Queer Cinema: Lost & Found
CASTRATION MOVIE, PART I
Directed by Louise Weard
USA, 2024, 4h 35min, DCP
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100 Austin, TX 78752
Pricing
$13.50 evening / $11 matinee (available M-F for shows before 6 PM)
$4 discounts for AFS MAKE & WATCH members. Free for LOVE & Impact Circle members.
Discounts for AISD educators and local high school & college students are available at the box office with a valid school ID.
Accessibility
See more about the venue’s accessibility here.
“As daring and revolutionary an indie film as any crafted this decade.”
—The Wrap
“This is what I’ve been craving from queer indie cinema my entire life.”
—IndieWire
CASTRATION MOVIE is a labyrinthine post-modern epic about gender. A trans woman named Michaela “Traps” Sinclair (filmmaker Louise Weard) is a sex worker in Vancouver who splits her time between seeing clients and hanging out with her group of trans friends. As the weight of the world piles up on her, she decides to reclaim some sense of control by seeking out a back-alley orchiectomy.
The first part of Castration Movie (running 275 minutes with an intermission) contains two chapters:
In Chapter i. Incel Superman, a production assistant named Turner Stewart (Noah Baker) sees his world spiral out of control as he uncompromisingly attempts to shape his life into the one he feels he deserves.
In Chapter ii. Traps Swan Princess, a trans sex worker named Michaela “Traps” Sinclair (Louise Weard) finds her relationships becoming increasingly strained as she decides to pursue motherhood.
Screening with a special in-person Q&A with filmmaker Louise Weard, moderated by Queer Cinema: Lost & Found programmer Elizabeth Purchell.
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