Documentary · Estonia · 2023 · 16m

Me & Her

Director

Cast

Crew

PJ Shulsky — Director of Photography Eldar Basmanov — Editor Ahmed Fouad Ragab — Editor Tul Paloma Rodríguez — Editor Ahmed Fouad Ragab — Producer

Tagline

A personal story of a Russian transman living a double life as a man with the outside world and a woman with his elderly grandmother.

Synopsis

Eldar is a 21-year-old Russian film student residing in Estonia after living for 18 years in Russia as a woman. His grandmother lives in a small town in Russia. Eldar is leading a double-life hiding from her that he transitioned into a man by making his voice appear more feminine during phone calls with her, and photoshopping his pictures he sends her. After Eldar gets a call from his grandmother, who is concerned about the rumours of her granddaughter posing as a man online, Eldar decides to come to his grandmother’s birthday party to address the situation.

Key Collaborators

Ahmed Fouad Ragab Director Eldar Basmanov Director PJ Shulsky Director of Photography Eldar Basmanov Editor Ahmed Fouad Ragab Editor Tul Paloma Rodríguez Editor Ahmed Fouad Ragab Producer

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