1-Creator/Director: "Transgressions" - A Short Film by STELLA BENSON
"Transgressions" - an original short film written, produced, directed, cast and edited by Stella Benson
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Director, “Transgressions” | Hanes Theatre Department, CHHS DATES: January 2023 - April 2023
Wrote, directed, cast, filmed, acted in, and edited a 10-minute short film
Mockumentary style comedy that serves as social commentary on the ways that trans and LGBTQ people are misportrayed in media and subjected to exploitation and targeting by politicians
Won “Best Screenplay” and “Best Cast” at the Hanes Theatre Department’s annual Lindy Awards
I presented a speech at the film premier about the recent increase in anti-trans legislation in America, offering resources to the audience to help combat such laws from being passed
I led a small group in creating and writing the film, mentoring them on the process of film production, and handling editing, sound, filming and other technical aspects of production
