Top Trans and Gender Diverse Films

Mardi Gras Film Festival always features brilliant content from trans and gender diverse people – both behind and in front of the camera.

From shorts, dramas, comedies and On Demand films you can stream at home, here are the top trans and gender diverse films at this year’s Festival!

My Emptiness and I

Narrative Centrepiece

Wed, Feb 22, 7:30pm
Event Cinemas, George St

Raphäelle Perez delivers a star-making performance as a young, sassy woman at the start of her transition journey, in the latest film from acclaimed filmmaker Adrián Silvestre (Sediments, MGFF22).

Trans & Gender Diverse Shorts

Australian Premiere

Tue, Feb 21, 7:00pm
Dendy Cinemas Newtown
Selling Fast 🔥

Transgender men, women and people outside the gender binary take centre stage in this assemblage of funny and powerful short films.

Lotus Sports Club

Australian Premiere

Sat, Feb 18, 4:00pm
Ritz Cinemas, Randwick
+ On Demand

The incredible true story of the Lotus Sports Club is an eye-opening snapshot of queer resilience in the face of prejudice within Cambodia.

Trans Women Champions

Australian Premiere

Mon, Feb 20, 7:00pm
Event Cinemas, George St

Two mid-length documentaries about extraordinary Australian trans women: Trans Glamoré about DJ Victoria Anthony, founder of the Sydney institution; and The Accidental Archivist about Julie Peters, the first trans woman to run for Federal and Victorian State parliaments.

Casa Susanna

Australian Premiere

Wed, Mar 1, 6:50pm
Ritz Cinemas, Randwick

An essential chapter in emerging trans identity, Casa Susanna was a place where transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge together in the ‘50s and ‘60s.

Uýra: The Rising Forest

Sydney Premiere

Mon, Feb 20, 6:30pm
Dendy Cinemas Newtown

Come with us on a breathtaking meditative journey through the Amazon with Uýra, an indigenous non-binary performance artist treated as an outsider on their own land.

A Place of Our Own

Australian Premiere

Mon, Feb 27, 6:20pm
Ritz Cinemas, Randwick

Two trans friends work together to overcome the prejudice that overshadows every facet of their daily lives, in this surprisingly empowering and hopeful Indian drama.

Soft

International Premiere

Tue, Feb 28, 7:30pm
Event Cinemas, George St

Direct from TIFF, Soft is a tender-hearted coming of age gem about friendship and resilience, from genderqueer Canadian director Joseph Amenta.

Framing Agnes

Sydney Premiere

Sun, Feb 26, 1:00pm
Dendy Cinemas Newtown
+ On Demand

Framing Agnes is a powerful love letter to the transgender individuals whose stories were buried within the case files of a 1950s gender clinic.

Joyland

Thu, Feb 23, 6:40pm
Ritz Cinemas, Randwick
Selling Fast 🔥

Winner of Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Jury Prize, this romantic drama about a trans woman falling in love with a married man is a watershed moment for queer Pakistani cinema.