“Belong”
(2023)
- Coming-of-age, LGBTQ+ identity
As they get ready for the annual prom, a highschooler—
assigned as female by birth—slowly falls into
the realization that they do not fit to the gender they
have been categorized to, and in fact find more
relevance in being identified as a male. Under the
pressure of not wanting to disappoint their best friend,
and the fear of being outcasted by their school
community, the teenager hesitates to commit to their true
self and struggles deeply with their sense of
unbelonging.
You always belong, because you are you