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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 2h

SYNOPSIS:

The second part of Castration Movie (running 300 minutes with an intermission) contains one chapter:

In Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder, Circle (Alex Walton) tries to leave a trans separatist cult in New York.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 2h

Tickets on sale now (only 5 presale tickets left)! More info at nwfilmforum.org/films/stuff-...

Sun Oct 19: 12.00pm PDT

STUFF 2025: Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds - Northwest Film Forum

A trans woman in trouble. Castration Movie is a labyrinthine post-modern epic about gender

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 2h

The second part of Louise Weard's epic comes to The Forum THIS SUNDAY with @seattletransfilmfest.org ! CASTRATION MOVIE ANTHOLOGY ii: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS trades slice-of-life sensibilities for a world of chaos that can be described as "trans AFTER HOURS on speed."

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 1d

Seattle's biggest freaks sold this one out already, but there will be a standby line for any no-shows.

More info at nwfilmforum.org/films/trauma...

Fri Oct 17: 8.00pm PDT

TRAUMA BOND: Martyrs - Northwest Film Forum

The pinnacle of the New French Extremity movement, Martyrs pushes horror to its breaking point.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 1d

The pinnacle of the New French Extremity movement, Martyrs pushes horror to its breaking point. What begins as a revenge story between two young women unravels into something far darker.

TRAUMA BOND: Martyrs - Northwest Film Forum

The pinnacle of the New French Extremity movement, Martyrs pushes horror to its breaking point.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 1d

🩸 KEEP DOUBTING 🩸

Has your fallout settled after last week's screening of THREADS? If so, strap in because Pascal Laugier's MARTYRS, possibly the most controversial film of TRAUMA BOND, is coming your way THIS FRIDAY AT 8PM!

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 3d

It encourages a community-forward environment of resource-sharing, mutual support, and fellowship in the Pacific Northwest arts ecosystem.

More info and guidelines for the application in our link in bio, or visit nwfilmforum.org/collective-power-fund.

Collective Power Fund 2025 - Northwest Film Forum

Supporting arts projects that incite public dialogue, pushes boundaries, explores genre fluidity, and speaks its truth through an authentic perspective.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 3d

CPF focuses primarily on supporting work that incites public dialogue, pushes boundaries, explores genre fluidity, speaks its truth through an authentic perspective, and is often non-traditional, anti-institutional, socially responsible, or disruptive of existing structures and conventions.

Collective Power Fund 2025 - Northwest Film Forum

Supporting arts projects that incite public dialogue, pushes boundaries, explores genre fluidity, and speaks its truth through an authentic perspective.

nwfilmforum.org

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 3d

☀️ Applications are NOW OPEN for the 2025 Collective Power Fund! ☀️

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 4d

Festival passes are sold out (!!!), but individual tickets are still available for all screenings! More info at nwfilmforum.org/festivals/se...

DATES: October 16–19, 2025

Seattle Trans Underground Film Festival 2025 - Northwest Film Forum

STUFF was founded by local film fest staff, volunteers, and fans who share a passion for films by, for, and about trans people.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 4d

A film festival by and for trans people, the purpose of the festival is to support trans film and its production by connecting trans filmmakers to their audiences, and to celebrate trans lives by showing our stories through film.

Seattle Trans Underground Film Festival 2025 - Northwest Film Forum

STUFF was founded by local film fest staff, volunteers, and fans who share a passion for films by, for, and about trans people.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 4d

🏳️‍⚧️ STUFF IS HAPPENING AND YOU'RE INVITED 🏳️‍⚧️

Starting October 16th, the first annual Seattle Trans Underground Film Festival kicks off at Northwest Film Forum and continues through the weekend!

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Scarecrow Video @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social · 4d

Hey you freaks tomorrow night is the second Trauma Bond screening, hosted by @nwfilmforum.bsky.social and Miss Monday Mourning, with proceeds to us! 8pm, get tickets now and go melt your mind. nwfilmforum.org/films/trauma...

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 6d

Of course! Really looking forward to bringing it back to Seattle!

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 7d

In Chapter ii. Traps Swan Princess, a trans sex worker named Michaela “Traps” Sinclair (Louise Weard) finds her relationships becoming increasingly strained as she decides to pursue motherhood.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 7d

In Chapter i. Incel Superman, a production assistant named Turner Stewart (Noah Baker) sees his world spiral out of control as he uncompromisingly attempts to shape his life into the one he feels he deserves.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 7d

As the weight of the world piles up on her she decides to reclaim some sense of control by seeking out a back-alley orchiectomy.

The first part of Castration Movie (running 275 minutes with an intermission) contains two chapters:

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 7d

SYNOPSIS:

Castration Movie is a labyrinthine post-modern epic about gender. A trans woman named Michaela “Traps” Sinclair (filmmaker Louise Weard) is a sex worker in Vancouver who splits her time between seeing clients and hanging out with her group of trans friends.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 7d

Praised as one of the most daring and forward-thinking entries in the canon of trans cinema, CASTRATION MOVIE is a modern epic that must be seen in theaters.

Tickets are on sale now! More info at nwfilmforum.org/films/castra...

Sun Oct 12: 4.00pm PDT

Castration Movie Anthology i. The Fear of Having No One to Hold at the End of the World - Northwest Film Forum

A trans woman in trouble. Castration Movie is a labyrinthine post-modern epic about gender

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 7d

Ahead of the Washington premiere of CASTRATION MOVIE ANTHOLOGY II: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS at STUFF 2025, catch yourself up with the stories so far with a screening of Louise Weard's CASTRATION MOVIE ANTHOLOGY I: THE FEAR OF HAVING NO ONE TO HOLD AT THE END OF THE WORLD.

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Scarecrow Video @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks for everyone who came out last night to a truly devious and badass screening of SALO hosted by Miss Monday Mourning and NWFF. You supported us and made memories to last a lifetime I’m guessing! See you at the next Trauma Bond! @nwfilmforum.bsky.social

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 8d

More info at nwfilmforum.org/films/trauma...

Hosted by @missmondaymourning (with a themed number!), and co-presented with @scarecrow.video.official -- every ticket sold helps contribute to the Sustain Our Scarecrow fund, helping to keep the world's largest physical media archive alive!

TRAUMA BOND: Threads - Northwest Film Forum

Considered the most harrowing depiction of nuclear war ever broadcast - what begins as ordinary life in Sheffield soon unfolds into a cold, stark nightmare.

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 8d

Maybe you've recovered from SALÒ, but this Friday, you may not be the same after seeing Mick Jackson's THREADS. Quite possibly the most horrifying portrayal of nuclear war, THREADS will leave you questioning what you would REALLY do when face to face with man's worst creation

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 12d

STARTING TONIGHT! Catch the gripping and tense documentary PREDATORS at Northwest Film Forum.

Tickets on sale now! More info at nwfilmforum.org/calendar/

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Northwest Film Forum @nwfilmforum.bsky.social · 13d