In between setting up more laundry at the corner laundromat, Cooper shares the tumultuous story of his journey to gender correction. Piecing together memories of her childhood in a small fishing village and the tumultuous medical process, she tries to come to terms with the last male mark on her body: the annoying, deep voice that still clings to her skin.

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Probably the fourth short documentary in the career of the young Quebec director. As in the others, in the 16-minute Hello, Stranger, it is important to Hardy that the subject matter is portrayed in a realistic and visually perfect way. This time the artist, with the prominent help of her character, who is post-transition, presents the biography of a trans girl (woman): from childhood memories to early adulthood. A piece of powerful cinema and biography: self-deception, deception of others, acceptance and acceptance of change. On the one hand, the life of everyone, on the other, the life of a few. The uncompromising truth of the screen.

Film is a part of: “Finding your own voice. Short films”