Insurmountable medical bureaucracy pushes Roland, a transmasculine college student, to the absolute brink. Desperate for top surgery but blocked by systemic gatekeeping, his reality fractures when he discovers a classmate running a clandestine, illegal dissection operation. What started as a struggle against healthcare politics instantly devolves into a grim, body-horror bargain for survival.
Director: Hayden Celentano · Writer: Hayden Celentano
Insurmountable medical bureaucracy pushes Roland, a transmasculine college student, to the absolute brink. Desperate for top surgery but blocked by systemic gatekeeping, his reality fractures when he discovers a classmate running a clandestine, illegal dissection operation. What started as a struggle against healthcare politics instantly devolves into a grim, body-horror bargain for survival.
The Act of Cutting Away is a 2026 movie from the United States directed by Hayden Celentano, starring James Ragen, Tom Koch and Laura Stisser. It was released on October 16, 2026. The running time is 11 min, in English.
The Act of Cutting Away was released on October 16, 2026.
The Act of Cutting Away was directed by Hayden Celentano.
The main cast includes James Ragen, Tom Koch and Laura Stisser.
The Act of Cutting Away runs 11 min.
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Hayden Celentano
James Ragen
Tom Koch