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TRANS

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Synopsis

TRANS is an intimate moving image portrait focusing on Kali. Exploring themes of transformation and identity, the film constructs various scenes based on her thoughts, feelings and imaginings as she reflects on the pain of her metamorphosis.

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Details

Year: 2013
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 7 mins 20 secs
Format: hd stills
Director: Mark Chapman
Producer: Mark Chapman
Editor: Mark Chapman
Screenwriter: Mark Chapman
Director of Photography: Mark Chapman
Sound: Mark Chapman, Andy Ludbrook
Composer: Michael Fitzgibbon, Malcolm Jackson
Principal cast: Kali Scott

Genre

Experimental LGBTQIA+

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

8.40 Films

Sales Company

Mark Chapman

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