Henry Hanson
Directing
Biography
Henry Hanson is a Chicago-based filmmaker and programmer working in the tradition of the queer underground. His self-produced, self-distributed debut short “Bros Before” (2022) screened at dozens of venues internationally while gaining notoriety as an online cult hit. His first feature “Dog Movie” (2024) premiered to a sold-out crowd at the Gene Siskel Film Center and went on to take home the Best Achievement in Filmmaking award from Kansas City Underground Film Festival and the Audience Choice Award from the Trans Image/Trans Experience Film Festival in Dublin. Henry also programs short films, queer pornography, and expanded cinema independently and through his job as Curator & Programs Manager at Chicago-based nonprofit Full Spectrum Features. He is an active community member in the global network of trans filmmakers and film exhibitors.
Known For
Izzy seeks out everything in her power to stop her partner from transitioning. Meanwhile, Michaela tries her best to be a good person.
Castration Movie Anthology iii. Year of the Hyaena
In this gonzo documentary, a semi-delusional trans woman embarks on a shocking, bizarre, and oddly touching personal odyssey to undo years of sexual repression by performing in puppygirl fetish porn.
Puppygirl
On the eve of a landmark deal for a major tech startup, they're faced with a sexual assault controversy that threatens to become a PR disaster. As new hire Sam works to contain the fallout, it becomes clear that not all is as it seems, and she quickly finds herself in a game of cat and mouse with a criminal organization taking aim at the company and their investors.
Compliance
A passive-aggressive tenderqueer couple sends their household into a quiet tailspin when they adopt an elderly dog with the same name as the unemployed couch surfer they just can’t seem to confront.
Dog Movie
Billy and Elijah are two trans bros who just happen to enjoy jerking off together - in a straight way. But when Billy starts dating a woman, Elijah must come to terms with his feelings for Billy and his own burgeoning homosexuality.
Bros Before
In this gonzo reality show from hell, twelve singles are trapped in a mansion on a tropical island with no escape...other than a lifetime of marriage to one of the other contestants. Til death do us part, bitch!
Monogamy House
Two trans surfer bros are on a mission to suicide bomb Jeff Bezos...but not before spending one last, perfect day riding epic waves and smoking dank kush.
The Beach Boys
A young transgender man goes into a psychosexual spiral after meeting the object of his desires: an aging punk vocalist.
God Hates a Coward
In this intimate slice of life, a couple helps each other do their hormone shots before going out dancing.