IN ASSOCIATION WITH PRPL FILM

Binary is a captivating and culturally unique form of body horror. Nisha, a Pakistani trans woman working as a dancer in the Netherlands, struggles with the decision of undergoing gender-affirming surgery. Every time she embraces her identity, she falls victim to strange attacks and visions. When her inner demons decide to take on the demons from the outside world, chaos ensues.

Driven by Inaya Zarakhel’s respectful and sensitive performance, the film explores Nisha’s experience as a double outsider: a South Asian trans woman with a strained relationship with her family and a migrant worker at the mercy of exploitative employers. Binary—a film with an impressive use of space, color, and set design—tells a multifaceted story about the struggle for acceptance, both from the world and from oneself.

– Srikanth Srinivasan (Programmer of IFFR)

OFFICIAL SELECTION: IFFR, FANTASTIC FEST.