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A Story of Unfolding Wings is a short stop-motion film made entirely of hand-woven images. It tells about the journey I made as a trans woman. About living under a male mask, the discovery and taking off the mask. The waiting on the waiting list, the diagnostic phase and the transition that followed.
Actually, I’ve never been male. I just happened to have a testosterone-based body. Now that my body is cleared from testosterone, and estrogen has taken over, I find that my body is finally resonating at the same wavelength as my brain. I still have chapters to work on, but by finally living my life as a woman, my identity issues have come to peace.
With A Story of Unfolding Wings I want to show how I have been experiencing all the stages of my transition. How undeniably important the transition is for transgender people who need it. I also want to hearten trans people who are on the terribly long waiting lists to finally enter the diagnostic stage, encourage them to hang on. Salvation is coming!
Love, Stellata ❤
For every cloth I wove for A Story of Unfolding Wings, I wrote up my thoughts. Together telling my story also in words. Start reading from here!
The frames for A Story of Unfolding Wings where photographed in 4K UHD. A DCP version of the film is available for screening in festivals and Art Cinemas. Please contact me at mermaids at stellata.net.
