Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage

A young woman (Avalon Fast) seeks out everything in her power to stop her partner (Henri Gillespi) from transitioning. One of the most ambitious works in contemporary queer cinema, Castration Movie is the sprawling, postmodern film saga from filmmaker Louise Weard, exploring gender, identity, desire and transformation with startling originality. Expanding across multiple feature-length chapters, the project has become a landmark of underground trans cinema, celebrated for its uncompromising vision, emotional depth and radically inventive approach to storytelling. SCENE presents Chapter III.ii: Junior Ghosts-Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage, a feature-length, standalone chapter, arriving ahead of the upcoming Castration Movie Anthology iii: Year of the Hyena, which will premiere in 2027. Both a compelling standalone work and a glimpse into Weard's ever-expanding cinematic universe, this dreamlike, funny and deeply affecting chapter offers audiences the chance to experience one of the most exciting and boundary-pushing projects in queer cinema today. This screening is part of TITE's Trans Takeover of The Pink Screening Room and will be introduced by members of the TITE Programming Team.

ABOUT TITE: TRANS IMAGE/TRANS EXPERIENCE TRANS IMAGE/TRANS EXPERIENCE (TITE) is Ireland’s festival of trans and non-binary cinema, taking place each April in Dublin. Through screenings of bold, sexy, eclectic and exciting short and feature films, TITE champions the craft of trans and non-binary filmmakers and fosters lasting connections between artists and audiences. Bouncing off the energy of Puppygirl and the sensuality of October Crow, Team TITE presents a programme of our favourite sweet and sexy trans shorts from TITE 2026. Surreal animations, tender love stories and raunchy sex comedies come together in this summery celebration of fun, flirtation and creativity from new trans talents.

about the pink screening room This screening is part of SCENE's The Pink Screening Room at CULTPLEX and will be introduced by a members of the SCENE Programming Team. The Pink Screening Room is SCENE's home of new independent queer filmmaking voices. Showcasing underground cinema, first time filmmakers and the best in Northern short films, expect dazzling debuts and daring detours into the weird and wonderful.

TIMINGS 7.30pm: Doors 8.00pm: Event starts Event duration: 2 hours 10 minutes 10.10pm: Event ends

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MORE information Director: Louise Weard Producer: Hazel Norwood Talent: Avalon Fast, Henri Gillespi, Louise Weard, Jane Schoenbrun Country of Origin: Canada Language: English European Distributor: Matchbox Cine Subtitles: Descriptive subtitles Release Year: 2026 Content Guidance: Contains scenes of graphic violence or injury and sex, themes of suicide and homophobic and transphobic attitudes and language. Age Rating: 15 Accessibility: For access and facilities information, please visit CULTPLEX Run time: 126 minutes

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