MyMy (14mins, 2014, Dir. Anna Helme) Trailer from Anna Helme on Vimeo.

In a mythic cyberfeminist universe, a frustrated young man yearns for affinity and connection. In this age of digital avatars, he crafts a version of himself that is far more corporeal – by stitching together parts of himself to become his own cyborg twin, embracing the radical potential to create the self. However his new clone has been corrupted by a techno-magick virus. This Other self embodies a dangerous idea: that there are parts of ourselves beyond our control.

This lo-fi sci-fi short film is an experimental hybrid of documentary, fiction and performance art. The story plays out in an affective cinematic mode, largely based on a lexicon of imagery and gesture. It features two transgender men, playing a very queer version of their own characters as they perform aspects of themselves onscreen. Throughout the film they are haunted by a chimera, a post-human personification of the desires, fears and possibilities that form who we might be in the future.

The film features a compelling cast of Sydney queer artists and performers. Jackson Stacy is a sculpture and media artist whose work includes The Testosterdome commissioned for Nextwave 2014, Vincent Silk is a writer of poetic science fiction and a craft-maker. Justin Shoulder is an acclaimed performance artist, whose shows include "The River Eats" at Carriage Works in 2013.

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MyMy (14 mins, 2014)

FEATURING: Jackson Stacy, Justin Shoulder & Vincent Silk

WRITER/DIRECTOR: Anna Helme
PRODUCER: Christina Radburn
DOP: Ryan Alexander Lloyd
VIDEO ART/ANIMATION: Lachlan Conn
VISUAL FX: Rebecca Stegh
EDITOR: Anna Helme
COSTUME: Justin Shoulder (with Vincent Silk & Matthew Stegh)
ORIGINAL SCORE: Nina Buchanan

AWARDS: Renegade Films "Most Daring and Innovative Film" Award, VCA Graduate Awards
NOMINATED: Best Australian Queer Short MQFF, My Queer Career Best Australian Short Mardi Gras Film Festival
SCREENINGS INCLUDE: Frameline 2014, Outfest LA 2014, BFI Flare 2015

CONTACT PHONE: +61 3 9018 5536
WEB: mymyfilm.com
CONTACT: annahelme.com/contact
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