The World Premiere of Lane Michael Stanley’s Important Film “T” at Dances With Films LA
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MUST SEE! A never-before-seen journey of transmasculine discovery
This week the Supreme Court gutted equal protection law when it ruled against human rights in United States v. Skrmetti, the Tennessee state law that banned puberty blockers and hormone therapy for the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors. The US court ruled Tennessee’s uninformed cruelty did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States. Like Alito & Leonard Leo’s predecessors at the medieval Council of Trent, the Supreme’s actions may not condone cruelty directly but their ruling creates a climate where it could thrive.
Today, we understand the repercussions of this decision on the lives of Americans we love and believe it’s important to let you know that Lane Michael Stanley’s essential new film T, which screens tomorrow in Los Angeles at Dances With Films is a MUST SEE!
The World Premiere was filmed over lead actor Mel Glickman’s real-life, first year of taking testosterone. T is a fictionalized, never-before-seen journey of transmasculine discovery, authentically portraying the moving struggles and joys encountered in friendships, family, and romantic relationships.
“My own experiences have taught me the life-saving power of connection, which now forms the heart of all my work. I am inspired by stories of authenticity and people who are radically defining themselves and their worlds. I am interested in igniting the deep connections and profound differences that define relationship, community, family, and culture by telling personal, intimate stories about complicated people tasked with forging their own meaning. My intention is to tell messy stories that embrace the darkest parts of ourselves, but through a healing, grounded aesthetic that assures my audience that we can face these things together.” Lane Michael Stanley
“T” at Dances With Films LA screening Friday, June 20th at 7:15 PM
TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028
Principal Cast
Em (they/them) Mel Glickman | Ana (they/them) Mursi Haynes | Rose (she/her) Jairo Rivas | Spencer (he/him) Sam Kerner and Rebecca (she/her) Deb Fink.
“I hope this film resonates with anyone. If even just one person sees Em and for the first time sees a messy, real, loving transgender person – not a monster, not a danger, not fodder for rhetoric – I’ll be happy.” Mel Glickman
Production Team
Director/Writer Lane Michael Stanley | Producers Lane Michael Stanley, Lowell Blank | Story by Mel Glickman, Lane Michael Stanley Executive Producer Deb Fink | Co-Producer Mel Glickman | Co-Directors of Photography John David De Virgiliis, Giselle Gonzalez | Co-Production Designers Zev Rose, Rebecca Marquardt | Costume Designer Laura Gonzalez | Editor Prakshi Malik | Soundtrack Artist Kevin Stanley | Composer Ed Varga.
Lane Michael Stanley
Lane Michael Stanley (he/they) is a transgender writer and director making community-embedded work around queerness, healing, grief, recovery, restorative justice, and housing insecurity.
Lane’s award-winning short and feature films have played festivals including Austin, Outfest, Sidewalk, and American Dance Festival. Lane’s plays have been presented at 20 theaters including The Barter Theatre, Island City Stage, and Kitchen Dog Theatre. Lane’s writing has appeared/is forthcoming in Electric Literature, The Rumpus, Foglifter, Brevity, The Ana, #EnbyLife, and HowlRound; they are an alum of the Tin House, Kenyon, PEN America, and Lambda Literary writing workshops. Lane has shared his community-embedded work in soup kitchens, shelters, addiction treatment centers, meditation gardens, and San Quentin State Prison. He was the NEA-funded 2023-2024 Resident Artist with Mission First Housing Group and coLAB Arts, and is the 2024-2025 Artist-in-Residence with Pathway Home of Los Angeles County.
Organizations and resources supporting Trans Rights
Los Angeles LGBT Center The Center is taking a stand against anti-LGBTQ policies nationwide! Make your voice heard and contact your representative today.
GLITS – G.L.I.T.S is a Black trans-led advocacy and direct services organization that is dedicated to fighting systemic discrimination against marginalized communities, in New York City and beyond. IG
Trans Law Center TLC is a nonprofit orgnaization that keeps trans & gender nonconforming people alive, thriving, & fighting for liberation.
Harbor Camps – Summer camps for transgender and non-binary youth and their families.
*Thanks to Matt Johnstone Publicity, Wildworks PR, PMG and FilmsGoneWild.com
