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And Then I Was Here

Directed by Alex Stergiou
United States
2023
13 mins

A genderqueer person in northern California is about to be a first-time parent. Intimate, intense, and visually austere vérité scenes capture slices of their life in the weeks leading up to and including a high-risk birth. These moments unveil the beautiful, funny, and uneasy evolution of their identity as an individual and lover.


Alex Stergiou is a director whose work blurs the line between reality and fiction with a special queer lens. Her body of work is recommended by The New York Times, MUBI, The New Yorker, Vimeo's Curatorial Staff, Independent Lens, GQ, and Filmmaker Magazine.

Sponsored by University of Miami School of Communication.

University of Miami School of Communication

  • Year
    2023
  • Country
    United States
  • Language
    English
  • Director
    Alex Stergiou
  • Writer
    Alex Stergiou
  • Cinematographer
    Alex Stergiou
  • Editor
    Alex Stergiou
  • Genre
    Social Issues, LGBTQ+, Drama
  • Theme
    LGBTQ, Short, Family

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