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/.