Pronouns in Bio

Through a collection of video diary entries shot over two years, Frankie, a recently “out” transgender, autistic person, reflects on her past mental health struggles as a teenager with gender dysphoria.

Frankie Shaftain-Fenner is a filmmaker based in Essex, UK. She specialises in producing documentary films, most recently the feature film ‘Pronouns in Bio’, which is now available to watch on her YouTube channel, ‘frankie html’. Frankie filmed, edited and created her own music for the project, which screened at various film festivals including TRANSlations: Seattle Trans Film Festival, Out On Film: Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival and MHSA (Mental Health and Suicide Awareness) Film Festival in the United States, along with Brighton Rocks, London Rocks and FilmPride: Brighton & Hove Pride LGBTQ+ Film Festival in the UK.