WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS ON PURPOSE?

A production assistant named Turner spirals into inceldom after his relationship implodes, pitching bad Star Wars ideas while the world rejects him. Simultaneously, trans sex worker Michaela “Traps” Sinclair navigates Vancouver’s margins—seeing clients, mentoring her newly out friend Adeline, and seeking a back-alley orchiectomy to reclaim control.

The #1 highest-rated underseen film of 2025 on Letterboxd. Shot entirely on vintage Hi8 camcorders, this debut feature channels the lo-fi urgency of Dogme 95 and mumblecore into something rawer and more uncompromising than either — a vivid, unfiltered portrait of outsider lives that doesn't flinch from anything, including real surgical footage and the full spectrum of life on the margins.

Languages: English. English closed captions available.