Independent Studio Wrong Turn Productions Backs Documentary “We Can’t Stay Here,” In Post-Production

A newly established independent studio, Wrong Turn Productions, is backing an upcoming documentary titled “We Can’t Stay Here,” a film centered on people described as “gender refugees” who say they are driven by anti-trans pressure to protect transgender children. The project is currently in post-production, with director Gene Gallerano leading the feature, Deadline reported June 26.

Deadline said the documentary follows “families under siege raising transgender children” and examines what it calls the “extraordinary lengths” families will go through to protect them. The reporting frames the film around the choices some families say they face, including “fight, flee or go underground.”

Wrong Turn Productions was described in the report as an independent studio backing the documentary. The article did not identify a release date, distributor, or platform for the finished film, and it did not specify whether the project is slated for festivals or broadcast, focusing instead on the film’s current production stage and creative leadership.

Gallerano, who is directing the documentary, was identified by Deadline as an Emmy and Peabody winner. Deadline did not specify which programs earned the awards, but it tied his background to the documentary’s approach to storytelling about vulnerable families and decision-making under intense community and institutional pressure.

The film’s subject matter centers on gender refuge as a lived experience, with Deadline describing the families and children at the center of the documentary. The report characterizes the documentary as exploring how anti-trans dynamics can escalate to situations where families feel they must relocate, escalate advocacy, or conceal their children’s identities to keep them safe.

While the report does not include legal claims, it presents the documentary’s premise as rooted in accounts of families who feel targeted, underscoring the potential public-policy and social climate context in which transgender youth and their caretakers operate. The article does not provide specific jurisdictions, incidents, or organizations, instead emphasizing the breadth of the experiences it says the documentary will cover.

As the documentary moves through post-production, the next key steps will likely include completion of editing and sound, delivery to any intended distributors, and final decisions on marketing and release timing. Deadline did not name those distribution or screening plans in the June report, leaving the audience path for the film to be announced later.