CANS Can't Stand

For forty years, police and prosecutors have weaponized Louisiana's Crime Against Nature by Solicitation (CANS) law to terrorize queer/trans Louisianians. CANS Can't Stand follows a group of Black trans women in New Orleans who are fighting to repeal that law—and advance trans liberation across the state. CANS Can’t Stand was produced by Lynwood Films in association with Operation Restoration and NOVAC.

Client

Matt Nadel

Project year

2022

agency / studio

Overprint Press

Services

Title Design, Graphic Design

Project Details

I worked on the titles and poster design for this documentary short, directed by Matt Nadel and Megan Plotka. Design work was done for the 2022 festival circuit cut of the short. CANS was featured in Outfest Los Angeles, Out on Film Atlanta, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, and the Provincetown International Film Festival. The film was licensed by The New Yorker in 2023 as part of its documentary series.

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