The Real Thing

Frickin' great as a basic transgender short. They took a decent angle. Shame they spent forever on soldier's homecoming bit.

This stunning short hit me like a ton of bricks. Extremely well composed and acted. Building to exquisite tension, it carried the impact of a full-length film condensed into a precious few short minutes.

In under eight minutes with nearly zero dialogue, this film captures a world of a child and her father navigating personal struggles both internal and external.

With so many stories of what coming to terms with transition is like, this is one of the few that captures the beginning stages of 'what's next?' when you must then live your life in the face of grave uncertainty over the acceptance of loved ones.