🎬Celebrating QTPOC women in film 🎬
Join us for a special movie night in honour of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day! This is a space for QTPOC to come together, watch a powerful film centring queer women of colour, and share our thoughts in a wee discussion at the end.
The people have chosen Joyland! Thank you to everyone who voted and hope you enjoy this film :)
About Joyland
Joyland is a beautifully shot Pakistani film centering a young man who becomes a backup dancer in a Bollywood-style burlesque show and falls in love with its beautiful trans lead, Biba. Although she is not technically the film's protagonist, she is the star of the show and battles a misogynistic and transphobic context to make her show a success!
The film caused a lot of controversy upon its release and has many flaws (as well as strengths), which we're excited to discuss with you all after the screening.
Trigger warnings for this film : Mentions of transphobia, queerphobia, and suicide.
Event Details
📅Date: March 15th
🕤 Time：6-9pm
📍 Location: West Port Oracle, 27 West Port, Edinburgh EH1 2LD
Free tickets, with an option to leave a donation to Saffron Cherry!
This event is open to QTPOC of all genders - allies can support Saffron Cherry at our cabaret in April! Spaces are limited, so book your spot now! Can’t wait to see you there. 💜
Venue Information and Accessibility
This event will take place in the downstairs area of West Port Oracle, the upstairs portion of the venue is a working bar/restaurant.
No disabled access, this event will take place a full flight of stairs below ground level.
Face masks are encouraged but we'll have spares on hand if you forget. Please reconsider attending this event if you feel that you may have been sick recently - you can always tune in next month!
There will be snacks at this event so please notify us if you have allergies or dietary requirements.
There is a gender-neutral accessible toilet on the ground floor, split gender toilets available in the basement.