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

In this bold new chapter of Louise Weard’s trans epic, a heterosexual couple are upended by an abrupt transition.

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Credits

  • Director-screenwriter

    Louise Weard

  • With

    Avalon Fast, Henri Gillespi, Louise Weard

  • Canada 2026. 126min

  • Courtesy of

    Matchbox Cine

  • Language

    English

Access screenings

Sunday 22 March 20:25
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BSL intro / Q&A
Audio Description

Monday 23 March 17:30
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Audio Description

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Introduction

Weard revels in the tortuous rhetoric and reality of contemporary trans life, directing her Sony Handicam Hi8 towards the unseemly and repulsive behaviour of cis and trans people alike. In Chapter iii, a young cis woman does everything in her power to stop her partner from transitioning. It’s a bold satire of female paranoia, biological essentialism and Mumsnet

Jaye Hudson

Content advice

Contains scenes of graphic violence or injury and sex.

Contains themes of suicide.

Contains homophobic and transphobic attitudes and language.

How to book

BFI Flare tickets start from £10, with concessions available for many screenings and discounts for BFI Members. Booking information and ticket prices.

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