | Eion Nunez | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Eion Nunez | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Orson Ford | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Orson Ford | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Helena Augsberger | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Andrea Ramirez Romo | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Helena Augsberger | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Angela Alvarado | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Orson Ford | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Max Schneiderman | Gaffer |
| Sound | Nick Thompson | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Marcello Farago | Grip |
| Crew | Hera Farago | Child Wrangler |
| Production | Lisa Picotte | Casting Assistant |