Really Happy Someday

From an early age, Z's life is about singing. Z has turned that into a career, starring as Éponine in the local (Toronto) version of Les Misérables. However, as Z transitions into a man, the testosterone plays havoc with Z's voice, and Z has to get a job as a bartender, and get vocal coaching to deal with his new vocal range.

This is a bit of a fantasy. The vocal coach is very professional, non-judgemental and supportive, and we see many rounds of their working on singing scales. Z's bar boss turns out to be a (further along) F-to-M trans. At one point he provided emergency testosterone to Z, and later got Z to join him on stage in a karaoke duet, reigniting Z's performance desire.

I saw this at the Inside Out film festival, with a director / writer / cast Q+A. It was shot over a year (or more), and my impression was that Breton Lalama (Z) was actually transitioning during that period. The story arc ("it is not a documentary!") was set by writer / director J. Stevens, with Breton Lalama also getting a writing credit for his collaboration, especially in detailed dialog.

This is not for the squeamish. An early scene has Z preparing a needle and giving himself a shot of T. It seems that there are no user-friendly dosaging systems like Ozempic pens.

This is a decent version of a transition story, but with the subject matter, may be of specialized interest.