Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
Transgender Media Portal Presents An Evening of Trans Cinema: Major!
February 26, 2019 at 6:30 PM
| Location: | SAW Video – Knot Project Space (Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave) |
| Cost: | Free |
| Audience: | Anyone |
| Contact Email: | transgendermediaportal@gmail.com |
Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 6:30PM
SAW Video – Knot Project Space (Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave)
Free – All Ages
Transgender Media Portal Presents An Evening of Trans Cinema: Major! (directed by Annalise Ophelian, 2015)
Doors 6:00pm – Screening 6:30pm
The event will begin with a brief introduction by project leader Dr. Laura Horak and research assistant Jay Cooper, followed by the screening, and then conclude with a discussion led by Carleton PhD student Leon Laidlaw, who researches trans incarceration in Canada.
Major! explores the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a formerly incarcerated Black transgender elder and activist who has been fighting for the rights of trans women of colour for over 40 years.
Miss Major is a veteran of the Stonewall Rebellion and a survivor of Attica State Prison, a former sex worker, an elder, and a community leader and human rights activist. She is simply “Mama” to many in her community. Her personal story and activism for transgender civil rights intersects LGBT struggles for justice and equality from the 1960s to today. At the center of her activism is her fierce advocacy for her girls, trans women of colour who have survived police brutality and incarceration in men’s jails and prisons. https://www.missmajorfilm.com
The Transgender Media Portal Project is a SSHRC-funded project operating through Carleton University that endeavours to create a collaborative online database of trans, Two Spirit, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-nonconforming filmmakers and their works. This screening serves as an opportunity to enjoy a sample of those works and to interact with others who share an interest in trans cinema.
SAW Video Media Arts Centre is dedicated to accommodating your needs to the best of our abilities. We acknowledge that there are preexisting barriers to accessing our centre. For more info see: https://www.sawvideo.com/about/access. Should you require ASL interpretation services or any other accommodation for this event, please email transgendermediaportal@gmail.com.
