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Non-Binary Actor Leads Queer Drama 'Outerlands' to Streaming
31 Oct
Summary
- 'Outerlands' premiered at SXSW in March 2025
- Asia Kate Dillon plays lead character Cass, a non-binary trans person
- Film explores healing from childhood trauma through queer lens
In March 2025, the drama film 'Outerlands' premiered at the SXSW festival. The movie, which is now available on Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home, stars non-binary actor Asia Kate Dillon in the lead role of Cass, a 30-something individual who hustles various jobs to make rent on their tiny San Francisco apartment.
When Cass agrees to babysit their work crush Kalli's 11-year-old daughter Ari, memories of Cass' own troubled childhood begin to resurface, sending them on a healing journey with Ari. The film explores how Cass navigates their identity and trauma, with Dillon praising director Oxman for giving them the opportunity to play a "lead character who is in almost every frame of the film, who is a non-binary trans character, but that's not what the movie is about."
Dillon expressed pride that 'Outerlands' now sits in the "historical canon of queer films", stating that if a film like this had been available when they were younger, "it would have changed my life." The film also stars Lea DeLaria and Daniel K. Isaac.
