A trans teen vies for the female lead in the short film ‘Juliet’ By Rich Lopezrichlopezwrites@gmail.com Director Ira Storozhenko creates tension and tenderness in her short film Juliet all within the span of 15 minutes.
The film follows Serena, a trans teen, backstage at auditions for the lead female role in a high school production of Romeo and Juliet.
Surrounding her are girls who judge and boys who are curious. Storozhenko and producer Katherine D. May are seeing now what impact their twist on a classic story can make as Juliet is making the rounds in the film festival circuit.
The key players behind the camera were an all women team: The director began her career as a documentarian before moving into narrative pieces like Masterpiece,