Queer Film 101: Ginger Snaps

Cheer Up Charlies is screening Ginger Snaps on Sunday, September 6, as part of the Queer Film 101 series. It's not a quiet movie night—the screening comes with a drinking game and plenty of yelling, so it's more of a group hang than a silent theater experience.

Ginger Snaps is the 2000 Canadian horror film about two sisters who both start changing after a run-in with a werewolf. It's a coming-of-age story that uses lycanthropy as a metaphor for puberty, and it's a staple of queer cinema for how it handles sisterhood and transformation. Watching it in a room where people are encouraged to react and shout along changes the whole vibe from a solo watch to something shared.

The venue is Cheer Up Charlies at 900 Red River, which they describe as an "Ambiguous Everybody space"—an LGBTQIA & friends hangout for music, art, and dance, with local kombucha on tap. It's a spot that welcomes everyone, so it fits the open, communal energy of the Queer 101 series.

Entry is free, and the screening starts at 5:30 PM. If you're into horror and don't mind a bit of noise, it's a good way to spend a Sunday afternoon.