
Beyond the Binary Shorts
September 20, 2026
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7:30 AM
The Addendum
Director:
Country of Origin:
Language:
Duration:
Various
Various
English
49
mins.
Top
Director: Jake Morgan-Scharhon, Danielle Morgan-Scharhon
2025 • USA • 15 min. • English
Finally at the hospital for his long awaited gender affirming top surgery, Matt Levit, with lively girlfriend Leisha Meyer by his side, navigates the bureaucracy of the top surgery process. But once Matt is thrown deep into surgery day, he suddenly finds his present intertwining with his past self, Kimberly. Plunging through past and present, Matt is dropped into confronting his relationship with his chest and sudden loss of his mother, Nancy.
Affirmation
Director: Christopher Vallario
2026 • USA • 11 min. • English
When a trans guy and a queer guy embark on a first date, their spontaneous moments of affirmation lead to gender euphoria and joy. When Xavier meets Sebastien at a local cafe, he doesn’t know how his first date after bottom surgery will go. As sparks fly in the cafe, Xavier decides to take his date to an unexpected location. Affirmation is the first film to feature a trans man with lower dysphoria who has had access to gender-affirming care.
She’s Nonbinary
Director: Jess McLeod
2025 • Canada • 11 min. • English
Max, a nonbinary person, and Jake, their cisgender male partner with a tendency to misgender them, celebrate their first night living together. Max has another reason to celebrate — they’re finally off the waitlist for top surgery. But Jake isn’t excited by this news — he’s actually totally freaked out. At first, neither Max nor Jake are sure why he’s spiraling, but then Max realizes — it’s not about their tits. It’s about what their lack of tits means for Jake’s identity.
Trigger Warning: Sexual themes and imagery, strong language, partner violence, strong emotional themes
MONES
Director: Zackary Drucker
2025 • USA • 12 min. • English
Cici, a trans woman, confronts her gender dysphoria at her younger brother Teddy’s fraternity during a party. As everyone mingles, Cici has a romantic encounter with a familiar young man that leads to her overcoming her mental hurdles around being a woman.
Trigger Warning: Sexual themes; drug references



