A trans woman mechanic lives between running her family's auto shop during the day and expressing her femininity at night, until an unforeseen event threatens the balance of her compartmentalized life.

21 min | 2019 | Digital | U.S.A.

Writer / Director Asher Jelinsky
Producer Kate Chamuris
Cinematographer Robert Nachman
Production Designer Robert Aguirre
Editor Selinda Zhou
Composers Art Bleek, Curtis Heath
Starring Jesse James Keitel, Ryan Cutrona, Alexandra Grey, Travis Hammer, Carter Ray

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Festivals + Awards:
92nd Academy Awards® – Shortlist, Best Live Action Short Film
Student Academy Awards – Winner, Narrative (Domestic)
BAFTA Student Film Awards – Winner, Best Live Action
Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival – Nominee, Grand Prix
St. Louis International Film Festival – Winner, Best Live-Action Short
Ashland Independent Film Festival – Winner, Best Narrative Short (Jury & Audience Awards)
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity – Winner, Young Director Award
Casting Society Artios Awards – Nominee, Short Film Casting
Venice TV Award – Nominee, New Talent
Nevada City Film Festival – Winner, Best Performance Jesse James Keitel
SF Shorts - Winner, Audience Award
North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Festival – Winner, Best Long Form Dramatic Short
FilmOut San Diego – Winner, Outstanding Artistic Achievement
Queen Palm International Film Festival – Winner, Best Student Short
Destiny City Film Festival – Winner, 1st Prize Storyteller’s Award
BFI London
Seattle International Film Festival
Maryland Film Festival
Atlanta Film Festival
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival
Palm Springs International ShortFest
Provincetown International Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival
Sidewalk Film Festival
Denver Film Festival
Woodstock Film Festival
Cucalorus Film Festival
Milwaukee Film Festival
Québec City Film Festival
Bahamas International Film Festival
Madrid International Film Festival
Leeds International Film Festival
SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Outfest Los Angeles
New York LGBTQ Film Festival
InsideOut Toronto
DC Shorts Film Festival
REGARD Saguenay International Short Film Festival
In The Palace International Short Film Festival
Copenhagen Short Film Festival
La Guarimba
Festival International De Curtametraxes De Bueu
Fast Forward Human Rights Film Festival
Walla Walla Movie Crush
Victory International Film Festival
Polish Film Festival Los Angeles
Tournai Ramdam Festival
Brussels Independent Film Festival
Bull City Film Festival
BFI Flare
Gaze International Film Festival
Mardi Gras Film Festival
Boston LGBT Film Festival
Seattle Queer Film Festival
Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival
ImageOut Rochester LGBT Film Festival
Slovak Queer Film Festival
Desperado LGBT Film Festival
Florence Queer Film Festival
Queer Filmfest Weiterstadt
Queersicht Film Festival Switzerland
Side by Side LGBT International Film Festival
Arizona Women’s Film Festival
TelAviv International Student Film Festival
Pink Apple Film Festival
iShorts Czech Republic