THE DYSPHORIA

DESCRIPTION

A trans woman performs a Satanic ritual to get a vagina, but unwittingly invites a demonic presence into her home which demands a terrible sacrifice.

The Dysphoria is an award-winning short supernatural horror film by trans writer-director Kylie Aoibheann.

Produced with the support of Queer Screen and Screen Australia, The Dysphoria features practical effects by Sharp FX (Late Night with the Devil) and is lead by trans actress Eva Rees (Nowhere Boys), alongside Emmanuelle Mattana (Fwends).

AWARDS

Best Picture: Short Fuse
Fantastic Fest, 2025
City of Melbourne Award for Best Australian Short Film
Melbourne Queer Film Festival, 2025
Best Director
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, 2025
Best Special Effects
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, 2025

NOMINATIONS

AWGIE Award for Best Short Film
2026 - pending
My Queer Career
2026 - pending
Iris Prize
2025

FESTIVALS

Fantasia International Film Festival
2025
Melbourne International Film Festival
2025
Fantastic Fest
2025
Beyond Fest
2025
SXSW Sydney
2025
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
2025
Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival
2025
NewFest: New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival
2025
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
2025
London Short Film Festival
2026
Mardi Gras Film Festival
2026
Tampere Film Festival
2026

More screenings to be announced soon…

PRESS

Women’s Healthcare Is Now the Stuff of Fantasy Films
Indiewire
Kylie Aoibheann: Demons, Seances & Gender-Affirming Surgery
FilmInk
Talking ‘The Dysphoria’ – Body, Horror & Trans Experience with Director Kylie Aoibheann
Joy Media

SPECS

2025
13 mins
Colour
1.85:1
English

CAST

Alice - Eva Rees
Tyler - Adam White
Maeve - Emmanuelle Mattana
Lilith - Carissa Lee
Lilith’s Dog - Tim Clarke

CREW

Director - Kylie Aoibheann
Writer - Kylie Aoibheann
Producer - Oliver Ellis

Director of Photography - Roger Stonehouse
Production Designer - Adelaide Jones
Editor - Ben Anderson, Kylie Aoibheann
Prosthetic Makeup Effects - Sharp FX
Costume Designer - Tait Adams
Sound Designer - Rowan Yeomans
Original Music - Kane Gaundar

Assistant Director - Dayna di Fulvio
Script Supervisor - Mitchie Sinclair
Assistant Script Supervisor - Lachlan Roberts

First Assistant Camera - Michael de Lange
Additional First Assistant Camera - Joseph Beattie
Second Assistant Camera - Joseph Beattie, James Wagner, Lyshana Ye
B-Camera Operator - Bryce Padovan

Gaffer- Bryce Padovan
Best People - Joseph Beattie, James Wagner

Book Making, Design & Illustrations - Jess Reddi Coronell
Art Department Assistants - Jessica Betram, Jesse Gerner, Sacha Orloff

Wardrobe Supervisor - Imogen Matich
Wardrobe Assistant - Valeria Bella Vizzi

Prothetic Creator - Russel Sharp
Prothetic Makeup Artists - Tania de Ross, Anne Swaboda
Prothetic Makeup Assistant - Kelsey Rowe

Hair & Makeup Artist - Mia Bergles
Hair & Makeup Assistant - Téa Mancini

Sound Recordist - Rhoda Cameron
Boom Operator - Amelie Damiano

Production Assistants - Alyssa Moller, Lachlan Roberts
Casting Assistant - Sarah Grace

Colourist - Antonio Centonze CSI
Visual Effects Artist - Ben Anderson

Sound Mixer - Rowan Yeomans
Performer & Recorder - Kane Gaundar
Additional Music - Rowan Yeomans