VESSELS
short film, 2015
Written and directed by Arkasha Stevenson
Produced by Halee Bernard
Cinematography by Marianne Williams
Production design by Andrea Arce Duval
Edited by Steph Zenee Perez
A young transgender woman considers a dangerous operation that may be her only option in gaining a more feminine body.
Awards
Vimeo Staff Pick / available online (2019)
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (2017) - Best Editing
San Diego Film Week (2017) - Best Drama / Narrative Short
Mexico International Film Festival (2016) - Golden Palm Award: Best Student Film
FilmOut San Diego (2016) - Best Short
Iris Prize Festival (2015) - Iris Prize
IndieFEST Film Awards (2015) - Award of Merit
Official Selection
Bloomington Pride Film Festival
Festival Chéries-Chéris
Holebifilmfestival
Sardinia Queer Short Film Festival
Scream Queen FilmFest Tokyo
PERLEN - Queer Film Festival Hannover
New Orleans Film Festival
Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Out of Film - Atlanta's LGBT Film Festival
Cinema Queer International Film Festival
Proud! Film Festival
CMG Short Film Festival
Darwin International Film Festival
North Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Outflix Film Festival
DC Shorts Film Festival
Long Beach QFilm Festival
Alice Springs Pride Carnivale
Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
The Cinema Museum
Northa Carolina Gay + Lesbian Film Festival
GAZE International LGBT Film Festival
Seattle Transmedia & Independent Film Festival
Cinema Q Film Festival
New Filmmakers Los Angeles
Frameline40
Outeast Film Festival
Los Angeles Film Festival
FilmOut San Diego
Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival
Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival
QFest St. Louis
Transgender Film Festival
Boston LGBT Film Festival
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival
Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival
Mardi Gras Film Festival
Brisbane Queer Film and Video Festival
San Francisco Independent Film Festival
Film Crash Festival
With support from Panavision and Light Iron.
Original microscopy photographed with assistance from UCLA Medical and Veteran's Hospital West LA.