Films by Jules Rosskam
The filmmaker Jules Rosskam has created a large body of internationally acclaimed work centered around the experiences of transgender people. This year we will be screening his new feature length film and new short film, along with his older essential work "against a trans narrative", a powerful exploration of trans-masculine identity and gender.
These three works, which show how Rosskam has developed as a director over the past 10 years, also serve as a preview for our ambition to hold a retrospective of all of Rosskam's works at KQFF2019. If you are interested in this special program, please let us know! —Makoto Hibino
Works by Jules Rosskam previously screened at the Kansai Queer Film Festival:
- Boy I Am（Senior Editor / 70 min / 2006）
- F Scott Fitzgerald Slept Here（Director / 25 min / 2007）
- transparent（Director / 61 min / 2005）
- against a trans narrative（Director / 61 min / 2009）
- Riot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance（Videography / 72 min / 2009）
- Thick Relations（Director / 85 min / 2012）
New to KQFF2018:
- Paternal Rites（Director / 82 min / 2018）
- Something to Cry About（Director / 13 min / 2018）
Film list - Click on images for film details
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Paternal Rites
A first-person essay film that explores the extraordinary and quotidian trauma of being in an American family.
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Something to Cry About
Three trans-masculine identified people watch a movie or television show that makes them cry.
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against a trans narrative
A provocative and personal experimental documentary investigating dominant constructions of trans-masculine identity, gender, and the nature of community. Previously shown at KQFF2010.
- Paternal Rites（82 min / 2018）
- Something to Cry About（13 min / 2018）
- against a trans narrative（61 min/ 2009）
