“The title ‘Corpses, Fools and Monsters’ came about in a conversation between trans film critics Caden Mark Gardner and Willow Catelyn Maclay in the online cinema journal Reverse Shot. The two have a regular column called ‘Body Talk,’ in which they discuss trans issues in mainstream movies, coming to the sad conclusion that ‘for the most part the only times we’ve been seen onscreen are to be murdered, turned into a joke or a tragedy of failed transition… It’s a lost highway of corpses, fools and monsters.’
“Subtitled ‘The History and Future of Transness in Cinema,’ their new book takes a rigorously researched look at trans images in film from the early silent era to ‘The Matrix’ movies and the work of Jane Schoenbrun.” – Sean Burns, WBUR Arts & Culture
Transness in Cinema runs Tue, Oct 8 & Wed, Oct 9, with authors Caden Mark Gardner & Willow Maclay in person for discussion Tuesday following THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.