The Ship of Theseus is a classic philosophical thought experiment about identity. There are many variations, but they usually pose the same question: If you replace an object’s parts one by one until nothing original is left, is it still the same object? The concept came to mind recently as I watched Savitree, an experimental new documentary from non-binary model and photographer Richie Shazam that premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival this week.
“I’m all of my past selves and all of my future ideations,” Shazam says in the film. “I am who I always have been, and I can be whoever I want to be.”
