Episode Content Warning: Discussions of Eating Disorder, Death, and Gender Dysphoria.
Hosts Leo Torre and Indigo Korres interview Callie Rose Petal about her work as an activist, multimedia artist, and noise alchemist, as well as her work as a score composer and main subject on the film What It Means To Be (dir. Léa Luiz de Oliveira, 2023). What It Means To Be is a feature documentary that follows three years of Callie’s life as an activist who uses her music to fight for trans* rights and representation. As she is about to start her medical transition, a diagnosis puts her health and her career into question, she embarks on a journey of self- acceptance and decides to use her experience to inspire others.
Make sure to check out the screening of What It Means To Be at the Spit It Out Festival in Glasgow on the 17th June 2023 at the Centre for Contemporary Arts and in Edinburgh on the 23rd June 2023 at Summerhall.
Callie's media recommendations:
- Book: Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor
- Music: Caligula by Lingua Ignota
- Artist: Francis Bacon
Make sure to follow Callie on instagram: @lonely_carp
Make sure to follow the Changing the Frame podcast on instagram: @changingtheframe.podcast
Cover art for episode by @olfdb.
Episode Recorded on: 05/04/2023
