First Day, tells a story about the fears associated with the transition between primary school and high school - but in Hannah's case, the stakes are even higher: this year, she will be attending school for the first time as a girl.
Acting
Evie Macdonald's face does EVERYTHING. Devastating restraint.
Direction
Kalceff frames Hannah's isolation in crowded hallways.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like teenagers, not TED talks.
Director
Julie Kalceff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This short became a proof-of-concept for the ABC series of the same name, one of the first Australian shows centering a trans teen protagonist.
The bathroom scene deliberately echoes real policies affecting trans students in Australian schools during 2016-2017 debates.
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