This Trans Indie Film Just Landed Its Fifth Festival Slot

Sarah Taylor · 2026-10-31

Studio Vanniall's *Boi Hunter: Fox* isn't done with Berlin yet. The film is coming back to the city for a November 1 screening at Lube Visions: Rebel Pr0$t1tute Cinema, where it's an Official Selection in the "Cum...Play with Us!" program at Sinema Transtopia. If you've been following queer indie film this year, this one's been quietly building momentum — and it's worth paying attention to. ### What *Boi Hunter: Fox* Actually Is Directed by Vanniall and Ashley Lake, the film follows Vanniall on a playful T4T cruising adventure with Fox. On paper, it sounds like a setup you've seen before. In practice, it flips that familiar pick-up porn premise into something distinctly queer, funny, and unapologetically trans. That's kind of the whole point. It takes a format viewers already recognize and gives it a twist that doesn't stop to explain itself. "I love that *Boi Hunter* keeps finding audiences who really understand the spirit of what we were making," Vanniall said. "We're reclaiming and putting our twist on plots that should feel familiar to viewers but it's horny, playful and very queer without stopping to explain itself." ### A Growing Festival Run This marks the fifth festival screening for the film in 2026. It's already traveled across Europe, including a recent stop at Pornfilmfestival Berlin. Coming back to Berlin so soon after that run is, in Vanniall's words, "especially fun." For those keeping track, Studio Vanniall has screened work at more than 25 festivals worldwide since jumping into the circuit back in 2022. That's a serious track record for a studio that's also scaling up production. ### Where You Can Watch It Can't make it to Berlin? No problem. *Boi Hunter* is one of the series currently streaming at Studio Vanniall's official site, with several more episodes planned to drop this year. The whole run is set to culminate in a DVD release. That's a big deal for a studio that started in the festival world. As Lake put it: > "We're starting to bridge the gap between queer cinema and mainstream distribution. After years of the festival circuit, we're super excited to be bringing these scenes to VOD, Paysite and DVD." It's a shift worth watching. Festival circuits have long been where queer film finds its most devoted audiences — but they're also limited by geography and timing. Moving to VOD and physical media opens that work up to people who'd never catch a single screening. ### The Details, If You're Going - **When:** Sunday, November 1, 3:30 to 5 PM - **Where:** Sinema Transtopia, Lindowserstr. 20/22, Haus C, Berlin - **Program:** "Cum...Play with Us!" — Lube Visions: Rebel Pr0$t1tute Cinema ### Why This Matters Beyond One Screening Look, a single festival slot doesn't usually warrant much attention. But this one fits into a bigger pattern. Studio Vanniall is doing what a lot of queer creators have struggled to pull off — building a festival reputation and then actually translating it into wider distribution. Lake hopes that continues. "I hope we see more queer art get the proper audience it deserves with mainstream support," she said, "and we're thankful to our partners in this." For release news, festival updates, and production announcements, check Studio Vanniall's official channels. Vanniall also maintains a personal site and presence across social platforms for anyone who wants to follow the work more closely.