Synopsis: Diovanna, a dancer realizes her transfemme identity through a choreographic journey of self-discovery, celebration, and the poetic metaphor of a flower coming to bloom.

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When We Arrive As Flowers is a collaborative project with dancer and poet, Diovanna LaBeija that was inspired from a conversation we had about how Diovanna viewed her transition story as a metaphorical portrait of a seed’s growth in a garden. We both were drawn to this imagery to represent coming into yourself as blossoming into a flower surrounded by a community of other welcoming flowers. We wanted to create a film that felt artful, joyful and celebratory of the journey of her transfemme identity.

Susan O’Brien is a NY based filmmaker, writer and photographer. Her work has been featured at the Smithsonian as well as, MTV, film festivals globally including a World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, online publications, and global campaigns for Me Too International and Planned Parenthood. She is an alumni of the Tribeca and Chanel’s Through Her Lens filmmaking workshop. Her mission is to create content that celebrates and amplifies voices of women-identifying artists, the LGBTQIA+ community and marginalized groups.

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