Powerful Coming-of-Age Documentary 'What Will I Become?' Premieres at Berlin Film Festival

Film traces transmasculine grief, vulnerability, and survival against backdrop of political division in the U.S.

Published on Mar. 2, 2026

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The documentary 'What Will I Become?', directed by Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos, premiered at the Berlin Film Festival's Generation 14plus competition. The film examines the tragic loss of two transmasculine young people who died by suicide - Blake Brockington, 18, and Kyler Prescott, 14. Bean and Rozos, who are transmasculine themselves and survived suicide attempts, serve as on-camera guides through the film, which affirms the strength of shared humanity.

Why it matters

More than half of trans male adolescents attempt suicide, according to a study in the medical journal Pediatrics. This heartbreaking statistic underscores the importance of this documentary in shedding light on the challenges faced by transmasculine youth and the need for greater societal support and understanding.

The details

The film is described as 'a haunting coming-of-age documentary tracing transmasculine grief, vulnerability, and survival.' It is a co-production of ITVS and Deep Dive Films, in association with StoryLens Pictures. The filmmakers initially did not intend to appear on camera, but realized their presence would add an inherent sense of hope, as living trans people who have survived.

  • The documentary 'What Will I Become?' premiered at the Berlin Film Festival on February 20, 2026.
  • The film will screen again at the Filmtheater am Friedrichshain venue of the Berlinale on February 22, 2026.

The players

Lexie Bean

Co-director of the documentary 'What Will I Become?', who is transmasculine and survived a suicide attempt earlier in life.

Logan Rozos

Co-director of the documentary 'What Will I Become?', who is transmasculine and survived a suicide attempt earlier in life.

Blake Brockington

A transmasculine young person who died by suicide at the age of 18 in Charleston, South Carolina.

Kyler Prescott

A transmasculine young person who died by suicide at the age of 14 in Vista, California.

Harper Steele

An Emmy-winning executive producer of the documentary 'What Will I Become?', who appeared on screen with her friend Will Ferrell in the Oscar-shortlisted documentary 'Will & Harper'.

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What they’re saying

“This film is a gift to the versions of ourselves who came out and didn't see a way forward. This is a film for those who didn't know how or where to give voice to their experiences, and who have been failed by systems that at once degrade their sense of safety and mental health and pathologize them.”

— Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos, Co-directors of 'What Will I Become?'

“After a lot of conversations we realized we should be in it because if we're talking about trans suicide, we need to see living trans people too. In the process of making the film, we had quite a bit of pressure to make the ending hopeful in a particular way or to give people answers for what to do next. And I think ultimately by us being in it, I think that is inherently hopeful that people do survive.”

— Lexie Bean, Co-director of 'What Will I Become?'

“Our producer David Sherwin did the actual architecture [of the fort]. So shout out to him. It was sort of this childlike space or a protective space where we could have a private conversation of an intimate conversation that feels a little bit more protected from the outside world than scenes that take place outside.”

— Logan Rozos, Co-director of 'What Will I Become?'

What’s next

The documentary 'What Will I Become?' will screen again at the Filmtheater am Friedrichshain venue of the Berlinale on February 22, 2026.

The takeaway

This powerful documentary shines a light on the tragic reality of high suicide rates among transmasculine youth, while also offering a glimmer of hope through the resilience and survival of the filmmakers themselves. It underscores the critical need for greater societal support, understanding, and affirming spaces for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.