Former hockey pro Harrison Browne seeks funding for a short film based on his life as a trans man & athlete
professional hockey player Harrison Browne, our Outsports’ Male Hero of the Year in 2017, has constantly been willing to speak out and share his story of how he found his way forward as a transgender man.He aims to bring a piece of the story to life on film.Browne is seeking backers in a project he wrote titled “Pink Light.” The short film centers around transition, growth and finding some meaning to it all.
Browne hopes such a work can be a catalyst for healing and growth, like writing it was for himself.“Writing this film was almost like a therapeutic exercise to show compassion for my younger self who really struggled to feel enough in his own skin,” Browne told Outsports. “After I was done I thought to myself, if I was able to see something like this when I was younger and struggling with not being able to physically transition due to hockey, it would have made me feel less alone and probably made that journey easier.“It excited me that I would be able to gift this film to the community and someone who needs it now could see it in real time.
Positive trans representation saves lives and humanizes a community that is deeply misunderstood, especially in the media.”The story itself centers in on a thirty-something trans man named Scott.
He’s now years beyond the early transition struggle, mature and grounded.Scott receives an invitation to the wedding of an old college friend.
