Annie Mok

Annie is co-writing the script for Imogen, a feature film that follows a young trans woman (played by Annie), and her friends, roommates, and boyfriend, all of whom will be played by queer and trans actors of color. The film explores themes of sexual trauma, depression, and healing and follows Imogen's journey as she deals with the debilitating after-effects of childhood abuse while trying to date and enjoy sex with her boyfriend. Funds will be used to support the film’s production: shooting, editing, and paying the cast and crew.

Annie is a comic book creator who seeks to affirm the lives and experiences of trans women and survivors. Through her fictional and memoir-based comics, she aims to agitate, engage, and encourage inquiry.  Annie works to inspire personal and artistic confidence by breaking down feelings of isolation within her community. In her art, Annie explores themes of trans women’s identity, long-term effects of sexual abuse and disability stemming from mental illness. She was a recipient of the Xeric Grant for Comic Book Self-Publishing and her work has been featured in several anthologies, comic conventions, galleries, and events. Annie also tours her work in an ongoing transnational series of readings, which include guest readers whose work examines racism, abuse, and marginalization in beautiful and striking ways. Annie creates space and prioritizes artists and readers who identify as trans female, disabled, queer, and/or people of color.

Annie plans to work on a graphic novel, Body Language, which explores her experiences with trans identity and healing from abuse. She will read a section of the story at the Philly Feminist Zinefest’s reading at Wooden Shoe Books. Annie hopes that other trans people and survivors of sexual abuse, upon hearing this story, feel mirrored in their struggle for a voice and feel validated in their relationships with their bodies, boundaries, and histories. She hopes her audience will be encouraged to share their stories after hearing her own.