Gender Nonconforming Characters

Gender Nonconforming Characters

These stories feature characters whose gender presentation exists outside traditional expectations. Whether androgynous, masc-of-center, or uniquely expressive, these characters explore identity, authenticity, and the freedom to live beyond rigid gender norms.

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Gender Nonconforming Characters
  • My Brother's War: Trailer

    In this thrilling Civil War romance, when Virginia Klaising (Dana Bennison), widowed and grieving the death of her only son, crosses paths with Grace Kieler (Whitney Hamilton), disguised as her brother Henry in order to take his place in the war, the two women form a unique and powerful connectio...

  • My Brother's War: Movie

    In this thrilling Civil War romance, when Virginia Klaising (Dana Bennison), widowed and grieving the death of her only son, crosses paths with Grace Kieler (Whitney Hamilton), disguised as her brother Henry in order to take his place in the war, the two women form a unique and powerful connectio...

  • Mixed Messages - Trailer

    Thirty-something Ren (Alana Lake) navigates the Berlin queer scene, struggling to find connections in this post-trendy world of polyamory, BDSM, and militant veganism. (dir. Kanchi Wichmann, Germany, 2017)

  • Mixed Messages: Movie

    Thirty-something Ren (Alana Lake) navigates the Berlin queer scene, struggling to find connections in this post-trendy world of polyamory, BDSM, and militant veganism. (dir. Kanchi Wichmann, Germany, 2017)

  • Heterosexual Jill: Trailer

    A self-proclaimed "ex-lesbian," Jill hunts down her ex-girlfriend Jamie to prove toherself that she is no longer attracted to her. A satire about sexuality where nothing is as
    it seems, Heterosexual Jill is a pseudo-romantic comedy about being in love with who you think you are. (dir. Michelle Eh...

  • Heterosexual Jill: Movie

    A self-proclaimed "ex-lesbian," Jill hunts down her ex-girlfriend Jamie to prove to herself that she is no longer attracted to her. A satire about sexuality where nothing is as it seems, Heterosexual Jill is a pseudo-romantic comedy about being in love with who you think you are. (dir. Michelle E...

  • Girl King: Trailer

    In this campy, swashbuckling adventure, drag king pirates take to the high seas on a quest to restore stolen treasures. Decidedly tongue-in-cheek, this clever tale uses a stylish pastiche of ‘pirated’ images and themes to lead us into the uncharted oceans of dyke desire and queer identity. (dir. ...

  • Girl King: Movie

    In this campy, swashbuckling adventure, drag king pirates take to the high seas on a quest to restore stolen treasures. Decidedly tongue-in-cheek, this clever tale uses a stylish pastiche of ‘pirated’ images and themes to lead us into the uncharted oceans of dyke desire and queer identity. (dir. ...

  • Game Face Trailer

    Exploring the coming-out journeys of LGBTQ athletes: telling the parallel stories of Fallon Fox, the first female transgender pro MMA fighter; and Terrence Clemens, a college basketball player in Oklahoma who happens to be gay. (dir. Michiel Thomas, US, 2015)

  • Game Face Movie

    Exploring the coming-out journeys of LGBTQ athletes: telling the parallel stories of Fallon Fox, the first female transgender pro MMA fighter; and Terrence Clemens, a college basketball player in Oklahoma who happens to be gay. (dir. Michiel Thomas, US, 2015)

  • Between the Shades Trailer

    Fifty conversations exploring the many different shades of being gay in America. This conversation focuses on the degrees and varying perceptions about how people define themselves, their lives, struggles and triumphs. (dir. Jill Salvino, US, 2017)

  • Between the Shades Movie

    Fifty conversations exploring the many different shades of being gay in America. This conversation focuses on the degrees and varying perceptions about how people define themselves, their lives, struggles and triumphs. (dir. Jill Salvino, US, 2017)

  • A Night at Switch n' Play: Trailer

    Set over one unforgettable night at the Branded Saloon, a gay country-western bar in Brooklyn, this concert-style documentary introduces the members of a queer performance collective, Switch n’ Play, through their electrifying show. More than entertainers, they emerge as a chosen family who welco...

  • A Night at Switch n' Play: Movie

    Set over one unforgettable night at the Branded Saloon, a gay country-western bar in Brooklyn, this concert-style documentary introduces the members of a queer performance collective, Switch n’ Play, through their electrifying show. More than entertainers, they emerge as a chosen family who welco...

  • Afeminadas: movie (English Subtitles)

    A documentary following Safira O'hara, Khryz Amusa, Chandelly Kidman, Hellena Borgyz, and Jefferson Lemons. From different regions of Brazil, they managed to strengthen the female being as an art form.
    Afeminadas showcases their daily struggles and search for space, conquests, acceptance, and, a...

  • The Ones We Choose (English Subtitles)

    Elora Bertrand: "a documentary about my chosen family. The ones I decided to walk through life alongside with. First taking the form of a family video ; this documentary takes us from the intimate to the collective, from the intimate to the political."

    Lesbian / LGBTQ+ / Queer Short Film

  • Hedgehog (English Subtitles)

    Brig Huang, a headstrong trans teenager, is propelled into their hangover when a reckless decision to have sex without a condom triggers an urgent determination for the 'morning after' pill.

  • Silent Screams

    Four Friends; Inemo (Intersex), Eucharia (Non-binary), Joan (Transwoman), and Dera (Lesbian) get together despite their personal life challenges to support their Inemo who has a life changing interview released. In the course of celebrating, their night takes an unexpected shift. Will their bond,...

  • Mona's North Beach Noir

    It's 1953. A genderfluid female detective lands in San Francisco to start a new life...passing as a man. When Mitch is tasked with finding a serviceman missing for years, she finds herself in a world of secret societies, post war paranoia, and a vibrant underground queer world. This story is set ...

  • Butch

    Through intimate portraits, candid moments, and heartfelt interviews, “BUTCH”, seeks to redefine and expand the understanding of masculinity.

  • Zef

    ZEF follows a 21-year-old, genderqueer, skimpy bar worker through a collage of moments, sensations and memories; exploring gender, love and sexuality. An unfiltered snapshot of our desire for intimacy in its oscillating forms.

    Genderqueer / Trans / LGBTQ+ / Queer Short Film

  • The Pick Up

    A sullen teen, resentful of her divorcing parents, doesn't like their controlling ways. So when her mom picks her up late from swim practice and gets a flat tire along the way, she sulks. That is, until a mysterious and intriguing stranger comes to help.

    Lesbian / LGBTQ+ / Queer Short Film

  • Enomena (English Subtitles)

    During an aquarium schooltrip, two teenagers that go to the same school but come from different worlds discover that what brings them together is
    more powerful than what keeps them apart.

  • Good By Sun (English Subtitles)

    Two young women meet each other on the way to Loas and spend an unforgettable day together.