Movies: Chella Man

  • 2023
    The Device That Turned Me Into a Cyborg Was Born the Same Year I Was

    The Device That Turned Me Into a Cyborg Was Born the Same Year I Was (2023)

    The Device That Turned Me Into a Cyborg Was Born the Same Year I Was

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    Through visual metaphors and circumstantial installations, Chella Man explores his cyborg identity and personal relationship to the freedom and constraints cochlear implants created....

    The Device That Turned Me Into a Cyborg Was Born the Same Year I Was
  • 2024
    Chestnut

    Chestnut (2024)

    Chestnut

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    A recent graduate becomes entangled in a relationship with a man and a woman during the summer after college....

    Chestnut
  • 2018
    We Won't Be Erased

    We Won't Be Erased (2018)

    We Won't Be Erased

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    42 members of the trans and non-binary communities share their stories and explain why, no matter what the current media narratives or political climate, they won’t be erased....

    We Won't Be Erased
  • 2019
    Stonewall Forever

    Stonewall Forever (2019)

    Stonewall Forever

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    The history of the Stonewall Riots is equally as cherished as it is charged. There are questions of who was there, who "threw the first brick" and who can claim Stonewall. This film doesn’t answer these questions but instead it aims to expand the sto...

    Stonewall Forever
  • 2017
    Moments of Mom

    Moments of Mom (2017)

    Moments of Mom

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    I asked my mom to write down all the moments she remembers I struggled with my gender as a kid....

    Moments of Mom
  • 2020
    Joy Run

    Joy Run (2020)

    Joy Run

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    JOY RUN, a film by Tourmaline, continues the creative reimagining of athletics as a gender-inclusive space....

    Joy Run
  • 2021
    Trans in Trumpland

    Trans in Trumpland (2021)

    Trans in Trumpland

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    A transgender Iranian-American embarks on a road trip to discover the everyday realities of being trans in conservative states across the United States. As he travels through some of the country’s most anti-trans states, he uncovers the struggles and...

    Trans in Trumpland
  • 1969
    Why Do People Want to Be Remembered?

    Why Do People Want to Be Remembered? (1969)

    Why Do People Want to Be Remembered?

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    Jezz Chung and Chella Man are two friends who both identify as disabled, non-binary, and Asian artists. Their work and friendship often highlights the intersections of access, community, collective liberation, and healing. The film highlights an impr...

    Why Do People Want to Be Remembered?
  • 2018
    I'm Glad I Met You At This Age

    I'm Glad I Met You At This Age (2018)

    I'm Glad I Met You At This Age

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    My girlfriend MaryV and I don’t believe in small talk. Time is fragile and sacred — why waste it on talking just to talk? This film is simply transparent love and honesty. The questions address the dominant emotional topics in our lives at 19 years o...

    I'm Glad I Met You At This Age
  • 2021
    The Beauty of Being Deaf

    The Beauty of Being Deaf (2021)

    The Beauty of Being Deaf

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    A short film shot underwater and featuring an all-BIPOC, deaf cast performing a poem in American Sign Language....

    The Beauty of Being Deaf