They

They is a 2017 American drama film directed by and starring Rhys Fehrenbacher. It was screened in the Special Screening section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. They was Ghazvinizadeh's first feature film. Plot Set in the Chicago metropolitan area, it takes place over a single weekend. 13-year old J, assigned male at birth, is deciding which gender they will be in advance of a meeting with a doctor. J writes in a diary indicating the times they feel like female, male, or no gender. Their bone density is decreasing, so they must stop taking puberty blockers and pick a gender. In addition, the artist Araz and J's sister, Lauren, are marrying so Araz can get residency documents to live in the United States. Araz's parents cannot come to the United States and wish to see him, but Araz fears that if he comes to Iran, he will never return to the U.S. The ending is deliberately left unclear. Cast Rhys Fehrenbacher as J Koohyar Hosseini as Araz Nicole Coffineau as Lauren Norma Moruzzi as Mom Diana Torres as Diana