Just Girl Stuff
A young trans woman receives a surprise visit from a magical talking vagina.
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Jacqueline HillebrechtDirectorLoose Threads and the Silly Little Exorcism
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Jacqueline HillebrechtWriter
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Julia RothsteinKey Cast"Vicky the Vagina"Viviana Triumphant
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Jacqueline HillebrechtKey Cast"Alice"
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Taylor CaroomKey Cast"Scarlett"
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Project Type:Animation, Short, Student
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Genres:Queer, Comedy, Animation, Transgender
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Runtime:4 minutes 42 seconds
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Completion Date:June 12, 2022
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Production Budget:60 USD
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - Boston University
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Brightside Film FestivalJersey City
August 7, 2022
Best Animation College -
Skiptown Playhouse Film FestivalLos Angeles
Official Selection
Jacqueline Hillebrecht (she/her) is a young filmmaker currently attending Boston University. Originally from New Jersey, she has been making films for over a decade - many of which involve relationships or queerness in some capacity.
A key part of my experience as a trans woman is the joy that comes from bonding with others about the experience of womanhood. Sisterly bonds help to empower and validate my identity. Growing up with the world (understandably) thinking I was a boy, it was frustrating being excluded from "girl talk." Even conversations about vaginas or periods - not necessarily topics I can relate to personally - I still very much appreciate being included in. With my yearning to be more feminine, being included in stereotypically feminine small talk is more validating to me than cisgender women probably realize. I wanted to make an animated short film about this very phenomenon. Enter Vicky - a wisecracking, sentient vagina. She'll be there for us trans women and offer sisterhood when we need it. "Just Girl Stuff" is that story.