Millie in Cis Hell

A trans ghostwriter and a slippery bombshell retrace their steps from a San Francisco wrap party where actress Harmony Hall was murdered. Neither of these women killed her, but only one of them believes it.

  • Kylie Mungenast
    Director
  • Kylie Mungenast
    Writer
  • Kylie Mungenast
    Producer
  • Liz Davis
    Producer
  • Izzy Daniel
    Key Cast
    "Millie"
  • Izzy Burns
    Key Cast
    "Evangeline Elms"
  • Destiny Greer
    Key Cast
    "Harmony Hall"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, 16mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - California College of the Arts
Director Biography - Kylie Mungenast

Kylie Mungenast is an experimental/narrative filmmaker who grew up in the greater Boston area. Mungenast received her BFA in Film at the University of Tampa College of Arts and Letters, and went on to pursue filmmaking for her MFA at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Mungenast’s acute concentration on directing the actor, her revisionist approach to classical genre, and her post-feminist exploration of queer loneliness stand among the notable stylistic traits of her filmography. In her pastime, Kylie Mungenast is always eager for opportunities to travel, and typically chooses destinations based on their proximity to famous roller coasters having ridden over 200 unique attractions across the United States.

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Director Statement

My intention with MILLIE IN CIS HELL is to reconstruct the film noir genre as a vessel to explore the current cultural motivations of trans exclusionary radical feminism. Why are so many cis women scared of, instead of scared for, trans women?

While exploring this, our cast shared they felt confident, and the most beautiful they ever have in their lives while dressed for their characters. For a film about the pressures of internalized misogyny that women can take out on one another, having a predominantly women & LGBT team that lifted each other with joy made for a strong set culture for which I am so grateful.

Millie, Harmony, and even Evangeline all have quite a bit in common. What we see when these three women’s worlds collide is a story of queer loneliness, and a nightmare where women are pinned against one another in a time when they need each other more than ever.