Alterations

When J (an adolescent trans woman previously known as Jesus) told her manic depressive mother, Mary Jane, that he wanted to be a woman, her mother had a heart attack. Now in the attempt to reconnect with her amnesic mother J is making a movie to sort things out. When the two meet again, the first time as women,at an innocent, weekend adventure they manage to keep their monsters at bay.Protected by their new identities, the two women find a best friend in each other. They also find an opportunity to step outside their prescribed roles of mother and son and to evolve into personalities that are closer to their core. "Alterations" mixes a colorful and seemingly innocent style with a dark, rich palette of emotional character undertones by using non-actors in surreal, little known, Miami settings. (Miami Film Festival)