Formless (????) [N/A]

Original Title:
Formless

Genres:
Animation | Documentary

Production Countries:
Canada

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 6

Every person is born without conditioning. They are raised and taught who they are and who they should become. They’re expected to fit into an idealized mold of the perfect “boy” or “girl.” What happens when someone doesn’t fit that mold… Through interviews paired and poetic images Formless creates a portrait of the trans body. The film pairs sketched animations with live-action bodies to match and highlight differences in body shapes and to create a contrast between the “ideal” mold of a gendered body and the real bodies that trans and gender non-conforming people live in. It is an honest exploration of dysphoria, euphoria, and the molds that society offers. The body is a deeply personal thing to many trans people and this film explores the unique ways trans people experience their bodies in modern society; the liberation of stepping outside of those molds and the liberation of fitting within them.

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Animation:
Dani Meisner
Imogen Jupiter Lister
Emma Ryan

Art Department Assistant:
Emma Ryan

Assistant Director:
Yousef Al-Waeli

Assistant Editor:
Dani Meisner

BTS Photographer:
Jacob Belisario

Co-Producer:
Yousef Al-Waeli

Color Grading:
Jae Higgins

Director:
Dani Meisner

Director of Photography:
Mathew Goodman-Caines

Editor:
Jae Higgins

First Assistant Camera:
Arshia Prajapati

Gaffer:
Arshia Prajapati

Key Grip:
Arshia Prajapati

Original Music Composer:
Dani Meisner

Producer:
Mckenna Walter

Production Assistant:
Hussain Alokaily

Production Design:
Mill Quintero Acosta

Sculptor:
Adrienne Wagenaar

Second Assistant Camera:
Emma Ryan

Sound Designer:
Dani Meisner

Sound Editor:
Sam Lohtander

Sound Mixer:
Dani Meisner

Sound Recordist:
Elise Stroud
Mckenna Walter

Writer:
Dani Meisner
Samantha Gisser

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