

A 17-minute identity earthquake: one night, two strangers, zero comfort zones left standing.
Caleb is by all accounts a successful executive cis man. Despite exceeding his father's expectations, Caleb is far from happy. That is, until Star, a vibrant and aspiring black trans female rockstar, comes crashing into his world and turns his comfortably numb existence upside down with a string of reckless misadventures and a new outlook on life.
Acting
Alexandra Grey's Star radiates chaotic liberation.
Direction
Yatim packs a feature's worth of transformation into 17 minutes.
Director
Ran Yatim
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film inverts the 'magical negro' trope: Star's black trans femininity isn't here to fix Caleb but to outshine him.
Grey, a trans actress rarely cast in roles this vibrant, reportedly helped shape Star's dialogue to avoid 'trans trauma' clichés.
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