A Journey through Trans Filmmaking with the Transgender Media Portal

• In-person event
• 100, St. Patrick’s Building (Carleton University Art Gallery), Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6

Trans Liberation On-screen with the Transgender Media Portal

Come together for an evening of short films illustrating the strength of community as seen through the eyes of trans, Two-Spirit, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming filmmakers around the world. Discover talented filmmakers from diverse backgrounds, featuring Oliver Darrius Merrick King (ODMK), Vivek Shraya, May Ziadé, Shiva Raichandani, Hadi Moussally, Elias Wakeem, and micha cárdenas.

 Featured Films (tentative):

Four Spirits

Walk as One

Reviving the Roost

Neo Nahda

Peach Paradise: Redefining Asian Drag

Sultana’s Reign

Homecoming Queenz

Find Each Other

In addition, enjoy a short demo of our lab’s Transgender Media Portal, an innovative tool for finding and supporting trans-made films.

All films have closed captions. The room is accessible to mobility devices via an elevator. There are all-gender washrooms on the same floor. There are modified desks without chairs in the back of the room for people with mobility devices.

With the support of the Student Experience Office, School for Studies in Art and Culture, Film Studies, Feminist Institute for Social Transformation, Joint Chair in Women’s Studies, and the Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art, and Culture.