Ireland’s first trans film festival: ‘We’re always seeing movies about how sad trans lives are. But ours are comedy, sci-fi and mockumentaries’

Ireland’s first trans film festival: ‘We’re always seeing movies about how sad trans lives are. But ours are comedy, sci-fi and mockumentaries’

Ireland’s first film festival dedicated to transgender lives and film-makers wants to change the way queer stories are told. Tite will run from April 25 to 27 at Dublin’s Light House Cinema – and its main intention is to change the way trans stories are presented.

Talking with the Director of Dublin's First Trans-focused Film Festival

In the last few years I’ve covered, at various times, the new wave of trans filmmaking, particularly in the genre space – exemplified by the likes of I Saw The TV Glow, T Blockers and The People’s Joker. Big budget abominations like Emilia Pérez may still win Oscars (and the winners didn’t mention the trans community who are under attack at all…) but the trend shows there is space for outsider trans art, that tells our stories rather than speaki…