Desire Lines
An Iranian American trans man travels back in time to an LGBTQ+ archive to understand his sexuality. He encounters his past and present selves during an erotic journey of self-discovery.
About the Film
Desire Lines is a hybrid feature film that blends personal interviews, archival materials, and narrative fiction to explore the complicated and often unwritten history of transmasculine sexuality. It follows Ahmad, an Iranian expat now in his 60s, who, after decades of concealing his trans identity, visits the LGBTQ archives in Chicago to reconcile with his latent homosexuality and engage with his identity as a gay trans man.
Assisted by Kieran, a young nonbinary archivist, they form an intergenerational friendship, bonded by their connection to Lou Sullivan, a gay transgender AIDS activist. Ahmad's journey includes fantasy sequences that reimagine the experiences in gay bathhouses of the 70s and 80s, ultimately leading him to feel desired for who he is.
The film also features intimate interviews with trans men about their experiences with gay male cruising culture and the challenges of navigating gender and sexuality. Using letters from Lou Sullivan and clips from his final interviews, Desire Lines serves as a tender love letter to the gay transmasculine community and the legacy that Lou Sullivan, and many unnamed others like him, left behind.
Assisted by Kieran, a young nonbinary archivist, they form an intergenerational friendship, bonded by their connection to Lou Sullivan, a gay transgender AIDS activist. Ahmad's journey includes fantasy sequences that reimagine the experiences in gay bathhouses of the 70s and 80s, ultimately leading him to feel desired for who he is.
The film also features intimate interviews with trans men about their experiences with gay male cruising culture and the challenges of navigating gender and sexuality. Using letters from Lou Sullivan and clips from his final interviews, Desire Lines serves as a tender love letter to the gay transmasculine community and the legacy that Lou Sullivan, and many unnamed others like him, left behind.
Title
Desire Lines
Release
2024
Runtime
83 min
Rating
NR
Genre
Documentary, Drama, Identity, LGTBQ
Directors
Jules Rosskam
Origin
United States
Language
English
United States
English
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Awards
United States
Sundance NEXT Special Jury Award, 2024
Creative Team
Creative Team
Director
Jules Rosskam
Writer
Jules Rosskam
Writer
Nate Gualtieri
Cast
Aden Hakimi
Cast
Theo Germaine
Other
Charlie Baker
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