SF Trans Film Fest Program 3: Music & Animation

Fool’s Gold
Become golden as trans-vaquero Oliver Gold (Che Ortiga) sings his way through heartbreak and queer revelations of self worth in the instant country hit: Fool’s Gold by the time traveling boyband: Turnback Boyz! Co-starring: Peter Pansy (Max Voltage), JB Bender (Nicole Smith) and Tommy Tugguns (Ruthless Nardecchia).
4m
Che Ortiga

The Little Piratemaid
This short film focuses on the initial stages of transition, the moments of realization, and the courage it takes for a little pirate girl to simply be herself. The Little Piratemaid was Luke Beatrice’s senior thesis project at Lesley University. The original, super short version was released in film festivals in 2023. After the project won several awards, Luke made the full, extended version (twice the length of the original) without the confines of a school project.
6m
Luke Beatrice

Ether Or
Ether, an anxious non-binary person, navigates the surreal world of the grocery store; they can’t cope with the societal expectations, and have a panic attack as they leave the store to cool down in the park.
9m
Zander Constien

Butch Dyke
Transgender darkwave and industrial artist, A.S. Valentino’s music video “Butch Dyke” hits hard with a dark and sexy swagger. The music video, shot and edited by videographer/creative producer Cai Indermaur, features a kaleidoscopic carousel of shots of various butch and masculine-of-center people. The track was recorded, produced, and mixed by Valentino and mastered by Jessica Thompson (Bay Area-based, GRAMMY-nominated mastering engineer).
5m
Cai Indermaur

Your Part
Your Part is a strong condemnation of my extended family for not reaching out after my parents rejected me for being trans. It doesn’t mince words and gets real about the harms caused when well meaning folks don’t stand up for oppressed people against the violent status quo. The music video was shot at a catholic graveyard in Oakland, California.
3m
Nyah Edington

Gemini
Sarah and her two cats go about their separate lives. The cats have strange dreams about their desires, and Sarah develops an unshakable paranoia that something is wrong with them. Sarah’s paranoia bleeds into her social life, and her two cats have their dreams come true.
7m
Jamie Griffiths

No More Longing
Seven years after moving from Brazil to California to pursue his love of music, and four years after starting testosterone, Jaime Jobim searches for his new voice. Despite an uncertain future and a longing for home, Jaime Jobim relentlessly pursues his dream of becoming a great musician. Always in transition between places and selves, can he find a voice that is truly his own? Born out of a collaboration between two trans men, No More Longing is a rhythmic portrait of an artist engaging in the act, the process, and the practice of becoming.
16m
Connor Lee O’Keefe

Wish You Were Here [Si Estuvieras Aqui]
An old cargo driver, named Papi, carries asteroid cargo deep outside our universe alongside his trusty sidekick, Pollito. One day, he receives space mail from someone from his past, causing the old man to panic. Intrigued, Pollito convinces Papi to share more about the curious mail which leads to a musical adventure into Papi’s memories. Together, we discover Papi’s emotional relationship to his child as well as his questionable treatment of them once he realized their true gender. Does this father still have time to redeem himself?
5m
Isa Moreno