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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

THE WEIGHT OFF MY CHEST

Directed by Emory Johnson

USA / 2018 / Documentary, Family, LGBTQIA+, Social Issues, Student / 12 mins / English / World Premiere

Plays In:
Dislocated Self And Beyond

Downtown Independent
Saturday | May 5, 2018 1:15 pm

Plays In:
Dislocated Self And Beyond (Rescheduled)

Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 12
Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:30 pm

Description

College student and Star Wars fan Jesse undergoes gender-affirming top surgery during their first year in college which opens them up to further explore the gender spectrum.


Director's Bio

Emory Johnson is a queer, trans, nonbinary, mixed Taiwanese American documentary filmmaker. They are a former director of TransUP (Transgender UCLA Pride) and an alum of the UCLA Center for EthnoCommunications.


Credits

Director: Emory Johnson
Executive Producer: Renee Tajima-Peña, Janet Chen
Color Corrector: Eurie Chung
Sound Mixer: Eurie Chung
Cast: Jesse Teso


Plays in

  1. Dislocated Self And Beyond

    Shorts Programs / 100 mins
    What constructs our identity? Interest? Passion? Culture? Race? Or all of them? Watch as each of the protagonists enter their own journeys to explore the definition of themselves and others. - Annie Liang

    In This Program: FAKEAPINO, FRENCHIES, IRON HANDS, MIMI, OTHELLO-SAN, THE TRAVELER TAKAMURE, VISAGE, THE WEIGHT OFF MY CHEST


Dates & Times

Plays In:
Dislocated Self And Beyond

Downtown Independent
Saturday | May 5, 2018 1:15 pm

Plays In:
Dislocated Self And Beyond (Rescheduled)

Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 12
Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:30 pm