MONDAY, MARCH 23 – 7 PM
Ireland’s first festival of trans and non-binary cinema is coming stateside! Through an annual film festival in Dublin, Trans Image/Trans Experience (TITE) uplifts a trans cinema that moves beyond representation to showcase a breadth of craft in filmmaking and supports the trans and non-binary filmmakers pushing that innovation forward. This March, a selection of contemporary Irish shorts from last year’s fest will screen at Spectacle for one night only, followed by a virtual Q&A with some of the featured filmmakers, Hiram Harrington (Dir. GLORY, HOLE), Liadán Roche (Dir. TERRATOMA), and Venus Patel (Dir. DAISY: PROPHET OF THE APOCALYPSE) as well as Festival Programmer Olivia Ó’Ríada. Prepare yourself for films from the other side of the glory hole, shouted through a fanatical street preacher’s megaphone, uttered in clumsy dirty talk, and more.
NIGHT GLANCES
Dir. Sam Ahern, 2024
Ireland, 19 min.
In English
Romantic realisations between two best friends turn awkward when classmates and crushes call over to an end-of-school party – but the chaos of misunderstanding leads to a hazy truth.
COLOUR ME PINK
Dir. Anika O’Hagan-Ploug, 2024
Ireland, 3 min.
In English
A stop-motion music video for the indie-pop song ‘Colour Me Pink’ by K E L, depicting a heartwarming story of young queer love.
DIRTY TALK
Dir. Eva Wyse, 2024
Ireland, 16 min.
In English
On the quest for intimacy in the middle of a global pandemic, Tar and Anna meet for the first time in the hopes of having a socially distanced hook up – no touching, just (attempted) dirty talk.
DAISY: PROPHET OF THE APOCALYPSE
Dir. Venus Patel, 2023
Ireland, 20 min.
In English
A radical trans street preacher and her followers prophesy the end of the world with salvation only for those who condemn heterosexuality. Men must be women! Women must be men! All intercourse must be interracial! PRAISE HER!
GLORY, HOLE
Dir. Hiram Harrington, 2024
Ireland, 17 min.
In English
Two gay men, one cis and one trans, clash at a nightclub glory hole when one tries to castrate the man he believes raped him.
Content warning: explicit scenes of full-frontal nudity, bloody violence, offensive language, and discussions of assault.
TERRATOMA
Dir. Liadán Roche, 2024
Ireland, 10 min.
In English
Trying to recreate a traumatic relationship, Alice begins an invasive and deeply personal film project, dragging her loved ones into the film and destroying their relationships for her art.