Tāmaki Makaurau Premiere, plus in-person Q+A with director Louise Weard!

Castration Movie is a labyrinthine post-modern epic about gender. The first part of this four-part film includes Chapter i. Incel Superman and Chapter ii. Traps Swan Princess. Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds contains one chapter, Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder. The final two parts are due for release in 2026.

In Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder, Circle (Alex Walton) tries to leave a trans separatist cult in New York. Castration Movie Anthology ii.‘s cast includes Alex Walton (Pomp and Circumstance), Ivy Wolk (Anora), Jack Haven (I Saw the TV Glow), Lea Rose Sebastianis (In a Violent Nature), Hesse Deni (Brain Death), Theda Hammel (Stress Positions), Alexandra McVicker (The Serpent’s Skin), Betsey Brown (Actors), and Peter Vack (Assholes), amongst a mix of other emerging talent and weird and wonderful cameos.

Why see this film: Writer/director Louise Weard will be in attendance as part of an Antipodean tour of her infamous Castration Movie Anthology—this premiere includes an in-person audience Q&A with Louise. Lock in for a very special evening screening, part two of a singular epic that is unlike anything you've seen before.

Solidarity pricing: $12 if you'd benefit from a lower-cost option (esp. trans, takatāpui, students, unwaged), $16 standard if you can, or $25 to pay it forward and support accessibility + costs of bringing the film to Aotearoa.

Driector: Louise Weard
Run time: 300m (incl. intermission)
Release year: 2025:
Starring: Alex Walton Ivy Wolk Lea Rose Sebastianis Hesse Deni

Strictly 18+ —No one under the age of 18 will be admitted.