Before We SqueakE

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A strange golden insect crawls into a bedroom on a stifling summer night. As it invades the sleeping body, the walls begin to shift and pulse — and the nightmare begins.

This film was created in just two weeks, in collaboration with friends from different countries. On the surface, it unfolds like a fever dream, but beneath that, it serves as a metaphor for the experience of body dysphoria at the onset of puberty.

Many trans people feel more at ease with their bodies during early childhood, before any visible traits begin to define them by sex. But as their bodies start to change, a sense of terror can emerge. The invading bug in the film symbolizes that moment when unwanted changes begin, and a cascade of complex feelings and thoughts takes over. It's about that invasion, both physical and psychological.