Brought to you by XYZ Projects (CIC), we are delighted to screen Dr XYZ: A Medical Drag Transthology. During August 2023 the collective was resident in the Vivid Lab as part of their production for ‘Dr XYZ’.

The film engages the untold stories of the trans+ and non-binary community in Birmingham as a collaborative drag anthology on accessing healthcare; and takes the form of a contemporary update on the public information films within the NHS on Film collection to create a satirical take on the healthcare service announcements of the 1960s and 70s.

XYZ Projects hope the film will help healthcare professionals, and especially GPs, understand the challenges that the trans+ and non-binary community face in social transitioning, bridging prescriptions and shared-care agreements, equipping them to give trans+ and non-binary patients the level of gender-affirming care they need and deserve.

XYZ Projects are a trans+ film collective based in Birmingham, concerned with community healthcare archiving and collaborative filmmaking. In this iteration El Jones (they/them) independent filmmaker/community archive facilitator, and Dr. Ravi Piccus (he/they) NHS doctor/researcher are co-directors of the collective. Working alongside them on Dr XYZ were Producer: Yasmyn Nettle (they/them), Collective Care Lead: Reuben Liebeskind (they/he), BTS Photographer: TQ Archive (they/them) and on music they have Transistrrr (she/her) and Lai Fransisco (they/she).

The film is produced as part of the NHS Untold Stories Initiative, with funding received from the British Film Institute(BFI) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council(AHRC) with production support from Vivid Lab.

Screenings:

5-8pm, June 7. Part of Digbeth First Friday at Vivid Projects Minerva Works. Free, drop in.

2-4pm 8 June. Queering the information film: screening and discussion at Vivid Projects Allison Street. Free, pre-booking required and tickets available here.