Trans films welcomed

MCV.e-p.net.au – Rachel Cook

Melbourne’s trans community has welcomed the increase in films about transgender and intersex issues at this year’s Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF).

The festival is showing 19 films, including short film, features and documentaries, covering a wide range of topics regarding trans and gender variant subjects.

MQFF Festival Director, Lisa Daniel, told MCV that the festival has always wanted, and had a trans element, but that the quality and quantity of films previously available hadn’t always been as strong as they were this year.