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You Can’t Get What You Want but You Can Get Me

VIFF Short Forum

A slideshow of personal photographs and correspondence document two long-haired trans men falling in love.

 

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Directors
Featuring

Samira Elagoz, Z Walsh

Credits
Country of Origin

Netherlands/Finland

Year

2023

Language

No Dialogue

Film Contact
Links
18+
13 min
Award Winners Documentary LGBTQIA2S+ Romance Shorts

Credits & Director

Producer

Samira Elagoz, Z Walsh, Michael Scerbo

Screenwriter

Samira Elagoz, Z Walsh

Cinematography

Samira Elagoz, Z Walsh

Editor

Samira Elagoz, Z Walsh

Samira Elagoz headshot; You Can’t Get What You Want but You Can Get Me director

Samira Elagoz

Samira Elagoz is a Finnish/Egyptian transmasculine artist. He has toured in various international film, visual art, and performance contexts, and won several awards, including Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale Teatro in 2022. His films have premiered at IDFA and IFFR. In 2017 he was nominated for best international film at CPH:DOX. Elagoz combines performance art and film, creating his unique brand of “docu-fiction”.

Z Walsh headshot; You Can’t Get What You Want but You Can Get Me director

Z Walsh

Z Walsh is a Brooklyn-based transmasculine artist focusing on photography. Z is known for his raw, intimate depiction of his subjects and himself. He has produced and photographed unique campaigns for brands such as Milk Makeup and Calvin Klein and photographed many renowned artists like trans icon McKenzie Wark. Throughout his work, Z is dedicated to elevating trans voices and combating transmasculine erasure.

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