Mickey R. Mahoney

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have been taught to feel about themselves.

The Undergrad is a sexy, gender transgressive parody of the 1967 classic “The Graduate.” This playful celebration of gender and sexual liberation highlights the intersections of deviance, desire, love, and social acceptance. The film follows Ben, who is lost at the brink of adulthood and mystified by his growing desires as he finds himself creating a new life of secrecy, submission, confusion, and budding self-confidence.

Abby is a 45-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke whose misfortune and despair unexpectedly lead her to a vibrantly transformative relationship.