Trans (film)

Trans
Trans DVD cover
Directed by	Julian Goldberger
Produced by	Michael A. Robinson Joe Monteleone Martin Garner
Written by	Julian Goldberger Story: Michael A. Robinson Martin Garner
Starring	Ryan Daugherty Edge Edgerton Jon Daugherty Stephanie Davis
Music by	Fat Mama & Her Trans World Orchestra Jonathan Goldberger
Cinematography	Jesse Rosen
Edited by	Affonso Gonçalves
Production company	Down Home Productions Yid Panther
Distributed by	Cowboy Booking International
Release date	September 11, 1998
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Trans is a 1998 American independent film, written for the screen and directed by Julian Goldberger. The film is based on a story by Julian Goldberger, Michael Robinson, and Martin Garner. The film stars Ryan Daugherty as Ryan Kazinski and was filmed in Fort Myers, Florida.

The film is, in part, inspired by the work of Athens, Georgia-based filmmaker James Herbert, particularly his collaborations with the band R.E.M.

The rural country store depicted in the film is in actuality The Corkscrew Country Store, in Estero, Florida as evident by the listing in the credits and the address which is prominently displayed on the front of the store in the film. The Animal Clinic scenes were filmed at the Miracle Mile Animal Clinic in Fort Myers, Florida, again according to the film's credits.

The film opens in the Southwest Florida youth detention center, where we are introduced to the protagonist, Ryan Kazinski (Ryan Daugherty) in his cell, obviously having a difficult time with his confinement. We are also shown the harsh conditions and level of discipline in the facility through prisoner's interactions with guards and Ryan's own experience with the warden.

Later while on trash pickup detail, a fight breaks out between two inmates, and several other inmates (including Kazinski) escape in the confusion. Kazinski and two other inmates are seen running through an orange grove and a swamp, eventually coming to a farmhouse where they enter the house and steal civilian clothes.

The inmates leave the farmhouse and travel down a dirt road to a rural convenience store where Ryan steals an ice cream bar. While he is eating in the restroom, the other two escapees steal a truck and drive away, leaving Ryan behind.

Ryan emerges to find them gone and is questioned by some of the locals who take a liking to him and ask him about his plans and whether he intends to keep running. One of the locals gives Ryan a ride into town.

In the city, Ryan spends time listening to a street musician and talking with a parking meter.

Ryan then ends up in a supermarket where he inhales nitrous oxide from whipped cream cans and observes and interacts with customers. Upon leaving the supermarket, Ryan steps on the bottle cap of one of two men who are drinking beer on the hood of a car. The men become offended and one proceeds to beat Ryan unconscious.