Gender Continuum
Wednesday, May 9
Screening
7 pm
What does it mean to play with gender? Who defines my gender identity and where is my voice in the process? What is it like to have a penis and what does it mean to be pregnant? Do we fall in love with an identity, a role, a gender or a person?
This year’s program explores these questions and more. Join us for a fun, frolicking journey into gender identity and its meaning. Following the films, sit back and enjoy a live performance by the King’s of gender play, the Fake Mustache Drag King Troupe.
Something Else
Director: Shannon Olliffe
2004 - 3 minutes
Distributor: CMFDC
Fun things happen when you play with yourself. Change is one of them.
Genderpunk
Directors: Jim Lemoire and Claro Cosco
2006 - 14 minutes
Distributor: V tape
This video explores the policing of gender and gender identity within high schools from the perspective of a 16 year old transboy and his 29 year old queer high school teacher. Through the use of abstracted narrative and coded imagery, the work communicates these two personal narratives and their responses to institutional barriers for trans people at their high school. Pathological understandings of gender identity are challenged throughout, and diverse experiences of understanding what a boy might be are emphasized.
Hung
Director: Guinevere Turner
2005 -13 minutes
Distributor: Frameline
With the help of a magic potion, five lesbian friends experience a penis for a single day—sunrise to sunset. The day’s goal is clear, but the means are more difficult to come by as each puts her best foot forward to meet a special someone.
Mars-Womb-Man
Director: James Diamond
2006 - 14 minutes
Distributor: V-Tape
The equal sequel. Man from Venus (super 8, 4min,1998) meets Mars Womb-Man. She's an answer without a question and he a question without answer. A sustainable foreground emerges only when they forge paths. A motion portrait where opposites distract and the peripheral rule is born.
Entre Piernas
Director: Gricel Severino
2005 - 7:00 minutes
Distributor: Vtape
Entre Piernas is a playful music video. Through the music the narrative unfolds the seduction between Alba, a transgender who identifies herself as a lesbian, and Papi who is a drag king. The video describes the notion of gender and plays with sex roles, as well as sending up both queer Latin Culture and sexuality.
Drag Rock Movie
Director: Jen Markowitz
2005 - 2 minutes
Distributor: CMFDC
The macho singer only has one take.
Entertainment
Following the screening.
Fake Mustache Drag King Troupe
Fake Mustache is an extension of the Miscellaneous Youth Network (MYN). MYN seeks to provide Calgary's Queer, Trans and Questioning youth with a sense of community by taking existing spaces and making them safe spaces. Fake mustache is held the first Thursday of every month at the Soda Lounge, a non-smoking venue that allows minors before nine pm. This allows youth to come out and watch or participate in one fantastic show! For more info see www.miscyouth.com/fakemustache.asp
Our six headlining kings include Roy Gbp AKA Kaitlyn Hatch, Rex Cherry AKA Megan Hrynuik, Max Gavin AKA Emily Sharpe, James Dean AKA Alli Brodowski, Lance Moore AKA Niq Gryphon, and LJ Nailz AKA Laura Jillain. Each king has a different reason for performing and we all come from a diverse selection of sexual and gender identities. We have a single Queen, Eve L. AKA Sig Moser, who provides us with an extra twist and a girl-prop when needed.
We invite anyone to come perform with us as an opportunity to challenge gender, explore different possibilities or to just have fun!
Featuring:
Roy Gbp AKA Kaitlyn Hatch
Rex Cherry AKA Megan Hrynuik
Max Gavin AKA Emily Sharpe
James Dean AKA Alli Brodowski
Lance Moore AKA Niq Gryphon
LJ Nailz AKA Laura Jillain
Eve L. AKA Sig Moser
Programming for this evening was made possible by: Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre