Wrong Bathroom
2024 · 9m · USA
Directed by Ragini Bhasin
Genres: drama
A transgender teenager named Gabe attempts to use the boys' bathroom for the first time at his high school, but his quest for self-identity is disrupted when male peers pressure him into a misogynistic conversation about his best friend, forcing him to choose between conforming to toxic masculinity or standing firm.
Picked by Margot
The scouts
Trans teen entering the boys' room shot from his POV with peers obscured — the formal choice is the whole film, and a 9-minute runtime is the right call. Earnest in a way that won't surprise anyone.
Bhasin's POV-restricted camera grammar to externalize a trans teen's disorientation is the formal commitment that lifts this above its issue-film framework. A genuinely considered approach.
9:21 shot largely from the protagonist's POV with other characters obscured — that disorientation-camera technique is the right formal move for a teen trans story about fitting into hostile space, and it commits to subjective experience over wider sociological framing. 36.6K views and 142 likes signals it lands.
Reviews
Bhasin shoots the film largely from the protagonist's perspective, often obscuring other characters in the frame to mirror his disorientation and isolation, with equally thoughtful editing that allows the story to unfold with a measured, authentic pace.
What begins as an anxious attempt to navigate a new space quickly evolves into a powerful exploration of identity, perception, and the unspoken dynamics that play out behind closed doors.
Festivals
- Palm Springs International ShortFest 2024
- Mardi Gras Film Festival 2025
- BFI Flare 2025
- Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival 2024