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Mark

2019, 50 minutes
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United States of America

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Who was Mark? We know Mark was a Husband, Father, Friend, Patient, and a Musician, despite limited scholarly writing about his life. Created through this absence, Mark is a cinematic, non-linear, historical fiction account of a Trans masculine musician who might have existed.

San Francisco Transgender Film Festival. “PROGRAM 5 – Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 4pm.” Accessed February 10, 2026. https://sftff.org/festival/2019-sftff-festival-schedule/2019-program-5/.

MARK is a nonlinear, historical fiction account of a transmasculine classically trained clarinetist, husband, father, and friend who might have existed. Mark’s personal documents were obsessively produced, constructed, and archived in a hopeful attempt to prove that he was here. MARK is composed as a symphony, comprising a chorus of voices depicting Mark simultaneously, each character representing a movement. We never get to meet Mark, though, and we never hear his point of view. By the time we gain access to his story, he has passed away. MARK points to the systematic erasure of trans history and works to rectify this. Mark existed. Marks were made. Marks were found.

“Translations Seattle Transgender Film Festival 2020 [Online].” Northwest Film Forum, n.d. Accessed October 16, 2026. https://nwfilmforum.org/festivals/translations-seattle-transgender-film-festival-2020-online/.
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