Premieres March 22, 2021 on Instagram @otherlyseries.
This short documentary blends animation and live action to follow Tristan, a young adult who grew up queer, trans, and traumatized. After a childhood of constant tethering to their past and disconnect from the world at large, Tristan longed for an escape—any escape—including attempting suicide. Tristan took a chance on an experimental therapy that uses MDMA as a treatment device. We’re invited into their therapy sessions as Tristan learns to release their demons and find their authentic place in their community and beyond.
This film is part of Otherly, a series of seven short documentaries about belonging, premiering on Instagram Stories.
Integrate.Me explores the use of an experimental therapy to treat Tristan’s PTSD, as they learn to navigate being queer and trans.
Written and Directed by
Tristan Angieri
Producer
Akmyrat Tuyliyev
Associate Producer
Aja Quinn Evans
Executive Producer
Opeyemi Olukemi
Content Producer
Casey Denaro
Associate Producer
Karen Hanley
Animation
Danski Tang
Director of Photography
Tristan Angieri
Maggie McLaughlin
Pablo Tamarin
Assistant Director
Amanda Rizzuto
First Assistant Camera
Jeremy Kleiman
Gaffer
Ariel Nehorayoff
Key Grip
Hansel Mansueta
Art Director
Vickey Song
Sound Mixer
Michael Ruggiero
Editor
Tristan Angieri
Co-Editor
Karen Hanley
Assistant Editor
Ton Do-Nguyen
Music
Tristan Angieri
Lara Hillard
Jon Powell
Featuring
Tristan Angieri
Julane Andries
Gregory Wells
Emily Caris
Phoebe DeVincenzi
Cassie Grimaldi
Karen Hanley
Sophie Harari
Laura Winnick
Naomi Wossen
Lauren Duca
Post Sound & Picture
Kettle Media Concepts
Post Production Supervisor
Nigel Kettle
Colorist
Maria Mendoza
Audio Engineer
Corey Folta
Otherly Program Support
Production Coordinator
Clara Hughes
VP of Development, Communications & Government Affairs
Theresa Navarro
Marketing & Communications
Matisse Bustos-Hawkes
Senior Marketing Associate
Mahboob Alam
Digital Content Coordinator
Bree Nieves
VP of Impact and Engagement Strategy
Asad Muhammad
Education Manager
Courtney Cook
Outreach Specialist
Robert Salyer
Senior Associate, Programs & Engagement
Rachel Friedland
Impact Producer Consultant
Domino Sound
VP Finance & Business Affairs
Kristal Choy
Director of Finance & Operations
Betty Cordero
Program Development
John MacFarlane
David Oppenheim
Otherly Lab Mentors and Speakers
Laylah Amatullah Barrayn
Sisa Bueno
Kimberly Drew
Vicky Du
Adama Delphine Fawundu
Lauren Hutchinson
Alison S.M. Kobayashi
Theresa Loong
Dumeetha Luthra
Sarah Rothberg
Ziv Schneider
Pat Shiu
Saschka Unseld
Otherly Lab Production Assistant
Rand Jitan
Otherly Title Design
Yazmin Monet
Otherly Website Design
Jacob Ford
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About POV Spark
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