hello friends, my rainbow selfie face is for the algorithm, but ~ please swipe right and check out my friends’ film they are currently trying to fundraise for so that they can shoot it! @eli_sulkowski and @lraidt are spearheading the development of a short film called Lee and Charlie (@lee_and_charlie_film ). The premise of this film is: Lee, a trans man, and his wife, Charlie, are smack dab in the middle of creating a family. Insecurities, hormone imbalances, loss of bodily autonomy, and the exhaustion of new parenthood test the limits of this resilient queer couple. The mission statement is: At a time where the safety, bodily autonomy, and livelihood of trans people and their loved ones are under constant threat and attack, Lee and Charlie will be a declaration of our inherent dignity. The queer and trans team behind Lee & Charlie is creating a story filled with intention and hope for all. I’m really excited for this short film because I feel very passsionate about increased representation and discussion, especially in our current climate, around the intersection of pregnancy, body autonomy, queerness, and trans people who are interested in becoming parents. But it’s very hard to get a lot of these films off of the ground, and they need your help! Please swipe right to check out a really adorable clip of Eli excitedly popping out from behind a shower curtain to briefly beep about the film, as well as a QR page, that if you scan it will take you to their @seedandspark donation page, where there’s a great pitch video and further description of the project. They only have several days left to raise funds - and donating means you’ll get a perk! I attended an earlier reading of this short film before it started to go into pre-production and I really fell in love with the tenderness and frankness of the script - it’s definitely something that deserves to be put on screen. The link to Lee and Charlie’s fundraiser is also going to be up in my bio - please check out more there as well. Thank you so much for reading - happy thursday and take care!