It’s a dingy bar bathroom and a cis guy with huge muscles is fucking you doggy style against the sink… Or maybe not… In Al’s cartoons, anything is possible, even if it's the furthest thing from reality. In truth, Al (EJ Marcus) is an awkward trans guy who is completely in love with his oblivious best friend, Jesse (Morgan Sullivan of Here With You, Frameline43) who is also a trans guy. When the two are roommates at a queer cartoonist camp full of alcohol and hormones, midnight skinny dipping, and more than a few sprinkles of trans joy, who knows what could happen?
With trans folks in front of and behind the camera (executive produced by Lilly Wachowski!), this live-action/animation hybrid reminds us that authenticity, whether it be drawn or lived, is the key to living our best lives.
Playing as part of this year’s Frameline50.
Click here to look through Vogue’s program in the fest from Monday, June 22 to Friday, June 26.