heroes (2020)
Displaying the faces and voices of transgender youth, the documentary short shows the authenticity of queer and trans people living in Toronto, while simultaneously discussing the struggles for self-acceptance that people who do not conform to cisgender and heteronormative ideals of gender face. Andy Nguyen, trans director and film student, captures his trans friends in their natural state on 16mm film shot on a Bolex h16 camera. Accompanied by narration written and recited by Salem Rao, this film represents that trans people exist and this is what we look like. Regardless of the obvious everyday transphobia, trans people find community and uniqueness within each other and themselves.
Director: Trâm Anh Nguyễn
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Salem Rao as Narrator & Himself |
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Adrian Bifolchi as Himself |
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Jo Scott as Themself |
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Kai Kuelz as Himself |
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Kai Grenier as Himself |
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Mikhael Klassen-Kay as Himself |
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Nicholas Ginther as Themself |
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Minh Tam Huynh as Themself |
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Sky Ravinn as Themself |
| Directing | Trâm Anh Nguyễn | Director |
| Camera | Trâm Anh Nguyễn | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Trâm Anh Nguyễn | Editor |
| Production | Trâm Anh Nguyễn | Producer |
| Production | Trâm Anh Nguyễn | Casting Director |
