Character Relationship Map: Mutt

Characters

• Feña (played by Lio Mehiel) — protagonist

  Feña is the film’s central character, a transgender performer navigating an emotionally demanding day of family obligations, old relationships, and practical crises. They try to help Aidan, reconnect...

• John (played by Cole Doman) — supporting

  John is Feña’s former intimate connection, whose return to the city reopens an unresolved emotional history. Their reunion is cautious, first occurring at a gathering and later in a quiet private conv...

• Zoe (played by MiMi Ryder) — supporting

  Zoe is Feña’s younger sister, who has been kept away from them and taught to believe that Feña abandoned the family. After unexpectedly getting her first period, she allows Feña to support her, later...

• Fiona (played by Jari Jones) — supporting

  Fiona is involved in Feña’s practical arrangements, which remain awkward between them. Feña eventually leaves after borrowing a car, indicating that Fiona provides access to transportation during a di...

• Aidan (played by Jasai Chase-Owens) — supporting

  Aidan is someone Feña is trying to help while already struggling with family responsibilities and several urgent demands. The plot gives no further detail about Aidan’s circumstances or the exact natu...

• Man in Subway (played by Roger Mancusi) — minor
• Ken (played by Gareth Smit) — minor

  Ken hosts Feña at his house, where they discuss Feña’s transition, top surgery, and the effects of testosterone. The visit becomes chaotic when a fish dies, prompting Feña and Zoe to leave suddenly. K...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Feña → John (Former Romantic Connection) — Feña and John share an unresolved romantic past.

  Feña encounters John after his return to the city, and their cautious reunion is emotionally charged. Their unresolved history remains beneath their f...

• Feña → Zoe (Family Half-Sibling) — Feña and Zoe cautiously rebuild their sibling relationship.

  Zoe is introduced as Feña's younger sister. Feña explains that their disappearance was connected to a painful situation involving Zoe's mother, not a...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Feña → Man in Subway (Unknown Stranger Encounter) — The subway sequence places Feña in a difficult public encounter.

  Feña is injured while trying to get through the subway turnstiles, and the character list identifies a Man in Subway in the film's available cast cont...

• Feña → Fiona (Social Strained Acquaintance) — Their interaction is practical but uncomfortable.

  Feña's arrangements with Fiona remain awkward, and Feña leaves after borrowing a car.

• Feña → Ken (Social Trusted Acquaintance) — Ken provides a setting for Feña's personal discussion about transition.

  At Ken's house, Feña discusses transition, top surgery, and the effects of testosterone.

• Feña → Aidan (Alliance Supporter) — Feña attempts to assist Aidan during an overloaded day.

  The plot states that Feña is trying to help Aidan while also managing family obligations.

Story Analysis

Over one overloaded day, Feña confronts estranged relationships and learns that reconnection requires presence without certainty.

Plot Progression

1. A Day of Unfinished Returns — Feña receives an anxious call about their father's arrival and encounters John after his return to the city. Both encounters reopen relationships that Feña has tried to keep at a distance.
2. A Sister Reappears — Feña's responsibilities expand when Zoe, a younger sister kept away from them, enters their life. Feña confronts the damaging story Zoe has been told about their disappearance.
3. Care Amid Chaos — Zoe's first period creates an unexpected opportunity for practical care and emotional reconnection. A visit to Ken's house and a dead fish add embarrassment and disorder to the day.
4. The Cost of Carrying Everything — Feña is injured in the subway and arrives late to meet their father while concealing the extent of the day's problems. The pressure of constant responsibility reaches its most exposed point.
5. Promises Without Certainty — Zoe reveals the aggression she faces at home and asks to live with Feña. Feña cannot guarantee an escape but offers accountability, love, and a promise not to disappear again before quietly reconnecti...