
ANDE BROWN | CANADA | 2026 | 8 MIN | ENGLISH
ANDE BROWN | CANADA | 2026 | 8 MIN | ENGLISH
Half-Naked is a light-hearted comedy about a trans man who must summon his courage when undertaking his first experience shirtless in public.
Ande Brown is an emerging screenwriter and filmmaker from Winnipeg, Manitoba, focused on contemporary stories about trans men. He won the 2025 RBC Emerging Filmmaker Pitch Competition at the Gimli International Film Festival for Half-Naked. Brown has also participated in the Yorkton Film Festival Mentorship program, the National Screen Institute of Canada Manitoba Directors Lab and the Trans Film Mentorship One on One Career Mentorship Program, where he was paired with filmmaker Chase Joynt.
The themes in my films focus on contemporary transgender stories about trans men. Currently, I'm working on a trilogy of short films expressing my own transition story. Half-Naked is the third film in the trilogy. […] I tell stories of trans men because it is a journey that mirrors my own lived experience. Trans men who transition later in life have their own distinct story to tell. It is a perspective rarely seen therefore broadening the spectrum of trans related content.
Ande Brown, Jessica Landry
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