Gender Reveal

Directed by Mo Matton

Dévoué.e à plaire au monde entier, Rhys amène ses deux partenaires au Gender Reveal du futur bébé de son patron. Le trouple trans réalise rapidement l’ampleur de la célébration où sa capacité à s’en sortir indemne sera mise en péril.

Rhys, a dedicated people pleaser, winds up at their boss’ gender reveal party with their two partners. The trans throuple soon realizes that they are dealing with more than they were prepared for and their ability to survive the event comes into question.

Country: Canada

Writer(s): Mo Matton

Producer(s): Colonelle Films

Composer(s): Samuel Gougoux

Cast: Rhys : Ayo Tsalithaba, Ting : Kě Xīn Li, Mati : Lyraël (Alex) Dauphin

Genres: Comedy

Aspect Ratio: 4:3

Original Release Date: 2024-08-22

Sales Pitch: My film is a dark comedy about a fantasy of many and a nightmarish extension of reality for others; a never-ending spectacle that just gets worse and worse and worse. My love for satire resides in the possibilities it offers to rip apart societal hypocrisies, play with the unexpected, and hopefully, in the process, spark a shift in perspective. As a trans filmmaker, it was important for me to create a film that centers complex trans characters, who are full of life, love and rage. While a trans throuple attending a gender reveal party might seem a little surreal to some, transness has always existed beyond the realm of the possible to begin with. I believe there’s an inherent magic and creativity to trans people, in our ability to break apart and reimagine possibilities of embodiment, as well as in our resilience. Throughout the film, we follow Rhys’ journey towards figuring out how much of themselves they are willing to compromise in order to fit in. We get a glimpse of the absurd

Mo Matton

Mo Matton est un réalisateur trans basé à Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. Il a co-réalisé Swarm of Selenium (2017) et Fly Away With Me (2021), deux courts métrages créés par des collectifs. Gender Reveal est son premier film réalisé solo. Mo est un alumni de IFFR Sessions et ancien artiste en résidence à District* (Berlin).

Mo Matton is a trans filmmaker based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. They previously co-directed Swarm of Selenium (2017) and Fly Away With Me (2021), two short films created with collectives. Gender Reveal is their first solo directorial film. They are an IFFR Sessions alumni and past participant of the artist residency District* (Berlin).