Private Project

The Whistle

A documentary about secret code shared among lesbian youth in 1970s/80s Albuquerque. They didn’t all know each other, but they know how to find each other.

*Audio Description for blind/low vision and English Subtitles for deaf/hh available.

WINNER Best Documentary and Grand Prize Best in Festival at Gilbert Baker Film Festival

WINNER Best of Fest - Documentary at South Texas Underground Film Festival

  • StormMiguel Florez
    Director
    I've Been To Manhattan, A Murder of Porgs
  • StormMiguel Florez
    Producer
    MAJOR!, I've Been To Manhattan, A Murder of Porgs
  • Annalise Ophelian
    Producer
    MAJOR!, Looking For Leia, Diagnosing Difference
  • Gloria Vigil
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Charlene Johnson
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Madie Mirabal
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Havens Levitt
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Molly Chavez
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Bernadette Adkins
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Rebecca Champion
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Tina Quack
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Stephanie Sanchez
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Barbara Purcella
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Monica Bergeron-Heintz
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Michelle Martinez
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • Susan Swann
    Key Cast
    "Self"
  • StormMiguel Florez
    Key Cast
    "Self, Narrator"
  • StormMiguel Florez
    Writer
    I've Been To Manhattan, A Murder of Porgs
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    LGBTQ, History, transgender, lesbian, latinx
  • Runtime:
    56 minutes 47 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 30, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 24K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • KiMo Theatre World Premiere
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    United States
    September 20, 2019
    World Premiere
  • Gilbert Baker Film Festival
    Parsons, Kansas
    United States
    Best Documentary, Grand Prize Best in Festival
  • South Texas Underground Film Festival
    Corpus Christi
    United States
    January 25, 2020
    Texas Premiere
    Best In Festival - Documentary
  • YoFi Fest
    Yonkers
    United States
    November 14, 2020
    New York
    Audience Choice - Honorable Mention 2020
  • San Francisco Transgender Film Festival
    San Francisco, California
    United States
    West Coast Premiere
  • See www.dykewhistle.com for full list of screenings
Director Biography - StormMiguel Florez

StormMiguel Florez (Producer/Director/Editor) is a trans, queer Latinx multi-media producer and editor whose previous work includes MAJOR! (Editor/Co-Producer 2015), I’ve Been to Manhattan (Producer/Director/Editor 2012). He is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico and has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 23 years.

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