Queer Isolation
Jordana Valerie Allen-Shim

For a transgender Vietnamese woman displaced during the pandemic, a burgeoning romance chips away at jagged words from her parents.

Content Warnings: Transphobia, Misgendering, Dead naming, Mentions of homophobia and coming out

Bio: Jordana Valerie is a Toronto-born, U.S.-raised award-winning writer, director, and editor whose work has been featured in over 115 film festivals around the globe. She is also a dog mom, She-Ra and ABBA superfan, and aspiring graphic novelist. Her life goal is to dismantle capitalism and she's passionate about telling bold, disruptive stories about queer women and non-binary people of color.