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 A Filipina transplanted to NYC, Karen is a transgender woman battling daily with psychologically tumultuous, painful and debilitating gender dysphoria. Her only solution—save enough money to pay for sex reassignment surgery.But when her beloved mother reveals that she needs life-saving surgery of her own, Karen’s existence is thrown into further turmoil. If she pays for her mother’s procedure, Karen will spend every cent that she has saved. Out of options, Karen is forced to make a fateful and dangerous decision in the hope that she can both fulfill her dream of womanhood and save her mother’s life. |
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 Best known for his award-winning indie feature “Across Dot Ave.” as well as “Elimination Strain,” “I Want to Live on Mars” and his cult fave documentary “The Absolute Truth About Pro Wrestling,” Mark Ezovski is a NYC-based writer, director, cinematographer and editor. His work explores the dark corners of the psyche, the subtleties, hypocrisies, complications and complexities of human existence and the social strata we have created to insulate us from ourselves–and each other. |
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Shorts Program IV – Outside the Box
Outside the Box centers on stories that address issues of personal identity and subverting social perceptions and expectations.
