We Are Worthy. We Are Real. We Are Here.

We’re excited to invite you to the 2024 Comfrey Films Black Trans Short Film Competition Screening & Awards Ceremony! Join us on May 29th at 6:30pm ET at the Durham Bottling Company (506 Ramseur St, Durham NC).

Please register for a ticket to attend. Tickets are available for a sliding scale, give-what-you-can donation. No one will be turned away, and we encourage you to support Black Trans filmmaking as generously as you can.

We will screen the Jury's top 5 films and announce the winners of the Jury Prize and People's Choice Award. Voting for the People's Choice Award will be live on @comfreyfilms Instagram from Thursday, May 23rd at 11am EST until 7:00pm EST on Wednesday, May 29th.

Janet Mock inspires the theme of this year’s competition with her quote: "We are who we've always said we are. We are worthy. We are real. We are here." Each film submitted must include a section of this quote to qualify for the Jury Prize.

This year's prizes are:

1) Win the Jury Awarded Grand Prize of $2,500 USD + a GoPro Action Camera + Enrollment in Black Feminist Film School's Intro to Black Feminist Film Development Course by submitting the best film that follows the submission eligibility guidelines.

2) Win the People’s Choice Award of $1250 USD + a GoPro Action Camera by submitting one of the top 5 films and getting the most Instagram likes on your film's teaser clip when it gets posted on the Comfrey Films Instagram page. You will be notified if your film makes it to the top 5 selection by May 22, 2024.

Vote for your favorite film and we will see you at the awards!

Accessibility:

The space is wheelchair accessible in the front of the building with parking available in the gravel lot next door.

Please plan to take a COVID test before you arrive or on site. We will have tests available at our testing station on site. You can also choose to wear a mask. We will be in an open-air, indoor/outdoor space.

Host or Publisher Comfrey Films