North American Premiere
Framing Agnes
Shorts
| USA | 19 MINUTES | EnglishWomen, 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
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