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Swimsuit
2007, 14 minutes

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Media type
Alternate titles

Swim Suit

Country of origin

United States of America

Technical specs

Colour

Languages

English/English

Content Warnings
Unreviewed
Description

An emotional landscape of a young trans man who gets a panic attack every time he dons a female bathing suit. Calvin Gilbert at first appears to be a really cute boyish man, striking a pose that would win the hearts of fitness magazine editors everywhere. As Calvin unspools his traumas around quitting the Smith College women's swim team we see him hurtling through the water in full businessman's drag. There is the briefest glimpse of male naval hair - did I actually see that? This decidedly offbeat short is a visual poem to our fears and dreams of escaping the gender prison.

Cruise, Col, and Misster Scratch. London Transgender Film Festival Nov 2008 Program. London, 2008.
Cast & Crew
Crew
Screenings
  • London Transgender Film Festival

    2008-11-09 6:25 PM

    SESSION SIX: shorts program three: TRANSGENDER..IS?