Elaine Fuentes
Biography
Elaine Fuentes (born June 24, 2003) is a genderfluid American video artist, filmmaker, musician, and actress. Their films are personal and raw documentations of their life, their body, and time.
Known For & Full Filmography24 Titles
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as the victim
A young trans woman breaks up a wooden pallet and reflects on her past.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Elaine asks college students to describe God to someone who has never been introduced to the concept, as well as explain the significance of the Christian cross as a symbol. At home, Elaine haphazardly plays with a consumer product she bought.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A teenager documents their family dog during her final months.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A young woman passes time during her flight from Kansas City to Los Angeles.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Camera
I eject my debt to the men who tore me apart for fun. It comes out of me.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Cellphone videos and photographs document the transition from boyhood to womanhood.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A young filmmaker navigates her transition while living in an abusive household. Personal videos document several years of isolation as she says goodbye to old friends and welcomes new ones she meets online.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A graphic exploration of the undesired effects of testosterone on a young transgender woman's (pre-HRT) body.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Elaine Fuentes
In this piece of docufiction, each day of 2024 is represented by one minute of footage. Two transgender artists in a long-distance relationship film their personal lives for an entire year as a form of therapy. The project forces the couple to examine who they are as individuals, lovers, and artists in a world that threatens their existence.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Two transgender lovers lay in bed and slowly embrace each other.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A plea for on-screen representation of transgender intimacy.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Another day in the life of a depressed teenager as they make it through their day, trying to feel okay while burdened by their own self-hatred.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A young woman observes the wear and tear of her old family home while moving.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A teenager aspires to make a film during the pandemic. They reflect on their depression and nostalgia by documenting old places from their past.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Elaine Fuentes
After suffering an emotional breakdown, a video artist reflects on her past and her complicated relationship with movies.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Two queer artists document their personal lives for an entire year to make a movie. One minute from each month of 2024 is represented in this twelve-minute short adaptation.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Nigel
A young Elaine (Nigel) is coached by her father in kart racing and drumming. Home movies and GoPro footage document the complicated relationship between the two family members.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Juicy
Andrea Ambrose is a young woman living in South Central, she meets a young prostitute and forms a connection.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Two transgender lovers and their friend visit Redondo Beach on a December night.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as The Body
Is this form male or female? do these rags shape a girl or boy? The body and its expression are tortured for answers.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as self
A dusk time walk from Elaine's house to the railroad tracks nearby.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Self
A documentation of the day Elaine Fuentes is having on the one year anniversary of their failed suicide attempt.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as self (voice)
Elaine Fuentes recounts their short yet impactful friendship with Henry Jaglom.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A fractured recollection of a traumatic childhood memory.