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Claude

Narrative Short
Directed by: Finola Hughes
Duration: 15 minutes
English
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Her childhood stuffed bunny, Claude, watches his owner navigate her turbulent love life as an adult trans-woman.

"Claude" is a window into the life of Her, a trans woman struggling with connection. We meet Her as she prepares for a date, addressing an unseen figure in her room as she gets ready. When she leaves, it's revealed that she's been speaking to her stuffed rabbit Claude, the constant in her life and the one who sees her completely and in her most vulnerable moments. What ensues is a mix of the mundane and the turbulent, the pieces of her life that can only be seen by Claude in her bedroom. From emotional hangovers and crippling isolation to tender video calls with her mother who lives far away. Enter boyish Him, presumably a lover from Her past. As he slips back easily into Her life, watching their seemingly comfortable rapport, Claude witnesses his owner try to balance life, pleasure, and even violence. Never seeing anyone’s face besides Claude’s unanimated one, the audience is invited to really lean in and pay attention to a woman and a story that often goes untold.
Content Warnings: Adult Content, Brief Nudity, Rape, Drug Usage
Genres: Drama
Perspectives: Asian-American, LGBTQ+, Women
Producers: Ingrid Haas
From: United States
Produced In: United States
Writers: Cassandra JamesSeis Steves
Lead Actors: Cassandra JamesSia ZamiNatsuko OhamaCharles Shaughnessy
Key Crew: Mel Mel Sukekawa MooringKat WhiteTony PeñaSarah Soderquist

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