Are You Sure?
A Devious Fish film of an Opal Wright story.
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- Runtime: 9m14s (original)/9:10 (revised)
- Synopsis: Sarah proceeds through her transition, encountering the same gatekeeping hassle over and over.
- Language: English
- Subtitles: Nederlands (Dutch)
- Captions: English, Nederlands1
- Public premiere: May 17, 2023 at Reel Out Charlotte (NC) (https://charlottepride.org/reelout2023/)
- IMDB Entry: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27796559/
Credits
| Written by | Opal Wright (https://blog.trailofbits.com/2022/11/29/specialized-zero-knowledge-proof-failures/) |
|---|---|
| Cast (in order of appearance) |
|
| Sarah | Opal Wright |
| Doctor | Peter Brunnengräber (https://aydatamanagement.com/) |
| Therapist | Julie Wolf |
| Endocrinologist | Linda Condry |
| Surgeon | Perette Barella (http://perette.barella.org) |
| Psychiatrist | David Henehan (http://henehanlaw.com/cv.html) |
| Crew | |
| Lighting | Perette Barella Peter Brunnengräber Walter Uhrman |
| Cameras | Perette Barella Peter Brunnengräber |
| Video editor | Perette Barella |
| Computer sequence by | Opal Wright |
| Subtitling | Perette Barella |
| Director | Perette Barella |
| Music | |
| Girls Like You | |
| Written by | Tyson Ralph Prince |
| Performed by | The Spin Wires
(http://spinwires.bandcamp.com) Joe Grasso, Tyson Prince & RJ Porter |
| Courtesy of | Tyson Ralph Prince |
| License | Creative Commons Non-Commercial |
| Thanks To | |
| Locations | Walter Uhrman Alexis & Halligan Creative Arts |
| Musicians | The Spin Wires (http://spinwires.bandcamp.com) |
| Stunt Laptop | Freecycle (http://freecycle.org) Karen Chaffer Himes |
| Tools | |
| Camera | Samsung Galaxy S-22 |
| Operating System | Linux Mint (https://linuxmint.com/) |
| Video Editor | Kdenlive (https://kdenlive.org/) |
| Media Transfer | SyncThing (https://syncthing.net/) |
Media Coverage
-
The frustrations wrought by medical “gate keepers” on their
transgender patients comes to life in “Are You
Sure?”
Valerie Milano, Hollywood Times, 14 September 2024
Screenings
| February 15, 2023 | Private premiere for cast & crew |
| May 17, 2023 | Official Selection, 2023 Reel Out Charlotte (NC) (https://charlottepride.org/reelout2023/) |
| November 13/14ish, 2023 | Published on Devious Fish |
| November 14, 2023, 9AM EST | Published on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVlBWHxQaBY) |
| March 30 and 31, 2024 | Official Selection, The 2024 Tampa Bay Transgender Film Festival (https://transfilmfest.eventive.org/welcome) |
| May 4, 2024 | Maryland Film Festival (http://mdfilmfest.com) as part of Trans Shorts Under the Stars (https://mdfilmfest.com/events/trans-shorts), curated by Lilly Wachowski and Mickey Mahoney. |
| September 22, 2024 | 29 Palms Queer Film Festival (https://www.29qff.com) as part of the "Gay and All Over The Place" shorts program |
For licensing information please email perette@barella.org (perette@deviousfish.com) or opal@opalwright.org (perette@deviousfish.com).
Footnotes:
- 1. Subtitles offer translation only. Captions include additional information for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing.