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*In "The Kings of Summer," Biaggio asserts that he doesn't see himself as "having a gender."
* Regarding the 2001 film ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig's actor and the movie's writer/director) has said that Hedwig is "more than a woman or a man. She's a gender of one and that is accidentally so beautiful."<ref name="Ouzounian">{{Cite web |title=John Cameron Mitchell to host Hedwig and the Angry Inch sing-along in Toronto |last=Ouzounian |first=Richard |work=thestar.com |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=24 September 2020 |url= https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2014/06/18/singalong_hedwig_and_the_angry_inch_comes_to_lgbt_film_fest.html}}</ref>
*In ''John Wick 3,'' the Adjudicator is nonbinary and played by Asia Kate Dillon, who is also nonbinary.<ref>"[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/05/27/asia-kate-dillon-john-wick-non-binary/ Asia Kate Dillon suggested their John Wick 3 character be non-binary]", Pink News, 27 May 2019.</ref>
*In ''The Kings of Summer'' (2013), Biaggio asserts that he doesn't see himself as "having a gender."
*In "0009: The Sharks Make Contact", although not a single character's gender is ever explicitly mentioned, the characters Raisorshoorkle (the main protagonist), Shoogledocking (the main villain) and the Iki God (the overarching creator, who is named after the director) go by they/them pronouns. The Iki God went by she/her pronouns in the previous movie, "0000: A Shark Odyssey". A sequel titled "0010: The Sharks Make Contact - Part 2", came out in December of 2019.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10315070/</ref> They will return in the shared universe film "Forevers 2: Age of Teeth" in December of 2020.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11434668/fullcredits/</ref>
*In ''John Wick 3'' (2019), the Adjudicator is nonbinary and played by [[Asia Kate Dillon]], who is also nonbinary.<ref name="Parsons-JW3">{{Cite web |title=Asia Kate Dillon's John Wick 3 character is non-binary because they suggested it |last=Parsons |first=Vic |work=PinkNews |date=27 May 2019 |access-date=17 November 2020 |url= https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/05/27/asia-kate-dillon-john-wick-non-binary/}}</ref>
* The 2016 film ''Zoolander 2'' has a short scene with a model named All (played by [[cisgender]] actor Benedict Cumberbatch). In response to being asked "Are you like, a male model or a female model?" All states "All is not defined by binary constructs." Another character then asks about All's genitals and doesn't get an answer. The [[pronoun]] "hermself" is used for All. One reviewer wrote about the scene, "Hollywood can surely do better than this."<ref name="Menta-Z2">{{Cite web |title=Nonbinary Characters in Film Deserve More Than ‘Zoolander 2’ |author=Menta, Anna |work=Decider |date=11 June 2019 |access-date=17 November 2020 |url= https://decider.com/2019/06/11/nonbinary-characters-in-film-zoolander-2/}}</ref>
*In the 2018 film ''Upgrade'', the hacker does not identify with any gender and wishes to not be called "Jamie".<ref>''Upgrade'' Directed by Leigh Wannell. Blumhouse Productions, Goalpost Pictures, Nervous Tick Productions, 2018</ref><ref name="Freeman2018">{{Cite web |title=Upgrade Ending Explained: What REALLY Happened With STEM |last=Freeman |first=Molly |work=ScreenRant |date=1 June 2018 |access-date=24 September 2020 |url= https://screenrant.com/upgrade-movie-ending-stem-explained/ |page=2 }}</ref>
*In the 2018 film ''Upgrade'', the hacker does not identify with any gender and wishes to not be called "Jamie".<ref>''Upgrade'' Directed by Leigh Wannell. Blumhouse Productions, Goalpost Pictures, Nervous Tick Productions, 2018</ref><ref name="Freeman2018">{{Cite web |title=Upgrade Ending Explained: What REALLY Happened With STEM |last=Freeman |first=Molly |work=ScreenRant |date=1 June 2018 |access-date=24 September 2020 |url= https://screenrant.com/upgrade-movie-ending-stem-explained/ |page=2 }}</ref>
*In the 2019 British short film ''Orin & Anto'', Orin specifically says "I don't subscribe to the [[gender binary]], my pronouns are [[Singular they|they and them]]."<ref>https://orinandanto.com/</ref>
*In the 2019 British short film ''Orin & Anto'', Orin specifically says "I don't subscribe to the [[gender binary]], my pronouns are [[Singular they|they and them]]."<ref>https://orinandanto.com/</ref>
*In ''0009: The Sharks Make Contact'' (2019), although not a single character's gender is ever explicitly mentioned, the characters Raisorshoorkle (the main protagonist), Shoogledocking (the main villain) and the Iki God (the overarching creator, who is named after the director) go by they/them pronouns. The Iki God went by she/her pronouns in the previous movie, "0000: A Shark Odyssey". A sequel titled "0010: The Sharks Make Contact - Part 2", came out in December of 2019.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10315070/</ref> They will return in the shared universe film "Forevers 2: Age of Teeth" in December of 2020.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11434668/fullcredits/</ref>
*In the 2020 American film ''Two Eyes'', [[Kate Bornstein]] plays a nonbinary therapist at a psychiatric center.<ref>https://www.outfestnow.com/two-eyes</ref> In introducing herself to another character, she says, "Me, I am nonbinary trans, and my pronouns are 'she' and 'they'. How about you? What pronouns would make you feel most comfortable?"<ref name="ReynoldsAug2020">{{Cite web |title=Kate Bornstein & Ryan Cassata Swap Pronouns in Exclusive Two Eyes Clip |last=Reynolds |first=Daniel |work=The Advocate |date=27 August 2020 |access-date=27 August 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/film/2020/8/27/kate-bornstein-ryan-cassata-swap-pronouns-exclusive-two-eyes-clip}}</ref>
*In the 2020 American film ''Two Eyes'', [[Kate Bornstein]] plays a nonbinary therapist at a psychiatric center.<ref>https://www.outfestnow.com/two-eyes</ref> In introducing herself to another character, she says, "Me, I am nonbinary trans, and my pronouns are 'she' and 'they'. How about you? What pronouns would make you feel most comfortable?"<ref name="ReynoldsAug2020">{{Cite web |title=Kate Bornstein & Ryan Cassata Swap Pronouns in Exclusive Two Eyes Clip |last=Reynolds |first=Daniel |work=The Advocate |date=27 August 2020 |access-date=27 August 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/film/2020/8/27/kate-bornstein-ryan-cassata-swap-pronouns-exclusive-two-eyes-clip}}</ref>
* Regarding the 2001 film ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig's actor and the movie's writer/director) has said that Hedwig is "more than a woman or a man. She's a gender of one and that is accidentally so beautiful."<ref name="Ouzounian">{{Cite web |title=John Cameron Mitchell to host Hedwig and the Angry Inch sing-along in Toronto |last=Ouzounian |first=Richard |work=thestar.com |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=24 September 2020 |url= https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2014/06/18/singalong_hedwig_and_the_angry_inch_comes_to_lgbt_film_fest.html}}</ref>
* The 2020 film ''Under My Skin'' focuses on a nonbinary person named Denny, who is played by four different nonbinary actors throughout the movie: [[Liv Hewson]], [[Bobbi Salvör Menuez]], [[Lex Ryan]], and [[Chloe Freeman]].<ref name="Gush">{{Cite web |title=Under My Skin is the non-binary romance we’ve all been waiting for |last=Gush |first=Charlotte |work=i-D |date=29 October 2020 |access-date=6 November 2020 |url= https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/epddge/under-my-skin-nonbinary-movie-starring-liv-hewson-bobbi-salvor-menuez-chloe-freeman-lex-ryan}}</ref> (The film is unrelated to the ''Under My Skin'' book series listed in [[Nonbinary_gender_in_fiction#Books_and_other_literature|the literature section of this page]].<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Dooland|first=A. E.|user=Asynca|number=1323487561243746304|date=2 November 2020|title=Just a coincidence, it seems! Looking forward to seeing this}}</ref>)
* The 2020 film ''Under My Skin'' focuses on a nonbinary person named Denny, who is played by four different nonbinary actors throughout the movie: [[Liv Hewson]], [[Bobbi Salvör Menuez]], [[Lex Ryan]], and [[Chloe Freeman]].<ref name="Gush">{{Cite web |title=Under My Skin is the non-binary romance we’ve all been waiting for |last=Gush |first=Charlotte |work=i-D |date=29 October 2020 |access-date=6 November 2020 |url= https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/epddge/under-my-skin-nonbinary-movie-starring-liv-hewson-bobbi-salvor-menuez-chloe-freeman-lex-ryan}}</ref> (The film is unrelated to the ''Under My Skin'' book series listed in [[Nonbinary_gender_in_fiction#Books_and_other_literature|the literature section of this page]].<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Dooland|first=A. E.|user=Asynca|number=1323487561243746304|date=2 November 2020|title=Just a coincidence, it seems! Looking forward to seeing this}}</ref>)
* The 2020 short film ''Royalty'' is about a nonbinary teen named Jax.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13162262/</ref>
* The 2020 short film ''Royalty'' is about a nonbinary teen named Jax.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13162262/</ref>
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