Support the making of Beautiful Boi - a film web series

How do you learn to love yourself if you’ve never been taught how?​​

Hi. My name is Atlas Oggún Phoenix and I’m trying to answer this question for myself in my new experimental documentary film series, Beautiful Boi. The series covers my medical transition and mental health journey as a disabled, nonbinary person in their 50’s.

In March 2021, when I came out as transgender, I couldn’t find anything about older African American people who transitioned later in life, so I decided to turn the camera on myself. I hoped for a helpful, uplifting story about transitioning later in life. What I discovered was disparaging involving deeper themes of community abuse, identity crises, transactional relationships, and nihilism. Risking public fallout, I gave up my identities and refer to myself as simply human.

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David Finch, my former Sundance instructor, is my consulting producer. Support from the Walker Art Center, Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Metro Regional Arts Council, and the Sundance Institute has made this project possible. Recently awarded the 2025 MSAB Arts Experience Grant, I’ll tour two episodes of the series and short film works to underserved communities in Minnesota from 2025-2026.

Your support is a huge and rewarding way to be a part of something truly special for the long term. My work is as much about you as it is about me because my story is your story, too.

Funding will pay for equipment purchase and rentals. Venue rentals, memory cards, music composer fees, cinematography fees, editing fees, sound designer fees, promotional materials and cat treats for S’mores, my furry producer! The series will published on YouTube.

Here’s my team:

Eric Tretbar- Cinematographer

Simon M. Sperl - Music Composer

Celeste Grant - Executive Producer

David Finch - Consulting Producer

S’mores - The Shot Caller

Fiscal sponsorship coming soon!

For more information, please find me on my website, beautiful boi.com and on YouTube under Your Favorite Threat where you will find my award-winning short films, Ordinary, the fundraising film for Beautiful Boi, Do I Qualify for Love and Little Men. I can also be found on Patreon. I am not on social media.

Thank you so much for your consideration, time, energy, and support,

Atlas Phoenix

Interdisciplinary Artist

Undoubtedly we become what we envision - Claude M. Bristol/The Magic of Believing

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