TRANS LIBRARY HELSINKI X TGIRLSONFILM presents:
FEATURE: Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers (dir. Robert J. Kaplan, 1hr22m)
A ’70s musical midnight movie starring Trash Tgirl-superstar Holly Woodlawn is finally restored. Never released on video and not screened since, Woodlawn proves herself to be far more than a Warhol superstar.
Woodlawn delights as Eve Harrington, a cis girl trying to make it big, alongside cult legend Tally Brown. Featuring cameos from Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler, this counterculture gem is restored and ready for reappraisal.
Restoration courtesy of the Academy Film Archive and the American Genre Film Archive.
Language: English
Subtitles: English
In the beginning of the screening short film Americana (dir. Agarb Braga, 20 mins)
SHORT: At the Marambaia Police Station, Bryanna, better known as Americana, waits with her friends for questioning by the detective who must piece together what happened at the city playground, where chaos and confusion erupted in a fight that ended with the police getting involved.
Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Subtitles: English
Join us for the first annual Trans Film Festival organised by Trans Library Helsinki. In 2026 we collaborate with London based film programme TGirlsonFilm to bring you a weekend of films on the transfeminine experience. These films will screen on the 16th, 17th and 18th of January at Cinema Orion and Trans Library Helsinki. Established in 2022 by Jaye Hudson, TGirlsonFilm is a project exploring the history of transfeminine experience in cinema, so expect the festival to be a reflection of that!
More info: www.instagram.com/translibraryhelsinki