Burton Before and After | Palm Springs International Film Festival

Palm Springs International Film Society

2019 shortfest Archive

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Burton Before and After

Directed by Courtney Hermann, Kerribeth Elliott
USA | 15 minutes |

Fifteen years after his gender-affirming transition, a trans man's longtime friend uncovers a cache of home videos from the past and invites him to go on-camera to revisit the old footage together.

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Director:	Courtney Hermann, Kerribeth Elliott
Producers:	Courtney Hermann
Cinematographers:	Courtney Hermann, Kerribeth Elliott
Editor:	Kerribeth Elliott
Music:	Bell Plaines
Cast:	Burton Ford
Country:	USA
Year:	2018
Running Time:	15 minutes
Awards:	Audience Award, Olympia Film Festival; Portland Focus Award, Portland Film Festival; Audience Award for Best Transgender Short Film, Seattle Queer Film Festival; Best Trans Documentary, Trans Stellar Film Festival
Primary Company:	Boxcar Assembly, LLC
Website:	https://www.boxcarassembly.com/burton-before-and-after

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