Summer Within

2023, 71 minutes
5 overlapping pictures of Summer Minerva in slightly different monochromatic tints from pink to sepia. Summer has shoulder length wavy hair, light skin, hoop earings and wears a scarf over a lacy top. Behind Summer is a city beside water, possibly an Italian village.
Genre
documentary   feature (45 min or over)  
Keywords/themes
family   homecoming   ancestors   belonging   transgender  
Media type
film/video  
Country of origin

United States of America

Italy

Production company

Megamot Media

Technical specs

Colour

digital

Languages

English/English

Italian/italiano

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Unreviewed
Images
5 overlapping pictures of Summer Minerva in slightly different monochromatic tints from pink to sepia. Summer has shoulder length wavy hair, light skin, hoop earings and wears a scarf over a lacy top. Behind Summer is a city beside water, possibly an Italian village.
Description

Unsure of her place in her Italian American, Catholic family, Summer, a trans dancer from Staten Island travels to Italy, where her grandmother emigrated from.

There, she discovers an ancient transgender people, the femminielli. As the journey unfolds, Summer stumbles into an unexpected heartbreak that begs the question: what does it mean to be loved and to belong?

“2025 Montréal Exposures Trans Film Festival Program.” 2025. https://exposuresmtl.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Exposures-2025-Booklet-5.5-x-8.5-in-2.pdf.
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