TRANSILIENT
Transilient is a traveling multi-media project. We candidly document transgender and non-binary people in their day-to-day lived realities using only their voices.
The project attempts to humanize, educate and destroy the assumption that trans folks are solely defined by their physical experience and their oppression. To bring about understanding and tackle transphobia we aim to weave transgender lives into the overall human experience instead of merely focusing on the transition.
By fostering understanding and combating transphobia, we aspire to construct an inclusive platform that informs and enlightens individuals from all walks of life, both within and outside the transgender community.
We Tell Stories
WE ARE SOUTHERN TRANS PEOPLE WHO COME FROM LOW INCOME BACKGROUNDS.
WE HUMANIZE .
WE CREATE NEW ALLIES.
WE CARE ABOUT TRANS JOY AS MUCH AS TRANS ISSUES.
WE WANT THE WORLD TO SEE THE WHOLENESS OF TRANS PEOPLE AND CONNECT WITH US.
From 2016-2018, the Transilient team collectively traveled 35,000 miles in 17 weeks. We interviewed 140 people and supported 5 assistants, a web designer, an intern, and two other team members with a meager budget of under $40,000.
In 2019, Transilient partnered with PFLAG and created Climbing Every Mountain : a short series that helped PFLAG push for trans inclusive healthcare in Appalachian region.
In 2020, after the pandemic hit we disbursed any funds we had to different trans creators throughout the US to allow them to highlight their communities, journey’s, BLM protests, and Covid-19 related content.
In 2023, the team has come together and are in the early phases of planning for a full-length feature film in 2024.
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