Ashley Hans Scheirl

Hans Scheirl, also known as A. Hans Scheirl, Angela Scheirl, Hans Angela Scheirl or Ashley Hans Sheirl, (born 1956) is a transgender artist and filmmaker from Salzburg, Austria.

Scheirl first began his transition at the age of 40 with testosterone shots. He currently identifies as "boy, drag-king, transvestite, transgender...[and] insect." He has also performed in some experimental groups including the music group "8 oder 9" in Vienna in 1978.

Career

Film In 1979 Scheirl directed 52 super-8 films and two short films in 1986. He also directed two short 16mm films in 1988. In 1991 he co-directed, co-edited, and performed in Flaming Ears (1991), and directed Dandy Dust (1998). He has also stated that his intention with film is to create a new medium of communication through film. Scheirl had taken part in numerous films including Venus Boyz (2002) by Gabriel Baur, Pansexual Public Porn (1998) by Del laGrace Volcano, and the Making of Dandy Dust (2001) by Tina Keane. The film focuses on three women, Spy, Volley, and Nun in the city of Asche in the year 2700 and draws on themes of romantics and lesbianism.

Dandy Dust (1998) Dandy Dust is a 94-minute experimental sci-fi feature film directed, written, and produced by Scheirl.

Awards In 2012, Scheirl received the "Kunstpreis der Stadt Wien" and the "Jane Bowles Serious Elegance CHEAPy Underground Über Alles for Sci-fi DIY Aesthetic Innovation and Gender Creative Visionary Art" awards.