Gender, Language & Lived Experience
5pm – 7pm
Embodiment, voice, and the inner worlds we inhabit.
APNEA
Dir: Fabio Patrassi (Italy, 12:00)
A young man confides in an artificial intelligence as he struggles to come out, questioning whether technology can offer support in deeply human moments of vulnerability and self-understanding.
Taxonomy
Dir: Ren Leverentz (UK, 11:35)
Through movement and conversation, trans and non-binary participants explore how language shapes gender, identity, and the ways we are seen and understood.
Crystalline
Dir: Christopher Cunetto (USA, 15:51)
Haunted by addiction and vivid hallucinations, a drag queen fights to deliver a life-changing performance in this intense portrait of survival and self-expression.
Small I’s
Dir: Tonie OW (Egypt / India / Sweden / UK, 06:10)
An experimental performance piece that visualises inner conflict by personifying sub-personalities, inviting reflection on how different selves emerge in different situations.
My Endless Eclipse
Dir: Bijan Aarabi (Canada / Iran, 14:25)
Forced to flee a marriage he cannot accept, a trans man escapes his country only to face new dangers, navigating survival, fear, and resilience.
KINGDOM
Dir: Poppy Bullard (UK, 19:04)
A short documentary about the drag kings of London: their performances, their community and their history.
I Am the Bad House
Dir: Hannah Hull (UK, 06:03)
An artist film exploring childhood trauma and how it weaves itself into the home and body, wherever you go..
Return to Water
Dir: Kate Malyon (UK, 05:10)
At a tidal pool in Margate, a swimmer reflects on gender, visibility, and transformation as body and environment move in and out of focus.
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