Woodstock Film Festival Presents: Trans Storytelling Panel
Trans Storytelling will feature exciting voices in queer cinema whose authentic visions are shaping the perception of trans communities. Hosted at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, the panel will feature artists Alex Hedison, Kimberly Reed, and Noah Schamus.
Alex Hedison is an internationally acclaimed photographer, artist, director and actor. Hedison has exhibited in galleries throughout Europe, the US, and Asia. Her acting career spans numerous television roles, including a pivotal character in the cultural phenomenon The L Word. A critical voice in both the artistic and LGBTQ+ community, Hedison directed the short documentary film Alok, featuring Alok Vaid-Menon, which is featured in this year’s Woodstock Film Festival program.
Noah Schamus is an educator and filmmaker. Their first narrative feature Summer Solstice received a New York Times Critics Pick. Their most recent documentary short, The Script can be seen online on The New Yorker and The Criterion Channel.
Kimberly Reed‘s trailblazing film PRODIGAL SONS won 14 international awards and was the first documentary by a transgender filmmaker to be theatrically released in the US. Her next feature doc, DARK MONEY, was an award-winning selection at Sundance. Reed’s short documentary Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr, will be screened at this panel.
