T:Shockers 2 - A Short Film Showcase of Trans Excellence

METANOIA

Dir: Mike Pecci. Starring: David Dastmalchian, Sedona Legge. USA (2026) 5mins.

Drawn through dreamlike rituals and surreal spaces, a man follows a magnetic force that pulls at his fear, longing and shame – until he begins to realize that what he desires may not be dangerous, but deeply true.

MINISTER CHUCKY 

Dir: Jonathan Andre Culliton Graham Kolbeins. Starring: Jonathan Andre Culliton Graham Kolbeins. USA (2025) 11mins. 

As the specter of rising fascism looms, a queer couple celebrates their love with an unconventional Vegas wedding—officiated by Chucky, the killer doll—before making their escape to Canada.

WALK ME HOME 

Dir: Kaye Adelaide. Starring: Andi E McQueen. Canada (2026) 10mins. 

A non-binary person has an unnerving experience getting home after a party.

I CAN BE KILLED 

Dir: Horatio Allen. Starring: James Walkowski, Kaed Fulton, Gabriel Stark. USA (2026) 17mins. 

Not wanting to die in a body that repulses him, Lev, a trans college student, resorts to the most extreme measures possible.

EVADERS

Dir: Hudson Shelton. Starring: Kayta Thomas, Liv Drury, Dontonio Demarco. USA (2026) 15mins. 

In an authoritarian future America, the government controls gender and family life. Ziya and Walker, two 17-year-olds, anxiously await their next birthday.

THE PINK FUNERAL

Dir: Iven Tu. Starring: Yvonne YF Chan, Josephine Chiang, David Niu. USA  (2026) 13mins. 

A transgender Chinese girl on the brink of crossing over to the afterlife embarks on a comedic struggle back on Earth to ensure the proper burial of her body. 

THEY SLAY

Dir: Maddie Macloud. Starring: Lindsay Carter, Lo Lundeen. USA (2025) 25mins. 

Longtime friends begin to butt heads at a Halloween party when an unruly demon unearths the group's uncomfortable truths.

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