LFW22 | Shorts Competition
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Preview
MISNOMER
Directed by Aella Jordan-Edge
United Kingdom | Drama | 2022 | 12 min
Synopsis
Credits
Writer: Aella Jordan-Edge
Producer: Lily Ashton
Key Cast: Rebekah Murrell, Em Thane, Joni Ayton-Kent, Naomi Denny
DOP: Rachel Clark
Editor: Trace Taylor
feature film Magnetic Fields
Date
Venue
39-41 Parke Street
London WC2B 5PQ
About the Director
Director Statement
9 years ago I met and fell in love with a woman. 2 and a half years later we separated. Things had changed. He was transitioning to become who he truly was, a man. I was fully supportive of him on his journey but I would no longer be his partner.
Gender transitioning can be complex and difficult and it can also be confusing for the people supporting the trans person. I felt compelled to write and direct Misnomer as a fictional short which was inspired by my specific personal story. Made with truth and authenticity, Misnomer also explores the universal feeling of realising the person you are in a relationship with is no longer the person you fell in love with. This is my version of a modern day break-up but as the ex-partner of a trans man, it’s one we haven’t seen before.