Trans-itions
1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 22, Victory Arts Center

"The look at transexuality from the perspective of the family sets this movie apart from others on the subject . . ."
--Columbus Monthly

In Just Call Me Kade, Kade Farlow Collins is a 16-year-old FTM (female to male transgendered person) residing in Tucson, Ariz. Kade's parents maintain a supportive and nurturing relationship to Kade regarding the many challenges facing their teen-age child. However, it hasn't always been easy. As Kade's body began to transform during puberty, Kade became nearly suicidal. Realizing that the issue was more complex than Kade being a tomboy or a lesbian, the family searched for information. Through a local support group and the internet, Kade's mother found books and other resources pertaining to transgenderism. Kade and his family agreed to have their lives documented in order to bring awareness to the subject. Friends and family candidly express their feelings about the transition, the changes in Kade and the impact on everyone involved. In Adam, a tender piece of clay animation, a little girl is mistaken for a boy and relishes the opportunity. Unhung Heroes is a short narrative video about five FTM (female to male) transgendered guys who, after discovering an internet article announcing the availability of penis transplants, plot ways to raise over a million dollars in surgery. Fun and colorful, this fictional short provides insightful commentary on the tyranny of body parts and mainstream culture's policing of maleness. In Myth of Father, director Paul Hill's father, Jodie, is a transsexual woman. When she came out to Paul a few years ago, he began a journey to learn about who his father is. This video documentary contrasts Paul's relationship to his father with the relationship of his father and her own dad. Candid interviews provide reflections on Jodie's youth: "He seemed to live the normal life. He was into cars, he was into rock bands, he went into the Army." But no one really knew Jodie, as she explains, "No one knew who I was. I trashed relationships with everyone I knew, including my own son."

Adam: Director: Andrea Stoops; 1996, US, 4 min., video
Just Call Me Kade: Director: Sam Zolten; 2001, US, 26 min., video
Myth of Father: Director: Paul Hill; 2003, US, 28 min., video
Unhung Heroes: Director: Ilya Pearlman; 2002, US, 15 min., video


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