All There Is
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
LGBTQ, Romance
When a single trans guy finds the last seat left at the bar of a packed nightclub, serendipity pushes one stranger into his path who changes the course of his night.
All There Is
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
LGBTQ, Romance
1 Campaigns | California, United States
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Goal: $10,000 for production
When a single trans guy finds the last seat left at the bar of a packed nightclub, serendipity pushes one stranger into his path who changes the course of his night.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
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- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Passages (2023) Directed by Ira Sachs; Lensed by Josée Decays
"All There Is" is a snapshot of two people colliding in a place built for connection yet crowded with distance. Avery, a bumbling trans man, finds himself swallowed in the sensory overload of a packed nightclub. Bodies move as one under pulsing lights as he moves through a sea of lustful ravers. Amidst the thick club atmosphere, he makes his way to a corner of the bar to find a moment to breathe. In that moment, serendipity pushes Luna into his path. Luna, who is also navigating a different kind of discomfort is seen gently rejecting the lustful advances of another club goer. Spotting the quiet stranger beside her, she makes a split-second decision and involves Avery in her antics. Avery, being that fateful stranger, is swept up in Luna's magic and is pulled onto the dance floor by her luminous character. What begins as small gestures quickly become something more.
"All There Is" is about chance encounters, gender, belonging, and the strange magic of finding someone who makes the noise of the world disappear - even if only for one night. In an age where trans stories are often told through trauma and survival - All There Is centers trans people in their agency reclaiming their romantic desires.
Mutt (2023) Directed by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz; Lensed by Matthew Pothier
Avery (29) is the protagonist of the film. After just getting of out a relationship he's already itching for a reason to feel something. He does what he knows how to do best and wanders, explores what nighttime in North Hollywood has to offer and notices someone peculiar from the corner of his nicotine-hazed vision: Luna a determined doll eager to get what she wants.
Passages (2023) Directed by Ira Sachs; Lensed by Josée Deshaies
Luna (31) is a trans woman, taurus, and a frequenter of one North Hollywood's nightclubs. Already full of herself in the best ways possible, she collides with Avery one night. Much to her surprise, the world she thought was complete still had a small pin-sized hole in it that only one person could fill.
Anora (2024) Directed by Sean Baker; Lensed by Drew Daniels
"All There Is" is deeply personal and resonant. As a T4T couple who has opened up to creating with one another we know how trans men are made invisible by the media while trans women are either fetishized or made the butt of cis humor. In making "All There Is" we wanted to depict trans characters as desirable and desiring one another all while decentering cis people from the narrative.
Media hardly shines a light on positive trans stories let alone a trans love story between two trans individuals. Our hope with this film is to ignite discourse around what connection can look like, how normal and deeply human trans relationships actually are, and how two people can affect each other.
Anora (2024) Directed by Sean Baker; Lensed by Drew Daniels
"All There Is" is a proof of concept for a feature of the same title. The feature follows Avery, a transmasculine protagonist, over a decade and a course of three romantic relationships. The short film showcases the third and final love interest, Luna, a trans woman of color, with whom Avery encounters one night out. Having had two lovers in his past, both of whom were cisgender women, Luna rekindles Avery’s sense of self discovery.
We would really love your support in raising $10,000 to meet our goal. We are aiming to shoot in late summer and need you to help make that happen.
If we surpass 100% funded here's how your support will make an impact:
$15,000 --> will help us rent specialized gear (i.e., Chapman Dolly + Jib) and hire the proper man power
$18,000 --> will help us with music clearance and licensing
$20,000 --> will help us with post production costs + Film Festival fees
Follow our Instagram, share our campaign, and if possible - make a pledge!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Production Insurance
Costs $5,000
Our goal is to shoot this on 35mm film with Panavision gear. We need the best production insurance, and workers comp for our crew!
Locations
Costs $1,000
The location for "All There Is" is super special: a nightclub. Support us so we can secure our main location for filming!
35mm Kodak Film
Costs $1,500
We are aiming for a 3:1-5:1 shooting ratio. The cost of a 400' roll of film is $391, and we need at least 4 rolls.
Fotokem film processing and scanning
Costs $1,700
Processing film costs $0.20/ft and scanning costs $0.60/ft. We plan to shoot 2,000ft of film, which would cost us roughly $2,000!
Crew meals and craft services
Costs $800
A happy crew is top of our list when it comes to our production! We want to ensure our crew is fed well.
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Share this update!
About This Team
Alexandra Chandra (she/her) is a Los Angeles–based filmmaker and camera professional whose work bridges technical precision with emotionally intimate storytelling. With a background in marketing and social work, she brings a sharp understanding of human behavior, communication, and collaboration to every set she joins-whether behind the camera as a 2nd Assistant Camera or leading creative as a director and writer.
In 2026, Alexandra expanded into directing and writing. She is currently on the festival circuit with One of the Girls, a short documentary and also her directorial debut. Her work centers LGBTQ+ characters with emotional nuance and visual intentionality, exploring themes of intimacy, identity, and relational transformation.
A graduate of Connecticut College (B.A. in Psychology and English) and UCLA Extension’s Cinematography program, Alexandra approaches filmmaking with both analytical depth and aesthetic sensitivity. Her training in psychology informs her character-driven storytelling, while her cinematography background shapes a tactile, immersive visual language.
As a trans filmmaker, Alexandra is committed to expanding the emotional landscape of queer cinema-creating work that is technically rigorous, collaborative at its core, and grounded in lived experience.
Brook Lee Karner (he/him) is recognized as an emerging cinematographer who is based in Los Angeles, CA. He has lensed numerous award winning narrative films, and music videos, which have been official selections by the likes of The Micheaux Film Festival, OUTFEST Fusion, and NVISION Latino Film & Music Festival - to name a few.
In 2023, Brook was awarded for his Artistic Achievement in Cinematography through the ICG for his work on the narrative project, The Coop. He continues to shoot award winning short films, his most recent project being selected for the Oscar and BAFTA qualifying festival: LA Shorts International Film Festival. He is a current ASC Vision mentee, and is the protégé of Ava Berkofsky, ASC.
Notable for his versatile visual style, Brook has shot across various genres ranging from psychological horrors, absurd comedies, and queer dramas. He brings a literary artistry to the screen that best serves bold themes that encompass the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality. Brook believes in the empathy inducing capabilities of motion pictures through visual language and thought experimentation.
Brook is a Cinematography graduate from Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts, where he learned under the teachings of Mark Vargo, ASC.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Passages (2023) Directed by Ira Sachs; Lensed by Josée Decays
"All There Is" is a snapshot of two people colliding in a place built for connection yet crowded with distance. Avery, a bumbling trans man, finds himself swallowed in the sensory overload of a packed nightclub. Bodies move as one under pulsing lights as he moves through a sea of lustful ravers. Amidst the thick club atmosphere, he makes his way to a corner of the bar to find a moment to breathe. In that moment, serendipity pushes Luna into his path. Luna, who is also navigating a different kind of discomfort is seen gently rejecting the lustful advances of another club goer. Spotting the quiet stranger beside her, she makes a split-second decision and involves Avery in her antics. Avery, being that fateful stranger, is swept up in Luna's magic and is pulled onto the dance floor by her luminous character. What begins as small gestures quickly become something more.
"All There Is" is about chance encounters, gender, belonging, and the strange magic of finding someone who makes the noise of the world disappear - even if only for one night. In an age where trans stories are often told through trauma and survival - All There Is centers trans people in their agency reclaiming their romantic desires.
Mutt (2023) Directed by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz; Lensed by Matthew Pothier
Avery (29) is the protagonist of the film. After just getting of out a relationship he's already itching for a reason to feel something. He does what he knows how to do best and wanders, explores what nighttime in North Hollywood has to offer and notices someone peculiar from the corner of his nicotine-hazed vision: Luna a determined doll eager to get what she wants.
Passages (2023) Directed by Ira Sachs; Lensed by Josée Deshaies
Luna (31) is a trans woman, taurus, and a frequenter of one North Hollywood's nightclubs. Already full of herself in the best ways possible, she collides with Avery one night. Much to her surprise, the world she thought was complete still had a small pin-sized hole in it that only one person could fill.
Anora (2024) Directed by Sean Baker; Lensed by Drew Daniels
"All There Is" is deeply personal and resonant. As a T4T couple who has opened up to creating with one another we know how trans men are made invisible by the media while trans women are either fetishized or made the butt of cis humor. In making "All There Is" we wanted to depict trans characters as desirable and desiring one another all while decentering cis people from the narrative.
Media hardly shines a light on positive trans stories let alone a trans love story between two trans individuals. Our hope with this film is to ignite discourse around what connection can look like, how normal and deeply human trans relationships actually are, and how two people can affect each other.
Anora (2024) Directed by Sean Baker; Lensed by Drew Daniels
"All There Is" is a proof of concept for a feature of the same title. The feature follows Avery, a transmasculine protagonist, over a decade and a course of three romantic relationships. The short film showcases the third and final love interest, Luna, a trans woman of color, with whom Avery encounters one night out. Having had two lovers in his past, both of whom were cisgender women, Luna rekindles Avery’s sense of self discovery.
We would really love your support in raising $10,000 to meet our goal. We are aiming to shoot in late summer and need you to help make that happen.
If we surpass 100% funded here's how your support will make an impact:
$15,000 --> will help us rent specialized gear (i.e., Chapman Dolly + Jib) and hire the proper man power
$18,000 --> will help us with music clearance and licensing
$20,000 --> will help us with post production costs + Film Festival fees
Follow our Instagram, share our campaign, and if possible - make a pledge!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Production Insurance
Costs $5,000
Our goal is to shoot this on 35mm film with Panavision gear. We need the best production insurance, and workers comp for our crew!
Locations
Costs $1,000
The location for "All There Is" is super special: a nightclub. Support us so we can secure our main location for filming!
35mm Kodak Film
Costs $1,500
We are aiming for a 3:1-5:1 shooting ratio. The cost of a 400' roll of film is $391, and we need at least 4 rolls.
Fotokem film processing and scanning
Costs $1,700
Processing film costs $0.20/ft and scanning costs $0.60/ft. We plan to shoot 2,000ft of film, which would cost us roughly $2,000!
Crew meals and craft services
Costs $800
A happy crew is top of our list when it comes to our production! We want to ensure our crew is fed well.
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Alexandra Chandra (she/her) is a Los Angeles–based filmmaker and camera professional whose work bridges technical precision with emotionally intimate storytelling. With a background in marketing and social work, she brings a sharp understanding of human behavior, communication, and collaboration to every set she joins-whether behind the camera as a 2nd Assistant Camera or leading creative as a director and writer.
In 2026, Alexandra expanded into directing and writing. She is currently on the festival circuit with One of the Girls, a short documentary and also her directorial debut. Her work centers LGBTQ+ characters with emotional nuance and visual intentionality, exploring themes of intimacy, identity, and relational transformation.
A graduate of Connecticut College (B.A. in Psychology and English) and UCLA Extension’s Cinematography program, Alexandra approaches filmmaking with both analytical depth and aesthetic sensitivity. Her training in psychology informs her character-driven storytelling, while her cinematography background shapes a tactile, immersive visual language.
As a trans filmmaker, Alexandra is committed to expanding the emotional landscape of queer cinema-creating work that is technically rigorous, collaborative at its core, and grounded in lived experience.
Brook Lee Karner (he/him) is recognized as an emerging cinematographer who is based in Los Angeles, CA. He has lensed numerous award winning narrative films, and music videos, which have been official selections by the likes of The Micheaux Film Festival, OUTFEST Fusion, and NVISION Latino Film & Music Festival - to name a few.
In 2023, Brook was awarded for his Artistic Achievement in Cinematography through the ICG for his work on the narrative project, The Coop. He continues to shoot award winning short films, his most recent project being selected for the Oscar and BAFTA qualifying festival: LA Shorts International Film Festival. He is a current ASC Vision mentee, and is the protégé of Ava Berkofsky, ASC.
Notable for his versatile visual style, Brook has shot across various genres ranging from psychological horrors, absurd comedies, and queer dramas. He brings a literary artistry to the screen that best serves bold themes that encompass the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality. Brook believes in the empathy inducing capabilities of motion pictures through visual language and thought experimentation.
Brook is a Cinematography graduate from Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts, where he learned under the teachings of Mark Vargo, ASC.