Running monthly since November 2022, the Small Trans Library Dublin presents monthly screenings of films by, about and for trans people, curated by James Hudson. There are free tickets for trans people available for every event, including limited comps for those taking place in cinemas.
If there’s a film you think we should screen, or you are a trans filmmaker with work to share, please get in touch!
FILM CLUB #25: CARNAGE FOR CHRISTMAS
December 12th 2024 in Light House Cinema
The Irish premiere of trans film wunderkind Alice Maio Mackay’s Christmas crime caper.
FILM CLUB #25: BEST TRANS FILM CLUB
November 19th 2024 in Light House Cinema
A ‘best of’ the first two years of STFC raising funds for Trans Image/Trans Experience Film Festival.
HOMEBIRD (12m, dir. Caleb J. Roberts)
CHRISTINE IN THE CUTTING ROOM (2013, 4m, dir. Susan Stryker)
AMBITION (2020, 6m, dir. Louise Weard)
MES CHÉRIS (2021, 12m, dir. Ethan Folk, Ty Wardell & Jamal Phoenix)
MONEY SHOT BLUES AND HOW TO FAKE EJACULATION (2012, 11m, dir. Tobi Hill-Meyer)
BONDE (2019, 18m, dir. Asaph Luccas)
OCÉANOS VÍRICOS (2020, 15m, dir. Kevin Magne Tapia)
FILM CLUB #24: WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR & I SAW THE TV GLOW
October 17th 2024 in Light House Cinema
A double-bill of trans auteur Jane Schoenbrun’s debut and sophomore features.
FILM CLUB #23: FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES
September 29th 2024 at DIFF: Be Kind Rewind, Light House Cinema
A screening of Toshio Matsumoto’s iconic 1969 art film of the queer avant-garde.
FILM CLUB #22: UNREAL, BREAK THE GAME & DESIRE LINES
August 3rd 2024 at GAZE Film Festival, Light House Cinema and IFI
A double bill of form-defying documentaries plus a shorts block of fantasy and horror.
PASSIFLORA (2023, 14m, dir. Gabriel Souza Nunes)
IM IN LOVE WITH EDGAR ALLAN POE (2023, 13m, dir. Andrea A. Walter)
THEIR UNIVERSE (2023, 17m, dir. Jeong-gil HAN)
SOLE (2024, 15m, dir. Ana Berdeja)
THERE’S A LIGHT (2023, 5m, dir Eli Borrelli)
BLEACH (2023, 19m, dir. Daniel Daniel)
THE JOURNEY HOME (2024, 3m, dir. Noah Lei Underwood
TRANSITION TO DEATH (2024, 20m, dir. Nate Newman)
BREAK THE GAME (2023, 80m, dir. Jane M. Wagner)
DESIRE LINES (2024, 83m, dir. Jules Rosskam)
FILM CLUB #21: CROSSING
July 18th 2024 in the IFI
A screening of Levan Akin’s multi-layered tale of abandonment and forgiveness.
FILM CLUB #20: DO IT YOURSELF: TRANS SEX ON SCREEN
June 12th 2024 in the IFI
A collection of trans sexual self expression as visualised by trans filmmakers, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Maz Murray and artist Peter McAteer.
MONEY SHOT BLUES AND HOW TO FAKE EJACULATION (2012, 11m, dir. Tobi Hill-Meyer)
THIGH RISE (2024, 15m, dir. Maz Murray)
PANSEXUAL PUBLIC PORN AKA THE ADVENTURES OF HANS & DEL (1996, 11m, dir. Del LaGrace Volcano)
SISSY FATIGUE (2019, 6m, created by Wet Mess, Oscar Oldershaw, Jackie Pratt, Joseph Campbell & Gonnerheous Reese)
GENDER TROUBLEMAKERS (1993, 27m, dir. Mirha-Soleil Ross & Xanthra Mackay, Canada, 1993, 27m)
FILM CLUB #19: DANCE SCENE
May 17th 2024 in Daylight
Four short films centring dance scenes followed by a DJ set and dance party.
VOLANA’S ECLIPSE (2022, 7m, dir. SJ Rahatoka)
MOTHER (2021, 20m, dir. Jas Pitt & Kate Stonehill)
BUBU (2021, 4m, dir. Giada Bossi)
DUSTIN (2020, 20m, dir. Naïla Guiguet)
FILM CLUB #18: UNCOVERED: THE DIARY PROJECT
April 2nd 2024 in Light House Cinema
A screening of the Sean Dorsey Dance Company’s 2009 performance “Uncovered: The Diary Project” followed by a Q&A with Sean Dorsey.
FILM CLUB #17: I ♡ LOU: CELEBRATING LOU SULLIVAN
March 29th 2024 with venue details sent to attendees
A mixed media event combining archival interviews with Lou Sullivan, readings from Lou’s journals, and readings from contemporary Irish transmasculine and non-binary writers.
FILM CLUB #16: SUMMER DOWN UNDER
January 26th 2024 in Outhouse
To beat the January cold, a dip into Australian summer following two trans protagonists twenty years apart.
BECOMING JULIA (2003, 50m, dir. Ruth Cullen)
ELAGABALUS (2020, 17m, dir. Xanthe Dobbie)
FILM CLUB #15: TOKYO GODFATHERS
December 11th & 17th 2023 in Light House Cinema
A screening of Satoshi Kon’s Christmas classic, featuring one of the most iconic trans women in anime history.
FILM CLUB #14: AUDIENCE CHOICE
November 23rd 2023 in TENI
A mystery screening of a film suggested by film club audiences.
FILM CLUB #13: BODY IS REALITY: TRANS HORROR ON SCREEN
October 24th 2023 in the IFI
A gruesome medley across all shades of trans horror.
NO THOUGHTS/NO WORDS (2022, 1m, dir. Carter Amelia Davis)
BLACK PILL (2019, 11m, dir. Jessi Gaston)
A.I. MAMA (2020, 5m, dir. Asuka Lin)
ROSE TINTED (2022, 12m, dir. Jay Casillas)
SO EXTREMELY ITCHY (2020, 1m, dir. Carter Amelia Davis)
PAPERGIRL (2023, 5m, dir. Jack Warren)
WANNA GO CAMPING? (2021, 10m, dir. Zach Siegel)
TRANSUBSTANTIATION, SHABBAT (2022, 3m, dir. Elio Baseman)
MONSTERDYKË (2021, 4m, dir. Kaye Adelaide)
THE GOOPHUS (2021, 1m, dir. Carter Amelia Davis)
MESMERALDA (2019, 19m, dir. Joshua Matteo)
AMBITION (2020, 6m, dir. Louise Weard)
FILM CLUB #12: THE GAY & WONDROUS LIFE OF CALEB GALLO
September 19th 2023 in TENI
A screening of the 2016 five-part comedy webseries.
FILM CLUB #11: MIGHTY REAL & THE PEOPLE’S JOKER
August 5th 2023 at GAZE Film Festival, Light House Cinema
An explosive double-bill of queer sci-fi, fantasy, horror and clowns.
DAISY: PROPHET OF THE APOCALYPSE (2023, 20m, dir. Venus Patel)
YOU CAN STAY OVER (IF YOU WANT) (2022, 11m, dir. Zach Siegel)
AIKĀNE (2023, 14m, dir. Daniel Sousa, Dean Hamer & Joe Wilson)
DO DIGITAL CURANDERAS USE EGGS IN THEIR LIMPIAS? (2022, 14m, dir. Roberto Fatal)
CELESTIAL BODIES (2022, 5m, dir. Ryan Suits)
AFTERPARTY (2023, 9m, dir. Alex Matraxia)
PAPERGIRL (2023, 5m, dir. Jack Warren)
GLORY, HOLE (2023, 17m, dir. Hiram Harrington)
HORMONAL (2023, 12m, dir. Maz Murray)
THE PEOPLE’S JOKER (2022, 92m, dir. Vera Drew)
FILM CLUB #10: OUT/DATED
July 8th 2023 in Outhouse
A collection of films making and unmaking trans history.
MEET THE GIRL WHO BECAME A MAN (1937, 2m, newsreel)
“G.I.” CHRISTINE RETURNS HOME & WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1948 & 1953, 1m, newsreels)
CHRISTINE IN THE CUTTING ROOM (2013, 4m, dir. Susan Stryker)
ROBERTA WINS HILL CLIMB (1957, 1m, Pathé News)
QUEENS AT HEART (1967, 22m, Southeastern Pictures)
INTERVIEW WITH MR AND MRS ASHLEY (1965, 2m, Reuters)
BEHIND EVERY GOOD MAN (1967, 9m, dir. Nicolai Ursin)
TRANSSEXUAL WOMAN TENNIS PLAYER (1976, 1m, NBC News)
TWO SPIRIT PEOPLE (1991, 23m, dir. Michel Beauchemin, Lori Levy & Gretchen Vogel)
ELMITESKUATL (2019, 3m, dir. Bretten Hannam)
FILM CLUB #09: THE PINK STRIPE: TRANS SEX ON SCREEN
June 27th 2023 in the IFI
A smorgasbord of short films on trans intimacy, sensuality and sexual liberation.
MES CHÉRIS (2021, 12m, dir. Ethan Folk, Ty Wardell & Jamal Phoenix)
BODIES OF DESIRE (2021, 4m, dir. Varsha Panikar & Saad Nawab)
MAN & WIFE (2022, 9m, dir. Rahul Roye)
FLYHOLE (2017, 6m, dir. Malic Amalya)
BODY-BUILDING (1984, 3m, dir. A. Hans Scheirl & Ursula Pürrer)
THE MISADVENTURES OF PUSSY BOY: FIRST LOVE & SICK (2000/01, 5m/6m, dir. Alec Butler & Terri Roberton)
AUDREY’S BEARD (2001, 6m, dir. Alec Butler)
PRE-DRINK (2018, 23m, dir. Marc-Antoine Lemire)
SHE WHOSE BLOOD IS CLOTTING IN MY UNDERWEAR (2016, 4m, dir. Vika Kirchenbaurer)
ARE YOU STILL WATCHING? (2021, 6m, dir. Kitty Chrystal, Tali Polichtuk & Alex Cardy)
FILM CLUB #08: SOUNDSTAGE
May 13th 2023 at James Connolly Festival, The New Theatre
A combination of musical films and live scoring by trans musicians.
OCÉANOS VÍRICOS (2020, 15m, dir. Kevin Magne Tapia)
JUSTICE FOR MAYA (2019, 3m, dir. Jamie Chi)
QUEER PARIVAAR (2022, 27m, dir. Shiva Raichandani)
LESBIAN. (2021, 5m, dir. Rosemary Baker)
MAKE ME A KING (2022, 16m, dir. Sofia Olins)
SINGLES (2009, 3m, dir. Rebecca Sugar)
ZINE: “our voices are not dead yet” by Nathan!
FILM CLUB #07: JONNI PHILLIPS
April 22nd 2023 at Dublin Comic Arts Festival, Richmond Barracks
A selection of animated short films by Jonni Phillips screening at DCAF 2023.
SECRETS AND LIES IN A TOWN OF SINNERS EP. 1-10 (2020, 58m)
THEY’RE GONNA FIGHT (2016, 3m)
THE EARTH IS FLAT (2015, 7m)
UBER (2017, 1m)
WE ARE ALL DYING IN THE WASTELAND (2018, 4m)
A DOG THAT SMOKES WEED (2020, 4m)
JENNY THE ORGAN DWELLER (2022, 1m)
CARTOON NETWORK BY BLACK DRESSES (2020, 3m)
GOODBYE FOREVER PARTY (2017, 20m)
FILM CLUB #06: LOVECHILD
March 18th 2023 in TENI
Five short films on trans parenthood.
SUNUNÚ: THE REVOLUTION OF LOVE (2018, 24m, dir. Olivia Crellin)
TELL-BY DATE (2019, 14m, dir. Sarah Ball)
MAX AND THEIR THEY-BY: RAISING MY BABY GENDER-NEUTRAL (2018, 6m, dir. Fox Fisher)
LIGHT ON A PATH, FOLLOW (2020, 15m, dir. Elliot Montague)
TRANSFORMING FAMILY (2012, 11m, dir. Rémy Huberdeau)
ZINE: “Lovechild” by Sab
FILM CLUB #05: BICYCLE THIEVES: PUMPED UP (BELFAST EDITION)
March 4th 2023 in Paperxclips Books
For a small trans trip to Belfast, a screening of Dublin action-comedy Bicycle Thieves: Pumped Up (dir. Conor O’Toole) with pre-feature Northern Irish short Homebird (dir. Caleb J. Roberts).
ZINE: “we keep us safe” by Cassidy Ferrari
FILM CLUB #04: HER STORY
February 18th 2023 in TENI
A screening of the 2015 six-part romance-drama webseries.
ZINE: “Trans Library Adventures” by Vas
FILM CLUB #03: BESTIES
January 7th 2023 in TENI
Five short films about fun and friendship between trans and gender non-conforming people.
BROS BEFORE (2022, 19m, dir. Henry Hanson)
LET’S GO TO THE TRANS LADIES PICNIC! (2015, 1m, dir. Frances Arpaia)
DOROTHY’S DAY OUT (2022, 8m, dir. Edijs Snejersons)
ITSBY BITSY TEENY WEENY (2017, 1m, dir. Frances Arpaia)
BONDE (2019, 18m, dir. Asaph Luccas)
ZINE: “besties” by Bronagh Dowling
FILM CLUB #02: BICYCLE THIEVES: PUMPED UP
December 10th 2022 in TENI
Our first feature presentation, a screening with video introduction by director Conor O’Toole.
ZINE: “(some of) The Many Life Lessons of Bicycle Thieves: Pumped Up” by Kat Foyle
FILM CLUB #01: IRISH TRANS SHORTS
November 20th 2022 in TENI
Five Irish trans stories for Trans Awareness Week.
PUNCH LINE (10m, dir. Becky Cheatle)
BOXED IN (10m, dir. Caleb Roberts & Peter Young)
CAILÍN ÁLAINN (11m, dir. Megan K. Fox)
WHERE DO ALL THE OLD GAYS GO? (19m, dir. Cathy Dunne)
HOMEBIRD (12m, dir. Caleb J. Roberts)
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