Castration Movie

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Castration Movie
Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps poster.png
Directed byLouise Weard
Written byLouise Weard
Starring
Edited byLouise Weard
Music byAoife Josie Clements
Release dates
  • June 5, 2024 (2024-06-05)(i. Traps)
  • September 1, 2025 (2025-09-01)(ii. The Best of Both Worlds)
Running time
276 minutes (i. Traps)
300 minutes (ii. The Best of Both Worlds) [1]
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Castration Movie is an ongoing anthology film series written and directed by Louise Weard. The first part Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps, sometimes known as Castration Movie Anthology i. The Fear of Having No One to Hold at the End of the World, released in June 2024, and the second part, Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds released in September 2025.

Contents

Premise

"Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps"

"Chapter i. Incel Superman"

Lowly production assistant Turner finds himself dangerously spiraling into inceldom as his current relationship implodes.

"Chapter ii. Traps Swan Princess"

Michaela "Traps" Sinclair is a trans woman living as a sex worker in Vancouver, Canada while also mentoring her recently-out friend Adeline and making an attempt at pursuing actual motherhood.

"Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds"

"Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder"

In New York City, Circle tries to leave a trans separatist cult.

Cast

Production

In 2023, Weard launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the movie under the name Untitled Louise Weard Castration Movie. It was pitched as a remake of her short film S.I.D.S. [2] [3] The first part of the film, titled Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps, premiered on June 5, 2024. In 2025, crowdfunding began for the second part, Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds. [4] The second part of Castration Movie premiered on September 1, 2025.

Weard stated that in making the film, she wanted to "deliver a trans story by us, for us, and about us." [4]

Reception

The first part of Castration Movie spread via word of mouth. [4] Weard's performance as Traps in part one was named one of the 25 best performances of 2024 by The Wrap, with critic William Bibbiani calling the film "daring and revolutionary." [5] Writing for Autostraddle, writer and filmmaker Drew Burnett Gregory praised the film for its nuanced handling of trans topics. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Castration Movie Anthology II. The Best of Both Worlds (18)". British Board of Film Classification . September 17, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ McAndrews, Mary Beth (May 18, 2023). "Louise Weard Launches Crowdfunding Campaign For New Untitled Castration Epic". Dread Central . Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ T, Amber (May 24, 2023). "Exclusive: Meet The Cast Of Louise Weard's New Six Hour Epic". Fangoria . Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 McAndrews, Mary Beth (February 5, 2025). "'Castration Movie Part ii': Help Support Louise Weard's Trans Epic". Dread Central . Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ Bibbiani, William (December 23, 2024). "The 25 Best Movie Performances of 2024". The Wrap . Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ Gregory, Drew Burnett (March 27, 2025). "Out the Movies: 'Castration Movie' and the Fallacy of Group Shame". Autostraddle . Retrieved March 27, 2025.
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