Seek Bromance is a trans romance at the end of the world somewhere between insta-reality and sci-fi dystopia. It shows a relationship between two transmasculines who met during the beginning of the pandemic, who both have a history of performing highly feminine characters but who have very different attitudes as to what masculinity can be. The images that Samira Elagoz captures with his collaborator, Brazilian artist Cade Moga, document their relationship, from when they first met to their final breakup. But they also document Elagoz’s long farewell to his femme identity. A painfully beautiful, deserted world, as if a virus had wiped everything out, and they could only be infected by each other. With just a car, some cash, and a supply of testosterone, they expose the integral dynamics of masculinity and femininity.

“I set out to make a work that I needed to see while struggling with my gender. I wanted to make a trans work where it’s not about educating cis people or being shiny positive examples, but a real story, where the trans protagonists are complex and troubled, progressive and admirable, problematic and relatable. Where they are rebels, lovers, creators.

Recommended age limit: 12 years

Trans characters in the media have often been depicted as lonely outliers, some exceptional figures detached from the people around them. In this work, though, I didn’t want to explain our gender and identities to the audience, but rather show how we do that to each other, from one trans person to another, where it’s not about justifying our existence but about sharing our process.” -Samira Elagoz

“Breathtaking romance at the end of the world” – De Morgen

“Mind blowing gender Odyssey” – Theaterkrant NL

“Seek Bromance viettelee raa’alla intensiteetillään” – Rakkautta & Anarkiaa, teksti Nimco Kulmiye Hussein

Direction & concept: Samira Elagoz

In collaboration with: Cade Moga

Featuring: Samira Elagoz & Cade Moga Film footage: Samira Elagoz & Cade Moga

Edited by: Samira Elagoz

Dramaturgy: Samira Elagoz

Advisors: Bruno Listopad, Antonia Steffens

Extra advice: Otto Rissanen, Jessica Dunn Rovinelli, Tiana Hemlock-Yensen, Valerie Cole, Michael Scerbo, Daniel Donato

Script advice: Tiana Hemlock-Yensen, Richard Sand, Valerie Cole

Advice during filming: Jeanette Groenendaal

Production: SPRING Performing Arts Festival

Co-production: Frascati Amsterdam, Kunstenwerkplaats Pianofabriek Brussels, Black Box Teater Oslo, BIT Teatergarasjen Bergen, Finish Cultural Institute for the Benelux, Arsenic – Contemporary Performing Arts Center, Lausanne With the support of: Fonds Podiumkunsten NL, Koneen Säätiö FI, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds NL, Ammodo NL