Directing
Ariel Mahler
Ariel Mahler is a nonbinary filmmaker, producer, and trans rights advocate. Their most recent film is Flock, a short thriller about a trans couple who get entangled in a lethal cult. Flock is on track to premiere in Summer, 2020. Last year, Ariel released Bad Ally, an irreverent comedy series they co-created with Daquisha Jones. Ariel is inspired by the many trans filmmakers and artists who make work consistently and push boundaries, especially in such a volatile political culture.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
NRA heartbroken man returns to the home he shared with his ex-boyfriend, where visceral memories force him to confront the fissures that led to their parting: when the 'casual threesome' they planned evolved into something more.
Something Still
2026
NR35 years ago, Maya Redding, a male-presenting NASA engineer, and her best friend George, launched a satellite to study the origins of the universe. The satellite got lost in the wrong orbit, forcing Maya to leave NASA in shame. In the years since, Maya came out as trans, and has been searching for the satellite ever since. When she re-discovers the satellite, Maya is haunted by the memory of her painful, closeted past. Will she bring the satellite's data back to NASA and return to her former life? Or will she let her past burn up, like the satellite's re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere?
Re-Entry
2024
NRHunter and Weston, a lovelorn transgender couple, visit a therapy retreat in Maine. When Hunter learns that the therapy group is a front for a lethal cult, he flees, leaving Weston behind. Months later, Hunter receives a dire plea from Weston and must try to save his lover before it's too late.
Flock
2020
NRHunter and Weston, a lovelorn transgender couple, visit a therapy retreat in Maine. When Hunter learns that the therapy group is a front for a lethal cult, he flees, leaving Weston behind. Months later, Hunter receives a dire plea from Weston and must try to save his lover before it's too late.
Flock
2020
1.0A transgender actor struggles with what it means to be seen after the beloved captain of his lesbian bowling league dies and a mysterious stranger shows up at the funeral.
Death and Bowling
2021
1.0This short documentary explores the journey of Florida’s first transgender homecoming queen, Evan Bialosuknia, and her confidence and impact on youth faced with discrimination resulting from Florida’s newly signed “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
Evan Ever After
2023
