TRANS VIDEO REBELS | Short Film Screening

Taking place above Brighton's iconic Presuming Eds, Jesse Williams presents Trans Video Rebels, a night of short films and music videos directed by trans women, showcasing contemporary trans cinema's most cutting-edge filmmakers. Expect DIY aesthetics, liminal horror, immersive sound design, textural camcorder footage and anti-capitalist narratives in this unique screening of groundbreaking transfem representation, ranging from acclaimed shorts to rarely-screened internet gems.

Featuring:

Transgender Kiss by Jane Evelyn & Elaine Fuentez

Shame Music 2 by Lex Walton

Ravine Angel: Ambition by Louise Weard

Survival by Matilda Boyd

Rainbow Girls by Nana Dufuor

Girl Blunt by Clementine Narcisse

I Wish I Was An M80 by Lex Walton

do u wanna by Louise Weard

In Houses Like These by Rue Lambroso

Grave Circle by Pronoun Circle

`Terratoma by Liàdan Roche

SURPRISE FILM by Jesse Williams

//CONTENT WARNING// A content warning sheet will be available on the night, breaking down relevant warnings to each short. Expect flashing images, nudity, depictions of drug use & strong language throughout.

ALL PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS JESSE WILLIAMS' LASER HAIR REMOVAL FUNDRAISER.

An additonal donation option and a ticket + poster option is available to those feeling generous. In the interest of accessability, there are also a limited number of low-income tickets available.

Jesse Williams is a Brighton-based filmmaker, musician and film academic. With a degree in film specialising in contemporary trans cinema and narrative direction, she aims to push trans cinema into stranger, darker and more emotionally-resonant territory, while studying the work of her peers and contemporaries. Her latest film Chaser is set to premiere at TITE Film Festival 2026 in Dublin, under the FEEL BAD SHORTS strand.

EVENT TIMINGS:

DOORS: 6:30pm

INTRODUCTION: 6:50pm

SCREENING BEGINS: 7:00pm

INTERMISSION: 8:00pm-8:10pm

SCREENING ENDS: 9:05pm

//CONTENT WARNING// A content warning sheet will be available on the night, breaking down relevant warnings to each short. Expect flashing images, nudity, depictions of drug use & strong language throughout.

ACCESSABILITY NOTE: The event takes place up a relatively narrow set of stairs. Regretably, no lift is available at the venue. Please take this into consideration before booking your ticket.

THIS IS AN 18+ EVENT.

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