Hey fam, it's me, Amara. Welcome to the TransLash podcast, a show where we tell trans stories to save trans lives.

Trans people have always been a part of movie making and acting for decades. That representation

hasn't always been positive, and even though the contributions and ways that we can see

and not see have always been there one group of people within the trans community that have gone unrecognized in the ways

that they are helping make film better and stronger are people who are transmasculate.

Depictions of trans masculinity and the experiences of trans men on screen are sadly rare.

That's why I wanted to dive into the history and future of transmasculine film with two

people working at the cutting edge of this subgenre.

First, I'll explore the world of documentary filmmaking with award-winning artist Angelo Madsen

Minot.

It's a question I ask myself a lot, this idea of, like, would I do that again?

Would I make that film again?

And I don't know the answer.

Next, I'm joined by film critic and author, Cadden Mark Gardner, who shares his research

on transmasculine representation in film.

I think it does sort of hit on a lot of troops that I think are missing, and I think

not a lot of mainstream audiences really know about or have ever considered, and it's definitely

something that I hope ultimately does get to be more foregrounded.

But before we get to these cinematic conversations, let's start out as always with some trans

joy. Independent filmmakers are behind some of the most exciting and authentic representations of transness on screen.

Devin Galindo is a two-spirit artist who's taking transmasculine representation to the next level.

Working across visual mediums, they are always looking to disrupt white, cis-heteronormative lenses

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