EXPOSURES

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TRANSFIRE II: Scorching Summer is the follow-up event to our sold out screening on April 29.  Just like its predecessor, TRANSFIRE II is a short film program inspired by Miles Oberman's amazing poem On Trans, this time with an all-trans lineup! In the poem, Oberman talks about the queer experience of transing gender in the same register as drinking a glass of wine in front of a fireplace. For Oberman, both experiences are the same: mundane yet extraordinary, finite yet ongoing, complex yet extremely simple.  To celebrate the paradoxical nature of trans-ing gendered and sexual expectations, we've put together a short film program that <span fr-original-style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;" style="color:rgb(13, 13, 13);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">delves into the depths of queer and trans desire through the lens of filmmakers from around the globe. This program celebrates explicit sex and gentle intimacy, weird experiments and queer otherworlds, trans care networks and all sorts of partnerships. Oh, and we're keeping the vibe light and summery for this one! Welcome to TRANSUMMER  When: June 25, 8 PM (doors at 7) Where: La Sala Rossa, <span fr-original-style="color: rgb(31, 31, 31); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;" style="color:rgb(31, 31, 31);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">4848 St Laurent Blvd. (There is a set of stairs that you must climb in order to access the venue. If you have any accessibility requirements, please drop me an email at <a href="mailto:iris@exposuremtl.com" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">iris@exposuremtl.com</a> and I'll sort it out for you).  <span fr-original-style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;" style="color:rgb(13, 13, 13);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">Overall, the program explores embodiment, sex, and intimacy across the queer and trans spectrum.The films are funny, sexy, sad, angry, loving, desperate, communal, solitary and so, so worth a watch.   Duration: Approx 90 mins with a 10 min break in between.  Full program: THE BEACH BOYS (MILO TALWANI, 2024), 20 MINS, USATwo trans surfer bros are on a mission to suicide-bomb Jeff Bezos... but not before spending one last, perfect day riding epic waves and smoking dank kush.EASY RIDER (JULIAN KONUK, 2022), 5 MINS, UKEasy Rider is a soft porn comedic short film that explores notions of the erotic through themes and imagery of pleasure and play, humor, and bodily fragmentation. This film begs the question; what is a blowjob?DILATING FOR MAXIMUM RESULTS (NYALA MOON, 2023), 14 MINS, USAFor Dreya, it's been four years since her last relationship. So, she decides to finally invite her online boyfriend over to hook up in person. But before he arrives, she must dilate for the first time in years.SPECIAL FROM THE ARCHIVES:A short film that takes us back to the summer of ‘95 where trans shenanigans abound (AUSTRIA, 13 mins)*BREAK*MASISI WOUJ (ZÉ KIELWAGEN, 2021), 21 MINS, HAITIA performative video essay on queerness in Haiti, Vodou, and revolution. In a queer tribute to the gods, Haitian artist and activist Sanba Yonel speaks of the plight of the masisi who, faced with prejudice and hostility, find shelter in the religious context of Vodou.:SHIPPING THEM (RYAN ROX, 2022), 15 MINS, USAA non-binary daydreamer pines for the life of the girl next door, but soon finds out the grass isn't always greener on the other side.WHEN WE ARRIVE AS FLOWERS (SUSAN O’BRIEN, 2022), 5 MINS, USAA collaborative project with dancer and poet, Diovanna Óbàfunmílayo, inspired by Diovanna’s view of her transition story as a metaphorical portrait of a seed’s growth in a garden.SPECIAL FROM THE ARCHIVES:A rarely screened short that provides a glimpse into the life of an African American transgender woman in 1960s Los Angeles (USA, 10 mins)

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TRANSFIRE II: Scorching Summer is the follow-up event to our sold out screening on April 29.  Just like its predecessor, TRANSFIRE II is a short film program inspired by Miles Oberman's amazing poem On Trans, this time with an all-trans lineup! In the poem, Oberman talks about the queer experience of transing gender in the same register as drinking a glass of wine in front of a fireplace. For Oberman, both experiences are the same: mundane yet extraordinary, finite yet ongoing, complex yet extremely simple.  To celebrate the paradoxical nature of trans-ing gendered and sexual expectations, we've put together a short film program that delves into the depths of queer and trans desire through the lens of filmmakers from around the globe. This program celebrates explicit sex and gentle intimacy, weird experiments and queer otherworlds, trans care networks and all sorts of partnerships. Oh, and we're keeping the vibe light and summery for this one! Welcome to TRANSUMMER  When: June 25, 8 PM (doors at 7) Where: La Sala Rossa, 4848 St Laurent Blvd. (There is a set of stairs that you must climb in order to access the venue. If you have any accessibility requirements, please drop me an email at <a href="mailto:iris@exposuremtl.com">iris@exposuremtl.com</a> and I'll sort it out for you).  Overall, the program explores embodiment, sex, and intimacy across the queer and trans spectrum.The films are funny, sexy, sad, angry, loving, desperate, communal, solitary and so, so worth a watch.   Duration: Approx 90 mins with a 10 min break in between.  Full program: THE BEACH BOYS (MILO TALWANI, 2024), 20 MINS, USATwo trans surfer bros are on a mission to suicide-bomb Jeff Bezos... but not before spending one last, perfect day riding epic waves and smoking dank kush.EASY RIDER (JULIAN KONUK, 2022), 5 MINS, UKEasy Rider is a soft porn comedic short film that explores notions of the erotic through themes and imagery of pleasure and play, humor, and bodily fragmentation. This film begs the question; what is a blowjob?DILATING FOR MAXIMUM RESULTS (NYALA MOON, 2023), 14 MINS, USAFor Dreya, it's been four years since her last relationship. So, she decides to finally invite her online boyfriend over to hook up in person. But before he arrives, she must dilate for the first time in years.SPECIAL FROM THE ARCHIVES:A short film that takes us back to the summer of ‘95 where trans shenanigans abound (AUSTRIA, 13 mins)*BREAK*MASISI WOUJ (ZÉ KIELWAGEN, 2021), 21 MINS, HAITIA performative video essay on queerness in Haiti, Vodou, and revolution. In a queer tribute to the gods, Haitian artist and activist Sanba Yonel speaks of the plight of the masisi who, faced with prejudice and hostility, find shelter in the religious context of Vodou.:SHIPPING THEM (RYAN ROX, 2022), 15 MINS, USAA non-binary daydreamer pines for the life of the girl next door, but soon finds out the grass isn't always greener on the other side.WHEN WE ARRIVE AS FLOWERS (SUSAN O’BRIEN, 2022), 5 MINS, USAA collaborative project with dancer and poet, Diovanna Óbàfunmílayo, inspired by Diovanna’s view of her transition story as a metaphorical portrait of a seed’s growth in a garden.SPECIAL FROM THE ARCHIVES:A rarely screened short that provides a glimpse into the life of an African American transgender woman in 1960s Los Angeles (USA, 10 mins)

EXPOSURES

TRANSFIRE II: Scorching Summer

4848 Boul. Saint-Laurent

General admission

$15

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