She's the He is a 2025 American coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Siobhan McCarthy and produced by Halley Albert and Vic Brandt. It had its world premiere at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival as part of Narrative Spotlight.
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Premise
Before graduation, Ethan and Alex pose as trans women in a last ditch effort to quell gay rumors. It's all a joke until Ethan realizes: she really is trans. The two must reckon with their changing friendship, coming out, and coming-of-age.
Cast
Misha Osherovich as Ethan
Nico Carney as Alex
Suzanne Cryer as Mary
Mark Indelicato as Davis
Malia Pyles as Sasha
Emmett Preciado as Jacob
Tatiana Ringsby as Forest
Aparna Nancherla
Kyle Butenhoff as Brent
Derrick Joseph DeBlasis as Coach Doug
Emma Orr as Victoria
Release
She's the He premiered as a world premiere at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival, which ran March 7–15, 2025, in Austin, Texas. It later screened at the 2025 BFI London Film Festival in the Laugh strand. In January 2026, Obscured Releasing acquired the film. It was released to theaters on June 5, 2026.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 37 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.7/10. She's the He premiered at SXSW 2025, where it received a standing ovation. The movie also received a jury special mention at NewFest.
Osherovich received a nomination for Best Breakthrough Performance at the 41st Independent Spirit Awards.
In her review for The Hollywood Reporter, critic Lovia Gyarkye called the film “reliably delightful” and added, “At a time when the lives of trans people face greater threats because of Trump administration policies and cultural fearmongering, She’s the He gains greater resonance via the way it tackles this reality.”