11 - 12 Film screening

Join us for an eclectic bunch of short films, selected by Jin Haritaworn and Serge Nicholson

stills from "Trannymals"

"Checkpoint" 12mins, Directed by Alex Mah

"Checkpoint" explores the impact of ID on the lives of transmen of colour.

"On My Skin/En Mi Piel" 8 mins, a documentary by Amy André

Summary: What's at the intersection of race, color, gender, and family relationships? On the cusp of gender transition from female to male, Logan Gutierrez-Mock, a light-skinned person of mixed race, realizes he will soon be passing not only as a man, but also as a white man. He journeys to Mexico, the country of his grandfather's birth, a place where his own mother has never been, to search for connection with his family and his Chicano heritage.

Through a candid interview at home and a visit to a street fair in San Francisco's famous gay district, the Castro neighborhood, Logan shares insights -- about acknowledging his white-skin privilege, challenging assimilation, and affirming identity -- that he gained from his travels.

Amy André is a sexuality educator and writer. Visit Amy's website "On My Skin/En Mi Piel" is Amy's 2006 directorial debut.

"Borderless Me" 14 mins, made by Setareh Mo

Summary: "Froogh, a sharp tongued Iranian refugee transwoman, shares her experiences within the borders of oppressive nations thru her journey from Iran to Turkey to Canada. With fierce wit and emotion she challenges our societies' pillars of capitalism, gender, religion, immigration processes, inadequate health care, and violence/war."

"Trannymal" 2mins, by Dylan Vade

Have you ever wanted to see transgender genitals, but been afraid to ask? Meet Trannymal, a transgender genital with attitude. Yes, you get to look at him – but he looks back! Trannymal is a friendly, whimsical creature made up of two googley eyes and one transgender genital. Trannymal sets out to make the world safer and happier for transgender people.

"Trannymals Go To Court" 12mins.37 seconds, directed by Dylan Vade Esq. and Abe Bernard

“Trannymals Go To Court” is a fairy tale with a cast of eight fierce and fiery talking genitals who expose harmful legal practices, speak up for gender self-identification, and spread unapologetic tranny pride.

Dylan Vade is a transgender attorney, educator, and artist who co-founded the Transgender Law Center in San Francisco. Abe Bernard is a transgender activist, filmmaker, and photographer. Visit: Trannymals website

FREE

12:15 - 12:45 Gallery Talk

Join Sara Davidman and Simon Croft in the gallery for a tour/talk about the exhibition

FREE

1 - 3 PICNIC

Meet on Weaver's Fields (right next to Oxford House) - bring friends, family and food to share!

FREE

3 - 4 Live Art Performance - Laura and Paola

More details to follow!

FREE

5 - 7 'They made me self-conscious. so I wrote it all down - transfolk in their own words.'

A writing workshop with Roz Kaveney.

People should bring five hundred to a thousand words which can be anything from a memoir of an incident in childhood to a bunch of recent diary entries. The important thing is to be honest about yourself and to yourself.

FREE

7.30 - 10.30 Border Fuckers Cabaret – welcome you to the trans-Europe express!

Activists turned performers from Queer Beograd Collective- Serbia in a show directed by Jet Moon (with special guests from Sweden, Berlin and London). Crossing the borders between nations, cultures, genders and sexualities.

Serbia's first lady of drag brings us the wisdom to heal our lives as Louisa Hay, peace activist soldiers do burlesque, citizenship papers make for the perfect queer wedding, anti-fascist fags fly the rainbow flag, Josephine and Andjela DANCE, live nude girls demonstrate their frisking techniques, undercover agents tell all and of course all manner of things get smuggled across the borders.

Marija Savic , D.Sarzinski, Kris R, Andjela Tomic, Milan Djuric, Majda Puaca (Beograd- Serbia) tommy crash ( Berlin), Josephine Wilson (Sweden),

£10 or £5 concessions