Greenhorn

While at a dinner party with friends in the city, 20-something masculine presenting Logan receives a phone call that her estranged Father has been in a car accident. With encouragement from her Mother, Logan decides to travel back to her rural hometown to care for him. Logan spends the first few days clearing out the house, reconnecting with her childhood, and preparing for her Father’s return from the hospital. While organizing some of his things, she comes across an old Western movie and her Father’s old Western wear from his glory days as a ranch hand. Letting her curiosity get the best of her, she tries it on, discovering a new-found comfort in it. She spends the remainder of her time alone in her father’s house wearing his old cowboy hat around town, unbeknownst to her father. Upon her father’s return, what was meant to be a warm reunion turns sour as Logan’s father’s disgruntled behavior, and discomfort with Logan’s appearance and presence begin to show through the cracks. When Logan and her Father run out to pick up his medication, it all comes to a head when one of her father’s friends misgenders her to him, mistaking Logan for a boy. Logan’s father asks her to leave shortly after the interaction, his discomfort palpable. Logan leaves, feeling more secure in her identity albeit not without realizing that her Father might never truly see her for who she is. Short Description: Logan returns home to help her estranged father to recover from a car accident — only to discover that reconciliation isn’t so easy when identity is at stake.