Framing Agnes
North American Premiere

Framing Agnes

Shorts
| USA | 19 MINUTES | English
Women, Documentary, LGBTQIA
In 2017, trans artists gained access to a 1950s archive of never-before-seen histories of transgender people. Through reenactment and documentary, they revive the past to redefine the future.

Playing in: Shorts: Forces of Nature,Pride: Front and Center

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Chase Joynt and Kristen Schilt
Filmmaker Chase Joynt and sociologist Kristen Schilt met in 2002 while studying at UCLA. Framing Agnes extends from their 2014 Mellon Foundation Fellowship at the University of Chicago’s Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry. Their book-in-progress, Conceptualizing Agnes, disrupts dominant legacies of medical expertise about transgender identities.
Director
Chase Joynt, Kristen Schilt
Producer
Samantha Curley, Chase Joynt, Kristen Schilt
Cinematographer
Aubree Bernier-Clarke
Editor
Brooke Sebold
Composer
Becky Gebhardt
Executive Producer
Lauren Berlant
Cast
Angelica Ross, Chase Joynt, Max Wolf Valerio, Silas Howard, Zackary Drucker

Contacts
International Sales Contact
Samantha Curley
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Phone: 630 913 7264
samantha@onlevelground.org
Print Source
Chase Joynt
Toronto, IL M6B 1Z4
Phone: 647 456 7981
chase.joynt@gmail.com
US Sales Contact
Samantha Curley
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Phone: 630 913 7264
samantha@onlevelground.org
Press Contact
Samantha Curley
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Phone: 630 913 7264
samantha@onlevelground.org
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