Celebrating Trans Made Film and Media

Event Description

Celebrate the incredible world of film and media made by transgender filmmakers!

This event will open with a short introduction to the Transgender Media Portal, a living archive of trans made media, from one of its creators, Rina Khan. This will be followed by a screening of short films by trans filmmakers. Finally, we will have a panel and Q&A session with filmmakers behind two of the films in the program.

Program:
The Great Tit is a Bird (directed by DuKode Studio)
The Switch (directed by Trembling Void Studio)
Reviving the Roost (directed by Vivek Shraya)

Panel with:
Ar Ducao, Bryné Hadnot, Alex Wright III, Amelia Pollack from Dukode Studio
Amy Fox from Trembling Void Studio
Laura Horak, Rina Khan from Transgender Media Portal
Moderated by Dan Vena
Location: Kingston Frontenac Public Library, Central Branch, Meeting Room #1, Kingston, ON
Date and Time: 19 November, 5 - 7:30 PM

Accessibility info:
- this event is free
- films will be shown with captions when available
- the venue is wheelchair accessible
- microphones will be used for introductions and post event discussions

Thank you to Transgender Media Lab, Vulnerable Media Lab, Levana Gender Advocacy Centre and Principal’s Development Fund for Visiting Scholars for supporting this event.