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Ariel Mahler

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Ariel Mahler is a nonbinary filmmaker, producer, and trans rights advocate. Their most recent film is Flock, a short thriller about a trans couple who get entangled in a lethal cult. Flock is on track to premiere in Summer, 2020. Last year, Ariel released Bad Ally, an irreverent comedy series they co-created with Daquisha Jones. Ariel is inspired by the many trans filmmakers and artists who make work consistently and push boundaries, especially in such a volatile political culture.

Películas

Loud & Longing

First Assistant Director

Lucy and Lucien are two childhood friends who share a deeply troubled past and struggle to maintain their sanity and sobriety as they cut their teeth in the New York City arts & theater scene. As their breakout moment arrives, both are forced to grapple with a legacy of childhood trauma, addiction, and loss. They must rely on their chosen family of artists and sex workers to help bring them through their dark night of the soul.

Death and Bowling

Film-within-a-film 'Feminist Director'

A transgender actor struggles with what it means to be seen after the beloved captain of his lesbian bowling league dies and a mysterious stranger shows up at the funeral.

Death and Bowling

Producer

A transgender actor struggles with what it means to be seen after the beloved captain of his lesbian bowling league dies and a mysterious stranger shows up at the funeral.

Trans in Trumpland

Production Assistant

A transgender Iranian-American embarks on a road trip to discover the everyday realities of being trans in conservative states across the United States. As he travels through some of the country’s most anti-trans states, he uncovers the struggles and triumphs that define being trans in America today.

Flock

Writer

Hunter and Weston, a lovelorn transgender couple, visit a therapy retreat in Maine. When Hunter learns that the therapy group is a front for a lethal cult, he flees, leaving Weston behind. Months later, Hunter receives a dire plea from Weston and must try to save his lover before it's too late.

Flock

Director

Memory Xperiment: Kathy Acker

Production Assistant

A short film based on the literary work of author Kathy Acker. Set in the 60's and 70's, a young female writer explores her identity through sex and writing.

Here With You

Assistant Director

When Imani goes to her friend's housewarming party, she meets a boy who piques her interest. She invites him over to hang out, only to realise that they have more in common than she thought.

Her First Kill

Driver

Her First Kill is a psychological thriller about a religious young mother who abducts her best friend to find out the truth about her missing sister. How far will she go to get justice for her family?