It’s time to start pencilling some cinema dates into your diary, because the programme for the 2026 TITE (Trans Image/Trans Experience) film festival has just dropped.

Taking place between April 16 and 19 in the Light House Cinema in Dublin, the festival is a celebration of trans and non-binary filmmakers, both here in Ireland and on an international level. Across four days, audiences will be treated to a huge diversity of feature films, Irish premieres, shorts, Q&A sessions and lots more.

Ready to enrich your April with some delightful trans and non-binary films? Here’s a small sample of what you can expect as TITE makes its grand return in 2026.

She’s the He
April 16, 8pm
TITE 2026 opens with the Irish premiere of She’s the He, from director Siobhan McCarthy. This teen comedy follows Alex and Ethan, who, propelled by their desire to lose their virginity before graduation, decide to come out as trans women in the hopes of getting closer to hot girls. However, in this elaborate ploy, Ethan discovers she is trans, a revelation that plunges the two pals into a world of chaos.

October Crow
April 17, 10.15pm
Director Jack Haven’s October Crow is gearing up for a highly anticipated European premiere at this year’s TITE. The film, which is largely improvised and heavy on the punk vibes, tells the story of Bella, who embarks on a journey of intimacy and self-discovery after she is taken under James’ wing and starts working as a dominatrix in a religious brothel.

 

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Outerlands
April 18, 2.40pm
Elena Oxman’s Outerlands, which will make its Irish premiere at TITE, is centred on Cass, a waiter, nanny and drug dealer who, after a hook-up, skips town, finds themselves with no choice but to become the guardian of their one-night-stand’s now abandoned young daughter. Outerlands is a tale of isolation, burnout and catharsis, and is bound to wow audiences next month.

Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts–Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage
April 18, 7.40pm
Louise Weard’s DIY Castration anthology has become nothing short of a cult classic, and the latest installation, a stand-alone chapter, is bound to thrill hardcore fans and newbies to Weard’s oeuvre alike. Expect relationships loaded with tension, empathetic storytelling, and cringe-inducing moments, in the best possible way, of course.

Divine Hammer
April 18, 10.40pm
This feature film from the m. sisters is a story of gore, passion and isolation as it follows two horror lovers who, after finding one another online, come face-to-face. What ensues is an instant classic, loaded with morbid obsession and “weird girl kinship”.

 

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Queer as Punk
April 19, 2.30pm
Queer as Punk, from director Yihwen Chen, is another exciting film gearing up for its Irish premiere at TITE. The documentary is centred on Shh…Diam!, a queer punk band based in Kuala Lumpur, and it captures their riotous, boundary-pushing music, and how that contrasts with a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in Malaysia and increasing hostility towards the community.

Puppygirl
April 19, 8pm
TITE closes out with the European premiere of Puppygirl from director Harry Hanson. This kinky story introduces audiences to Milo, a trans woman, who, after years of sexual repression, dives headfirst into the world of pupplay and pornography. Stick around after for a Q&A with Hanson, and the film’s star, Milo Talwani.

In addition to these features, TITE will screen plenty of shorts, grouped together in thematic blocks. You can read the full 2026 programme on TITE’s website right here.