Transilient is a trans-led media collective sharing honest stories of trans, non-binary, and queer people—especially those marginalized by regional identity, race, or disability—through collaboration, care, and humility, while developing community artists' leadership and storytelling skills.
In 2016, Transilient was founded by Basil Soper and began as a traveling multimedia documentary project that candidly documented the everyday lived realities of transgender and non-binary people—using only their voices and stories, and produced entirely by a team of trans creators.
While the initial iteration began as a powerful photo and interview series that showed the world that trans people are #MoreThanTrans, Transilient has evolved into a trans-led production group creating bold, nonfiction projects that shape cultural change through narrative. Transilient’s next project is a full-length documentary film titled Fixin’ to Stay. At its core, Transilient exists to create a platform that informs, affirms, and connects people—both within and beyond the trans community—through honest storytelling and radical partnership between the creators and those who share their stories.
We are storytellers.
We humanize.
We Create allies.
We care about joy as much as the issues we face.
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