inbetween - transgender short film

In this trans short film, Julian is a transgender male teenager who is struggling to find where he fits in amongst his cis peers on the social spectrum of male and female. After he begins attending a trans support group, he starts to learn that he doesn't need to fit in to find people who will like and understand him.
Short Film directed and written by Eli Press-Reynolds
Producers- Andrea Ramirez Romo and Hera Farago
AD - Hera Farago
Cinematographer - Max Schneiderman
AC - Henry Kaufman
Sound Mixer - Andrea Ramirez Romo
Editor - Andrea Ramirez Romo
Grip - Cole Valerio
Henry Kaufman
Score by Julia Nahmod
Young Arts Film Honorable Mention 2023
#transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #transman #queer #shortfilm #student #studentfilmmaker #transmasc #drama #comedy #film #transman #transkids #movie #gay #bisexual #loveislove #pride #trans

[@elipress-reynolds]

Check out my new short film The Bliss of Becoming! It follows similar subject matter, a trans guy grappling with the childhood he missed out on. and you might recognize some familiar faces ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn-mZYmfn7qCnKc

[@I_Swear_Im_Straight]

Why everyone is talking about trans guys? There are trans girls too but no one talks about them

[@hailz44]

"being trans is lonely as hell" is the loudest and most truthful statement i've ever heard.

[@CrowBro1215]

Facts

[@gyongyiszoke1622]

@@CrowBro1215 yes

[@Oliver97]

Definitely

[@Newt975]

Да правдиво и так грустно.

[@Raccoonboi634]

Really though It is!

[@dontjayjayme]

"perhaps you're trying too hard to be cis?" that one hit a little too close to home :')

[@as.tro.no.my10]

real

[@kitcattersonthemoggieman]

This film drove me to happy tears. as a closeted trans boy I really needed to see this, amazing film!!

[@elipress-reynolds]

❤️❤️

[@G_FRE]

You are valid. You are a good dude. Please be well. You deserve all the happiness in the world.

[@mz6367]

I’m glad that you liked and it brought joy to your beautiful soul As a gay man I got your back buddy And you’re not alone ❤

[@iupiter.161]

Me too, I'm out at home but not at school and everywhere else. I think I might come out during summer vacation, because we'll go on a class trip for a week afterwards.

[@linneathesystemsdruid308]

I hope you’re doing good Hang in there dude

[@DinosaurNick]

I love that support groups like this exist for youths. I wish I had this as a kid/teen. I wish I could find a support group for older trans coming out late in life.

[@wonderstorm116]

For anyone closeted Trans boy: If you celebrate Halloween (some people don’t) then you can ask your parents for a binder for your costume and just wear it when they’re not looking. I’m not trans but I am genderfluid so I’ll try to do this during Halloween season. Merry whatever time of year you want. (I like Halloween)

[@Ryamuu_.]

Thanks for the tip, im definetely gonna do it

[@wonderstorm116]

@@Ryamuu_. no problem, I saw it on someone’s compilation

[@Ryamuu_.]

@@wonderstorm116 now i can't wait for halloween!

[@FelixIsalittlefruity]

I’m gender fluid to! Thanks for the tip :)

[@Alex_doesArt]

Omg that’s a good idea! My mom and me cosplay but she’s y know, anti🏳️‍🌈. So I could ask her for cosplays to! Tysm for the tip

[@Lucheki]

LOLL the "slayy😝" honestly, I love this movie. when I saw the amount of views I was so surprised. This deserves more attention

[@youngbess1]

We are all humans and deserve to be loved for who we are.

[@prefertom]

Real

[@re575817]

This started creepy and is moving forward. I am straight. Someday I want to be knowledgeable to help someone. In my youth I was so horrible to Trans and Queer folk. Until I learned that people me were part of the problem. Kids were killing themselves. I want to help but I wish to understand better.

[@mountainmickey2434]

i'm really proud of you for this!

[@sierrarose1512]

I would appreciate if in the future you didn't use the Q slur to refer to us as a collective and only use it on people you know are comfortable with it. I was bullied and spat on while being called that word and I hate every time I have to see it. (And I'm young I'm 27 so it's not a thing of the past) Just say LGBT+ please and thank you

[@ihavenoname330]

@@sierrarose1512 Your opinion is valid and Im sorry about what you went through but I will say as a queer person, I am fine with people using queer in this context. But like you said, LGBT+ would be a better suggestion.

[@my123mon]

@@sierrarose1512queer isn’t a slur?💀

[@spook6394]

@@my123mon It is, you could say we’re reclaiming it. Plenty older gen lgbt would still see it as a slur, and we gotta respect that. They were the ones fighting for our rights.

[@cankul7745]

I dont have words, as a trans man in a slightly more phobic country, im so happy people get supportive friends and families. cant wait to open my wings

[@VortexKiller2]

Wish you the best with your transition man

[@cankul7745]

@@VortexKiller2 thank you so much 🧡🧡

[@VortexKiller2]

@@cankul7745 you're welcome dude, I'm struggling with my transition still at the moment (5 months on Estradiol gel 1.5mg) and not getting results fast enough, like I feel my body wants more because I get tingly and warm but my body still feels hungry for more, you know? Anyway, from a trans sister to a trans bother, if life gets you down, remember that we're all valid.

[@neriothefurry]

i wish you all the best with everything in your life, man. im also trans, but in a more supportive country. its unfortunate people are transphobic.

[@cankul7745]

@@neriothefurry thank you so much, i wish you best for you too

[@ElliLE2513]

therapy? no! wholesome trans short films that give me loads of serotonin and gender euphoria and shows me that I dont have to be a girl just because I was born in the body of one? hell yeah!!!!!

[@William_1996]

As a trans boy who is struggling with his identity right now, this made me feel so strong and feel like I can actually be myself. This helped me a lot, thank you so much.

[@irietrzy2820]

not me crying bc i would never has that supportive parents, painn

[@prince_caspiian]

real.

[@noritochip_97]

That was beautiful!! Trans joy is something I can always use more of!

[@imwoozer]

i was absolutely shocked to hear peach rings at the end! i love them!!!!

[@life0954]

As a trans guy I feel so relatable with Jules

[@QCaid]

sameee

[@jonathansmithtv1763]

You do realize this Jules is a trans woman who was assigned male at birth

[@G_FRE]

​@@jonathansmithtv1763 everyone experiences everything differently. It just makes me happy there are so many dope people in these comments.

[@life0954]

@@jonathansmithtv1763 ik but I still relate

[@moonlitdreamers]

@@jonathansmithtv1763 just because they may be trans in a different direction doesnt mean that people who are the other way around cant relate ive talked to many trans women before and we are more alike than most people think. people seem to think that we are so vastly different because one is a man and one is a woman but once you hear the experiences of others who are different you learn that youre not so different :) (also pretty sure julian is a trans guy bc in the description hes referred to as "he")

[@lazypanda6023]

The “I think you're trying to hard to be cis” line got me

[@Osana..Najimi]

„Being trans is lonely as hell.“ I relate this so much.

[@rainyf0rests]

THE SLAY LMAO😭

[@fallofatlantis]

happy pride month to all the - closeted and openly out - trans buddies out there :) you're valid, and you're not alone

[@KazKeepKalm]

"you fight like a girl" as a person constantly compared to a girl ((transmasc?? i think?)) i felt that

[@Sir.light1]

yup

[@TanoRam1728]

I wish these were around when I was younger. Then maybe I wouldn’t have spent 10 years suppressing my trans identity. I’m so happy transmasc teens have access to this type of media now 💙

[@xavier_feelfre7924]

this is so sweet i love this so much omg

[@DradonH]

Only 72 subscribers? this actually is really quality, for 72 subscribers, keep making films dude you can really make some good quality stuff!

[@andifisaid]

Thanks for making and sharing this.

[@narinda108]

Thank you Eli, for bringing light to our community.

[@thrxsh]

this is the most wholesome thing ever.

[@cjwooper]

Cool to see more trans masc artists out there.

[@sigmamale.39]

the eternal trans comment really got me. i'm nonbinary and have a sort of.. mild yet constant gender dysphoria. it used to be a lot worse, but after learning to be patient with the world and the people who didn't accept me, (did that through internal pronoun correction), it got a lot better. this is an incredible short film. i hope one day i can be a lighthouse like theo

[@enderrosemultiverse1262]

This video helped me more than you would belive

[@nate.rrrrrr]

I went through this exact same experience. I remember going to a queer youth group when I was younger too, saved my life.

[@eembeembb]

im a trans dude this made me go yippee!!

[@SureyaJago-br9hl]

What a sweet short film 🫶🏻💜

[@Ray-gu2fg]

This is cuteeee

[@vincey_noah_123]

this is so cute, i can really relate to it too. new fav short film!

[@NAUTU]

happy pride month everyone

[@Kanako_ketsunake]

This is off topic, BUT SANS IS IN S M A S H ! ? I NEVER KNEW

[@kench1]

didnt bang

[@mapleskies]

UNDERRATED

[@wrenwilliamson1581]

Hey! Just wanted to say that this was super beautiful to see!! I can definitely relate as a young trans man that sometimes feels more non-binary (genderfaun). Wonderful work!!

[@lajeonit]

Great work! It really reminds me of my teenage years

[@PurpleWhisker1]

This is so pretty i love it

[@felisazure1820]

Really well done and spoke to a lot of the struggles of being trans.

[@not_clishae]

loved this whole thing and the ending especially lol

[@QCaid]

I love it 😭

[@Dogpool23]

That was amazing ❤

[@Soonray09]

I didn't expect seeing Sans in here wow

[@thedonner7746]

sans has been adopted by the trans community. he is now ours

[@NotNochos]

⁠@@thedonner7746this reminds me of F1nn being an adopted lesbian

[@SnailTrailJay]

Completely off topic but I got so excited seeing the Dead Kennedys, this is a great short film by the way!

[@AubreyWaters98]

Peach Rings being in this made something already good in to something even better. Love to feel seen by art like this 💖

[@asimpleweeb1481]

You all deserve love, please stay safe out there

[@esmegoldman6633]

INBETWEEN I LOVE INBETWEEN ! BIGGEST FAN

[@julianahmod1817]

HI ESME

[@heartman2013]

We'll accept you the way you are...proceeds to give fashion advice

[@maddalena5951]

I love the “slayyy” 😂

[@philipshead_screwdriver]

SO I WASN’T THE ONLY ONE-

[@Rat_lmao]

1:00 This is the kindest person I've ever seen

[@lusesaklvcas]

i remember about 3 to 4 years ago i was really scared about letting people know that i was trans and i felt like i would be judged by everyone and i was right my family didnt support me it really broke me, they tried to fix me and make me "normal" and took me to church everyday and its been 1 year since i came out and im still being bullied at school for it.i didnt fit in with the guys because they knew me since i was a girl and they never saw me as a real boy and the girls they would do stuff that i wasnt really interested in so i felt the "being trans is a lonely time" because i would (still do) hang out by myself the whole school day the only times i would be hanging with someone would either be the counselors of my schools or my past/current teachers. my family dont talk to me and if they do its too find out if im "normal"again. school was a really hard time for me especially because the guys would say stuff to me like they were gonna fight me and just made fun of me and the girls did the same i cried so much at school i would go into the bathroom stall and stay there till my break was over and just drowned in sadness i wish someone was there for me but it made me stronger, now i dont get as mad because even tho they dont see me as a boy other people do and support me now.

[@intercat4907]

Seven months later, I hope your horizons are bigger. There's a whole planet out here that none of the people you know have ever seen. Come play.

[@lusesaklvcas]

@@intercat4907 yeah im glad to say im way better than i used to be so thank you

[@sunny-my9ng]

i never feel like a boy around any of my irl friends, and i think it's because i'm closeted, and it's the being perceived as a girl. but around my online friends who i'm out to, i feel really great in myself :) i hope to find an irl theo sometime soon

[@SoggyBonesInc]

my new fav short film :) theo is sooooo me! i feel so seen!

[@M00n_0rch1d]

ok unrelated but no one is that quiet when playing smash bros

[@IIIFirebreatherIdiotCrowIII]

the Green Day ''Dookie'' shirt makes it even better :))) (I'm a huge GD fan)

[@isaacdillon630]

This guy plays kirby or mii gunner with the sans skin and still has the audacity to say “you play like a girl”

[@Sir.light1]

LMAO RIGHT

[@GODSAVETHEQUEENTHEFACISTREGIME]

Hey! Green day shirt DETECTED!! 0:33

[@aucheinyoutuber6066]

what is the song right at the end called? great film, really enjoyed it. thanks for sharing🙏

[@elipress-reynolds]

Transgenderification Beam by Peach Rings!

[@zolasninja]

@@elipress-reynolds thank you!!!

[@niqhtale]

the way i am trans and my chosen name is Julian- damn (Jules as nickname)

[@espimist7197]

i relate to julian, i made a lot of cis male friends once but i talk to none of them now. I still yearn for more bros, including trans men, but id rather have 3 real friends then 20 including guys that invalidate me and are hard to be around for long.

[@lazypanda6023]

This is so underrated

[@elodiehyacinthe]

So beautiful thank you

[@cyandog1256]

1:57 this is true! I have felt like this before but after awhile it goes away! Trust me after that feeling goes away its the best feeling evr ^^

[@PapaSmurfOwO]

I am Ash's no.1 fan

[@thevanquisher1519]

"Trying too hard to be cis" nah yall cant call me out like that.

[@rbarber]

I feel this so hard.

[@mothymothh]

im sorry but "SLAYY" caught me off guard

[@intercat4907]

"Today, I'm with the girlies." "Mmh. That's probably worse." And that is why you transition.

[@re575817]

This a very different experience.

[@raviolinoob4435]

I know this is unrelated but do you get anything for calling the number like in the Mario movie?(but Fr this was amazing)

[@chloe.olivia]

Idk why i always end up watching this videos even tho they hurt me so bad..

[@supersaxyguy]

Damn, Charlie Mansons looking rough

[@damien_jackson]

*trans guy sobbing*

[@kitty_captain341]

Sans in smash?!?!

[@bay.leaf.13]

Holy crap that guy goes to my school-

[@EmersonCarillo-ol4fk]

I am also a gay, eversince I was a child, I am attracted to boys and I taught I am really made this way. But God found me wayback 2020 thru a Christian friend who is also a former part of the LGBT community - she is a lesbian. But she make me feel that I am not judged by God. That He loves me the same way He loves straight people. Jesus loves all people, no matter who they are. Homosexuality isn't the only sin in the Bible that is mentioned. Infact, it is not heavily mentioned just as we think it is. There are so few specific verses in the Bible that tells that this sin is abominable to God. The most mentioned sin there is "idolatry" "proud heart" and "lying". So it doesn't matter if someone is homosexual, in God's eyes, we are all the same. We sinned, straight or not. And Jesus died on the cross to take our punishment. We only need to accept His offer of free salvation and decide to follow Him and glorify Him in our lives. Doing these things aren't boring. Infact, it is what the human heart have been so longing for to do. To do what make our Creator happy. He made us for Himself, so we are ought to live for Him. And living for Him brings us the unfathomable joy and peace that no worldly material can ever give. I am a living testimony of that truth. I am a former gay who met God and is now being transformed by His incredible love. It is important to know that living for God as a gay or lesbian doesn't mean you must strive to change yourself to be straight. Change should not be forced. It only needs to be felt along the process. The love of God will motivate you to change yourself on your own desire. On your own will. Because thats how love works. You will do anything to make the one you love be happy. And if God will be happy to see me moving and thinking like a real man, then I will do my best to be act like that - no pressure, just pure love. ❤

[@raydenle]

What is the song in the end guyss ??🥹🥹

[@spinningroaches]

Transgenderification Beam by Peach Rings

[@Bacon_6]

I thought he was eating cereal with a fork

[@bigburritolover]

Took me 6 minutes into the movie to realize he isn't transitioning to female lol

[@NotNochos]

Me too 😭

[@AveryMartinez.2095]

I am Trans😭

[@marmoth9786]

i'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby / listen to iron maiden, baby !

[@lunalovegoodwitch]

Interesting video but they never really got a party with friends so the film didn't really make sense

[@johnfd0210]

Probably no budget for more of a cast. I agree with you, though...I was waiting for the party scene.

[@MyriamRichardsdotter]

Um. Most teenagers feel lonely.

[@johnfd0210]

Exactly!

[@twoheadedzombie]

It's a different kind of isolation that's harder to explain

[@acidsprinkl3r8744]

You are around people, you are lonely. Your family, lonely. I only feel a little supported if i am alone. At least i can comfort myself a little

[@gateaukenji]

Yeah, but when they are lonely, but transgender people grow up lonely, you know what is being like 38 or more and be more lonely than many teenagers

[@SHARKY.3.X]

Csn I have a film of him becoming gay for Theo

[@sarahandkiwis]

Im sorry but.. ‘ ‘ Papa am I a real boy 🥺 ‘ ‘

[@crew.and.friends]

The parents being so supportive seems very illusional to me, having transphobic „parents“

[@nassmad1744]

عفقيغت٤ الالى بالشهادة في

[@sparkly_waters]

This is such a sad movie to watch... choosing to change your gender is like putting a band-aid on a wound. Sure, it can help momentarily but what really helps it heal is when you start treating it, instead of covering it... We can clearly see that Jules didn't have the friendships needed to thrive, or a good family relationship as well... Go to the root of the problem, that's how you can truly heal. When you discover and treat your unwanted emotions, like anger, guilt, feeling unacceptable, or misunderstood, you're taking one great step toward loving yourself. Change your mind, not your body, friends. You're worth it :-))!

[@nassmad1744]

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[@Lumitypical]

?

[@ralzvy]

i agree

[@halloweenlover1031]

fax my brother ! spit your shit indeed !

[@valuzarate6021]

No entiendo el es un chico trans o una chica trans. No entendi.El video (Porque esta en inglés).:'(

[@valuzarate6021]

A y se me olvidaba).:Y yo no se ingles. :'(.

[@huntznova]

@@valuzarate6021el es un chico trans (el borne una chica, pero es un chico) (lo siento, yo no esta espanol! yo tomo clase de espanol)

[@DEEANNA88]

Ash was scary as fuck

[@johnobannon2291]

Not anywhere near as poignant as you want it to be.

[@djojo6857]

i sympathize with the human condition and the sadness of feeling odd and out of place but taking a shot every single day for the rest of your life doing surgeries to an obsessive level and demanding that the word sees how you feel is not the answer who cares of you like what you like skirts as a man or shaving your hair as a girl these personalities and fashion choices don't make you male or female your biology does i know it may seem unfair i for example would rather have a non human experience but within the reality we live in it's impossible take the white pill accept yourself within nature as part of nature with it's sweetness and bitterness you will feel far much fulfilment when you look back and say "waw i did it" peer pressure can be strong but you're stronger stay healthy and love and accept yourself you're not born in a wrong body there's nothing wrong about you ❤️

[@freshD.]

so fucking ignorant

[@JeremiahHarrison-br6th]

You think you're being nice or tolerant but you're not.

[@djojo6857]

@@JeremiahHarrison-br6th I'm not nice nor I want to be I'd rather be honest and speak up for i what i believe ✌️

[@jimmythecaterpillar]

how can you believe you know more about how a trans person should best navigate their world, relationships, and environment than they themselves do? :/

[@djojo6857]

@@jimmythecaterpillar I'm a human being with a certain amount of direct experiences on this subject the best solution for an internal issue is not an outside fix, but on certain extreme cases the health care professional can indeed give up and this act of giving up is affirming and allowing medical procedures to be done make no mistake

[@Phoenix75411]

I just want to say the group leader girl not all transgender women look like that most do not.

[@supersaxyguy]

I call bullshit

[@soupsoup8006]

I don’t think they’re supposed to be a trans woman I think they’re non-binary in some way (I didn’t catch pronouns but ash is a pretty common enby name )

[@gloomybear.420]

no one said they did

[@wormwoodcocktail]

Yeah, just stop cheating in women’s sports.

[@TheBigJayAgenda]

Trans women aren’t cheating. Estrogen gives them the same disadvantages cis women have.

[@L-pk9iv]

people just want to live their lives and be left alone, not targeted for being trans

[@wormwoodcocktail]

@@L-pk9iv Yeah they “just want to live their lives” by cheating in women’s sports. You know who else just wants to live their lives? Female athletes.

[@freshD.]

oh are you one of those idiots I've been hearing about?

[@kench1]

fr bro

[@HeresAbigOne]

Whatever happened to original ideas and memorable characters?

[@virg0_lem0nade]

this is obviously a really young person making a low-to-no-budget film so calm down, don't expect it to be Citizen Kane.

[@HeresAbigOne]

@@virg0_lem0nade really young people can still take criticism and write interesting stories. I did it all the time

[@charliecharmander3213]

I thought this was a very lovely idea and, as a trans guy, it really spoke to me because of the distance I feel compared to cis people. It doesn’t have to be perfect for it to hit good :)

[@HeresAbigOne]

@@charliecharmander3213 you can watch literally any other fucking trans film and find it has the exact same type of character and storyline.

[@andrewhannaford2995]

@@HeresAbigOne This is gonna sound crazy but maybe this is a really common experience with trans people and therefore there’s a lot of people wanting to get how they feel about it out there. People are allowed to create what they want, if you don’t like it maybe create the thing you feel like is missingg from it?

[@Matterosepearlgaming]

I want my son to be a boy

[@ΚωνσταντίναΑποστόλου-ω9ε]

This movie is really helpful ❤ i think it's give me hope. 💛🤍💜🖤