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Mission: Transilient is a trans-led media education organization that empowers trans and queer people in the Southeast by developing their leadership and storytelling skills. We amplify authentic stories from trans, queer, and nonbinary communities, valuing inclusivity across geography, race, class, and disability. Through community-centered nonfiction, we affirm, connect, and inspire cultural and systemic change.
History: In 2016, Transilient was founded by Basil V. Soper and began as a traveling multimedia documentary project that candidly documented the everyday lived realities of transgender and non-binary people, using only their voices and stories, and produced entirely by a team of trans creators.
While the initial iteration began as a powerful photo and interview series that showed the world that trans people are #MoreThanTrans, Transilient has evolved into a trans-led production group creating bold, nonfiction projects that shape cultural change through narrative. Transilient’s next project is a full-length documentary film titled Fixin’ to Stay.
At its core, Transilient exists to create a platform that informs, affirms, and connects people—both within and beyond the trans and queer communities through honest storytelling and radical partnership between the creators and participants. We hope our work can help bridge gaps between those who may need a gentle push to see how we're all connected.
We skill share and create pathways for trans and queer storytellers.
We create allies.
We humanize.
We change perceptions.
We care about bringing people together regardless of where they come from.
We are Transilient.
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