ABOUT FIXIN’ TO STAY:

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Fixin’ to Stay Key Creators:
Basil Soper - Creator & Producer
Christopher Vallario - Director
Elias Phillips - Assistant Director

This film is being made in partnership with Creative Visions.

Fixin’ to Stay shines a light on the overlooked realities of queer and trans Southerners and the powerful strategies they use to survive—and build thriving lives—despite systemic neglect. The people featured in Fixin’ to Stay are cultivating networks that respond to the urgent needs of their communities—from sheltering one another after climate disasters to organizing for racial and economic justice while living under harmful political rhetoric and anti-LGBTQ legislation. In doing so, they are not only confronting overlapping injustices but also embodying what it means to create flourishing, equitable communities.

Fixin’ to Stay aims to end the erasure of queer and trans lives in the South by disrupting dominant narratives that portray the region solely through the lens of bigotry. Through intimate storytelling and a focus on intersectional community organizing, the film reveals the complexity, passion, grief, and joy of Southern queer and trans communities—inviting audiences to see the South not as a monolith, but as a place of power, possibility, and ongoing resistance. Ultimately, Fixin’ to Stay asks audiences to consider what it means to belong—not just to a place, but to each other. We hope Fixin’ to Stay inspires viewers to interrogate their assumptions, see the South as a site of visionary possibility, and recognize that solidarity is needed.

Through this lens, Fixin’ to Stay tells an urgent and tender story of life in the South—not despite its contradictions, but through them.

Contact: fixintostayfilm@wearetransilient.com