Dear Dad, Love Maria
Dublin Core
Title
Dear Dad, Love Maria
Description
Note: This film contains transphobia.
As a woman prepares for her gender affirmation surgery, she writes a letter to her father, reflecting on his continuous rejection of her identity, which started when she was a child.
The film won muliple awards including the 2009 Best Animated Short at the Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Accolade Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2010 Honolulu International Film Festival and the 2010 Iris Prize Nominee Short-List.
As a woman prepares for her gender affirmation surgery, she writes a letter to her father, reflecting on his continuous rejection of her identity, which started when she was a child.
The film won muliple awards including the 2009 Best Animated Short at the Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Accolade Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2010 Honolulu International Film Festival and the 2010 Iris Prize Nominee Short-List.
Source
Director: Vince Mascoli
Year: 2009
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Lesbian, transgender
Animation Style: Digital, traditional
Genre: Drama
Type: Explicit, short
Can currently be watched on Vimeo or YouTube: https://youtu.be/_VsDEb6EV60
Year: 2009
Country: United States
Gender and Sexuality: Lesbian, transgender
Animation Style: Digital, traditional
Genre: Drama
Type: Explicit, short
Can currently be watched on Vimeo or YouTube: https://youtu.be/_VsDEb6EV60
Files
Citation
“Dear Dad, Love Maria,” Queer Animation, accessed November 9, 2025, https://queeranimation.omeka.net/items/show/137.