Leo Behrens

Shadow Watchers (2024)
Film by Cinekat Film Works / Steve Helgoth (Horror and Thriller) Director of Photography Feature Film

Pace (2024)
Film (short) by Beck Williams (Drama) Director of Photography When a transmasculine boxer battling with suffocating dysphoria must choose between transitioning and the love of their life, they find solace in training with another boxer who shares their identity.

SKIN (2023)
Film (short) by Leo Behrens (Drama, Fantasy and Mystery) Director | Cinematographer "Skin" is a visually poetic exploration of self-discovery, using powerful symbolism to depict a woman's transformation into a man. With the help of her inner manifestation, the ice man, she sheds her old skin and embraces her true identity.. Winner of the Student Academy Awards 2023 https://www.leobehrens.art/skin

Groomsperson (2022)
Film (short) by Benj Welmond Cinematographer Groomsperson is the story of July, a shy, transfeminine nonbinary person in the early stages of their transition, and Sylvia, a lavish trans woman and July's closest supporter, as they try to find a dress for a wedding. The film takes place over the course of a single afternoon, as July and Sylvia stumble into a high-end boutique and everything that can go wrong, does. They are confronted by Alyssa, an uptight store owner with a very limited understanding of gender dynamics. As July tries on formal feminine attire for the first time, their relationship with Sylvia is tested and they must confront the realities of their transition and the expectations of heteronormative spaces. The whole film is a oner

Evan Ever After (2021 - 2022)
Documentary by Ariel Mahler, Radha Metha (Documentary and Drama) Cinematographer This short documentary explores the journey of Florida's first transgender Homecoming Queen, Evan Bialosuknia, and her confidence and impact on youth faced with discrimination from Florida's newly signed “Don't Say Gay” bill. Ariel Mahler (she/they) is a transfemme director and screenwriter.