Trans Allegories in Film: 'Robots' (2005)
Animation as a medium of storytelling can be thought to be open to all ages and as I hope my readings will reveal, they could be interpreted as transgender stories.
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Heavyweight Kahn leaves a kickboxing tournament as the victor. He is struggling with polarisation in- and outside the ring. And he is fed up. Battle-weary, he enters a local bar somewhere. Initially, he seems to be treated with suspicion, until one of the white regulars approaches him kindly. Will this night help Kahn briefly forget his concerns about xenophobia in his career and daily life?
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Heavyweight Kahn leaves a kickboxing tournament as the victor. He is struggling with polarisation in- and outside the ring. And he is fed up. Battle-weary, he enters a local bar somewhere. Initially, he seems to be treated with suspicion, until one of the white regulars approaches him kindly. Will this night help Kahn briefly forget his concerns about xenophobia in his career and daily life?
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Runtime:11 minutes
Studio:Levitate Film
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