Frankie, a non-binary trans person, crashes their ex-partner’s men-only 12 step meeting, determined to be heard... no matter the cost.

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'Frankie' a short drama by James Kautz
https://filmshortage.com/shorts/frankie/

‘Frankie’ is a raw and resonant tale of the universal struggle for acceptance. Directed by James Kautz, and a debut short film from Red Seed Films, ‘Frankie’ inspires audiences to reexamine the connections between gender, masculinity, trauma, and recovery. A story about the need to be seen on one’s own terms, Frankie centers on the struggle of a non-binary trans person mere days after coming out. In a room where men talk about their feelings, this film shifts the question from “How are we different?” to “What makes us the same?”

From the director:
"A few years ago, I entered into a men’s codependency group. It was honestly the first time in my life I’d ever been in a space where cisgender men were so openly vulnerable. A common theme amongst all of us in the room was this idea that we’d denied our true selves in an effort to ‘stay safe’ in the face of someone else’s addictions and fears.

My spouse Morgan, who is a Producer on Frankie and plays Frankie, was coming out as trans, non-binary at the time, and they were having so many similar revelations about their own experience.

The commonality of that human need: to be seen and recognized despite someone else’s fear - that was the seed of Frankie. "

Read the full interview https://filmshortage.com/shorts/frankie/

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