Undomesticated: The Lovers and Fighters Convention

Tuesday 9th September, 7pm

Join us for a rare screening of The Lovers and Fighters Convention (Dir. Mike Wield, 2009), a powerful documentary capturing the spirit of Transfabulous — the UK’s first major trans-led arts festival. Founded in 2006 London by Serge Nicholson and Jason Barker, Transfabulous created urgently needed space for trans and non-binary artists to tell their own stories through performance, cabaret, film, and community events. Against a backdrop of limited legal recognition and mainstream invisibility, the festival became a hub for joy, resistance, and radical creativity. The film offers an intimate look at this moment of collective cultural transformation, grounded in DIY practice and political urgency. 

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Serge Nicholson, co-founder of Transfabulous and a key figure in UK trans arts and activism. Now also a psychosexual therapist, Nicholson will reflect on the cultural legacy of the festival and the creative power of trans community-building in the 2000s.

This event is part of Undomesticated – Gender Defiance in the Home, a free screening series from TGirlsonFilm exploring queerness in the noughties through moving image works that defy gender norms and domestic expectations. Free entry – all are welcome.