A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
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.
Animation:
Imogen Jupiter Lister
Dani Meisner
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:
Mckenna Walter
Elise Stroud
Writer:
Samantha Gisser
Dani Meisner
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