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Directing
Ariel Mahler
Ariel Mahler is a nonbinary filmmaker, producer, and trans rights advocate. Their most recent film is Flock, a short thriller about a trans couple who get entangled in a lethal cult. Flock is on track to premiere in Summer, 2020. Last year, Ariel released Bad Ally, an irreverent comedy series they co-created with Daquisha Jones. Ariel is inspired by the many trans filmmakers and artists who make w…
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Something Still · 2026Something Still
2026
MovieDrama
A heartbroken man returns to the home he shared with his ex-boyfriend, where visceral memories force him to confront the fissures that led to their parting: when the 'casual threesome' they planned evolved into something more.
Pulling Wool · 2020Pulling Wool
★ 10.02020
MovieComedyCrime
Pulling Wool is a male/female buddy comedy. There is no romance. There are no "what-ifs". There is no disgruntled friend-zone. However, there is time and its chasing after them. Caught up in puppy-gambling debt, best friends must rely on each other to wittily "raise" the money to survive.
Loud & Longing · 2023Loud & Longing
2023
Movie
Lucy and Lucien are two childhood friends who share a deeply troubled past and struggle to maintain their sanity and sobriety as they cut their teeth in the New York City arts & theater scene. As their breakout moment arrives, both are forced to grapple with a legacy of childhood trauma, addiction, and loss. They must rely on their chosen family of artists and sex workers to help bring them through their dark night of the soul.
Re-Entry · 2024Re-Entry
2024
Movie
35 years ago, Maya Redding, a male-presenting NASA engineer, and her best friend George, launched a satellite to study the origins of the universe. The satellite got lost in the wrong orbit, forcing Maya to leave NASA in shame. In the years since, Maya came out as trans, and has been searching for the satellite ever since. When she re-discovers the satellite, Maya is haunted by the memory of her painful, closeted past. Will she bring the satellite's data back to NASA and return to her former life? Or will she let her past burn up, like the satellite's re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere?
Mones · 2026Mones
2026
MovieComedyDrama
Cici, a trans woman, confronts her gender dysphoria at her younger brother Teddy’s fraternity during a historic Pride party/drag show she put together with her best friends. As the drag performers, frat boys, and queers mingle, Cici has a romantic encounter with a familiar young man that leads to her overcoming her mental hurdles around being a woman. Ultimately, she learns the universal truth of womanhood… sometimes your titties just hurt! A high energy comedy that explores questions of identity.
Flock · 2020Flock
2020
MovieThriller
Hunter and Weston, a lovelorn transgender couple, visit a therapy retreat in Maine. When Hunter learns that the therapy group is a front for a lethal cult, he flees, leaving Weston behind. Months later, Hunter receives a dire plea from Weston and must try to save his lover before it's too late.
You & Me (& Chaz & Rodney) · 2025You & Me (& Chaz & Rodney)
2025
MovieComedyDrama
After making a plan to hook up with boys for the first time, two curious thirteen-year-olds are quickly confronted by their own shifting friendship.
Her First Kill · 2018Her First Kill
2018
Movie
Her First Kill is a psychological thriller about a religious young mother who abducts her best friend to find out the truth about her missing sister. How far will she go to get justice for her family?
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