Kaido "Kid" Strange
Storyteller
Projects
A Florida Man
Writer
A comedy feature film script. The story revolves around a 30-year old asexual transman living in Tampa, FL who uses Tinder to find suitable partners for his various crimes.
Quarter-finalist at the Toronto Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition 2021.
First Prize at Film Crash (Los Angeles), Paris Independent Film Festival, Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift (October 2021). Quarter-Finalist at The International Comedy Film Festival (Los Angeles) and Quarter-Finalist at the San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition 2022!
Circumcised: Deep comedic pandemic poetry
Writer and Performer
Retrospective and comedic look back at 2020 and 2021, including coming out and transitioning in a world suffering from a pandemic.
The last shows in Tallinn, Estonia.
Ürglind by Triin Paja
Illustrator
Triin Paja is a well-known Estonian poet. This is her second poetry book. The poetry is in Estonian.
Illustration by Kid Strange.
You can purchase a copy here.
Chasing 'Clout' Cuckoo Land
Writer and Performer
A motivational comedic pep talk for creative people. Part of Tallinn Fringe Festival 2021.
Hosted at Heldeke, Tallinn.
Closer
Writer & Producer
A short animation about the 2020 pandemic. The story is a reflection about what's important to us. The animator is Dawn Tuffrey (NZ), voice over by Laura Irish (NZ), and composer Petra Salsjö (AUS).
It has been views in several festivals including Imagine This Women's Film Festival (2020), LA Indie Short Fest (Winners in our category, July 2020), Seattle Film Festival, In The Bin Film Festival, and jellyFEST season 6.
Lockdown/Stuck 2020
Writer
A short film about the 2020 pandemic/lockdown. The story is about an immigrant's anxiety of being stateless. Directed by Ana Falcon, voice over by Alex Lodge, and composer is Tim Grogan. This short has been in a few festivals including the San Diego Latino Film Festival (2021).
Info
“Kaido Strange brings a unique inter-sectional perspective to his writing and comedy, having lived a life that is transnational, transgender, and trans generational.
This allows him to root his work in the borderlands of storytelling, where the real meets the fantastic, and the narrators are as unreliable as the idea of any one truth.
Kaido’s storytelling overflows into multiple media, from fine arts to stand-up comedy to oral history. He reflects the personal and the imaginary, showcasing a vulnerability that belies its own strength.
With a life lived fully from moment to moment, Kaido’s work struggles and plays with the transitory nature of time, reality, and identity.”
LB / Storytelling Consultant
KAIDO "KID" STRANGE has studied fine arts, creative writing, and is a trained library technician. Kaido previously lived in Europe, and now resides in Toronto, Canada with his 2 cats and 2 dogs.
For bookings and questions: kaidostrange@gmail.com