Canadian Premiere
Cat, a transgender woman in Tennessee, has completed parole. Using phone videos, Skype calls, archival material, and footage shot by a friend, a portrait emerges of the challenges posed by her newfound freedom.
Supported by
Community Broadcast Partner
Community Partner
Canada
2021
English
Sexual language
Featured in:
VIFF Short Forum: Program 2
Fear, doubt, and loneliness give way to pleasure, empowerment, and reclamation—or, is it the other way around?
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Credits
Screenwriter
Kriss Li, Rider Alsop
Cinematography
Catherine Lynn Quick, Midnight Forman
Editor
Kriss Li
Director
Kriss Li
Kriss Li s a multimedia artist who creates films, installations, and conceptual projects that explore structures of power. Their work has been shown in over 80 international festivals and exhibitions, including Oberhausen, MIX NYC, and National Contemporary Art Museum (Romania). Kriss currently lives on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations and works as a union organizer in their day job.