Transition

Zurich Film Festival 2023 A very personal and deeply touching diary documenting the transition of Jordan, a trans man and Australian director, juxtaposed — or rather, intertwined — with Afghanistan’s political transition to the Taliban regime. The documentary asks…

jing

Transition is a massive nail-biter of a film exploring the experiences of a trans man hiding his identity from the Taliban in order to protect his safety. It allows for our lead and the focus of the documentary to explore his gender and manhood in ways that are unexpected…

Movie Good or Movie Bad?

I don’t seek out much trans and queer media but I had a spare film festival ticket and this had a premise that was both intriguing and morally dubious. The presentation of the trans experience here, despite being a trans man and being a trans woman myself, was actually…

Elizabeth

While this film’s subject matter is incredibly riveting on its own, I’m actually moved the most by Jordan’s organic passion for exploring the “multidimensional” aspects of Afghani and Iranian people. It sounds like basic human decency, but the average Australian doesn’t…

Roya

Two scenes in this film really impacted me. One was when Teddy is talking to his friend about whether he should stay and contribute to his country’s culture as a filmmaker, or whether he should escape in order to have more freedom, but a much harder life as a refugee. While…

Apoorv Jaiswal

Wow. I am totally floored. Completely unique and nail-biting. Not sure how this will ever be released into the world but not one to miss.

parker constantine

“There is an element of betrayal. But that’s the point of a documentary, isn’t it?”

meagcherry

So so happy to present Transition at the Underground Film Collective. Reading the reviews and chatting to people afterwards really showed me how important this film is, and how special it is to have a theatre and an audience to show powerful stories to.

parker constantine

TRANSITION is a brave & personal journey from the perspective of filmmaker Jordan Bryon, a trans man living in Afghanistan while the country is now under Taliban rule. Some striking & courageous footage here with high stakes but lacking a grander view outside of its subject.

Matt Neglia