L’Amour à Minuit: Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps (2024)

For a very special edition of L’Amour à Minuit, we are beyond excited to co-present CASTRATION MOVIE ANTHOLOGY i. TRAPS (2024) alongside local filmmaker Joey Lopez. The film is a “a labyrinthine post-modern epic about gender” by trans filmmaker Louise Weard who will be in attendance for the screening!

Synopsis: Castration Movie follows a trans woman named Michaela “Traps” Sinclair, 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.

Doors: 11pm, Thursday, April 17th

Film: MIDNIGHT. We appreciate your punctuality, as the film will begin promptly at 12am. 

Drinks: Limited bar on-site, cash or card.

Location: Cinéma L’Amour (4015 Boul. St-Laurent)

Please note the film will be presented in English. 274 mins. There will be an intermission halfway through and Q&A post-screening.

Written and Directed by Louise Weard, the film’s cast includes Vera Drew (The People’s Joker), Ada Rook (Black Dresses), Alice Maio Mackay (T Blockers), Avalon Fast (Honeycomb), John Paizs (Crime Wave), and Lea Rose Sebastianis and Nate Wilson (The All Golden) amongst a mix of other emerging talent and weird and wonderful cameos. The original score was composed by Aoife Josie Clements/Ravine Angel, with additional music by Magda Baker, Alex Walton, and E_DEATH.

Date and Time

Thursday, Apr 17 11 p.m. to Friday, Apr 18 4 a.m.

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