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She's Nonbinary
Nonbinary Max and their straight, cis boyfriend, Jake, spiral into a cataclysmic identity crisis when Max reveals they're off the waitlist for top surgery.
This film is an exploration of our attachment to labels, and how they shape (and limit) our identity. The film's genre has been polarizing - for trans/queer folks, it's a dark comedy, while for many cishet people, it's a harrowing drama. As for me, I’m now post-op, 6 months deep into testosterone, and still attracted to straight men… maybe gender non-conforming filmmakers are inherently genre non-conforming, as well.
Director : Jess McLeod