Production studio Cross Step Content has released the short documentary GENDER OUTLAW: A Bodysurfing Story in time for Pride Month, profiling trans athlete Tiler Wilde. International music studio Squeak E. Clean Studios crafted all original music, sound design, and final mix to accompany the gripping account of one man’s journey toward acceptance.
Full-Length Press Screener: LINK (pw: tyler)
Click here to view the trailer: https://vimeo.com/715404275
Press Kit: HERE
“Gender Outlaw, a Bodysurfing Story”, is a documentary that navigates the tumultuous waters Tyler Wilde, a transgender bodysurfer and teacher, has had to move through as he searched for big surf, his true self and his chosen family. Tyler is honest and raw about the process, but he also shows us how the joys in his life; bodysurfing and his unexpected community have helped him find his true self. International music studio Squeak E. Clean Studios captured the mood–of the ocean, of somber tranquility, and peaceful acceptance–with synth and choir notes in time to the heartbeat of crashing waves. The audio and composition pair with the spirit of Tyler’s soothing message: that we should be able to walk this earth and live as our most authentic selves, in all walks of life.
Williams, a long-time friend of Tyler says, “Throughout our friendship, I have had so many moments where Tyler’s journey has been a life lesson for me. It was time for me to share that with the world.”
Tyler hopes by telling his story, he can help to create a safer, more empathetic place for youth to become empowered and confident in their bodies and identities. To support that vision, all proceeds from the film will go to the TransLatin@ Coalition, founded in 2009 by a group of Transgender and Gender nonconforming and Intersex (TGI) immigrant women in Los Angeles, California, as a grassroots response to address the specific needs of TGI Latin@ immigrants who live in the United States.
Production
Production Company: Cross Step Content
Director: Peter Williams
Director of Photography: Gabriel Vargas
Stylist: Caitlin Williams
Sound Engineer: Brian Patrick Curley
1st AC: Joe Moceri
Audio
Original Music, Sound Design, Final Mix: Squeak E Clean Studios
Executive Creative Producer: Michael Gross
Executive Creative Director: Rob Barbato
Lead Composer: Yonit Spiegelman
Composers: Matthew Compton, Jesse Watt
Producer: Emily Weinstein
Senior Sound Designer + Mixer: Drew Fischer
Post Production
Editor: Nick Gartner
Social Editor: John Richter
Social Producer: Cris Flores
Telecine
Olio Creative
Colorist: Marshal Plante
Producer: Adrienne Bullock
Logo / Print Design
Designer / Art Director: Alex Valich