JIM'S INTRODUCTION TO GENDER IDENTITY (2017)

Jim thinks he knows who he is: he's a man, he has a hot girlfriend, he's on the basketball team… But when Cassie tells him about a male bodied friend who identifies as a girl, Jim's concepts of gender and identity are challenged.

Directed by K Kypers
Produced by David Grandison Jr.
Music by Jake Stanton

Animated by K Kypers & Kofi Sarfo

K Kypers as Jim & Glenda
Kayla Miller as Cassie

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Behind the Scenes of Jim’s Introduction to Gender Identity for AMAZE.org

Winner for Best Animated Short at the 2018 Westfield International Film Festival in Westfield, NJ

This film was made for AMAZE: a collaboration between Advocates for Youth, Answer, and YTH. 

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