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Closing Gala: Hunky Jesus

October 24 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Free – £20
A low-angle photograph of several costumed people gathered outdoors under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, a shirtless person role playing Hunky Jesus wearing a crown of greenery and a blue-and-white wrap holds a large wooden cross while pointing one arm upward. A bright pink feather boa billows behind them. Nearby, other people in theatrical draped costumes and sunglasses pose and gesture, while spectators stand in the background.

 

Join us for the closing event of the Scottish Queer International Film Festival as we celebrate another year of exceptional queer cinema. This year’s closing film is Hunky Jesus, a documentary capturing the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence’s iconic take on Easter Sunday. The sisters celebrate Easter with a massive drag competition in which people compete to be the hunkiest Jesus. It documents how community and camp can be powerful tools for resistance and solidarity. Essentially it’s an extremely fun, silly work of queer cinema. It’s a guaranteed mood booster. And, a fantastic way to wrap up another great year of SQIFF.
 

The film will be followed by a panel discussion with House of Nunsense, Glasgow’s own chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. 

The winner of Best Scottish Short will be announced at the start of this event. Please join us in congratulating the winner and all our filmmakers on another year of SQIFF.

Curated by Nat Lall.

 

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Tickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE, £4, £8, £12, £16, or £20, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here.

 

Accessibility

This event has:

  • English-BSL interpretation for the introduction and Q&A. The interpreter for this event is TBC.
  • English audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles.
  • Live Captioning for the introduction and Q&A.
  • Audio Description for the film.
  • An induction loop is available at the GFT Box Office. Enhanced Audio (EA) is available in their screening rooms via headset.
  • Content notes: Depiction of alcohol use, mild sexual imagery, religion. Discussion of AIDS epidemic, death, queerphobia.

This screening is 85 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+

If you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions, please let us know by emailing [email protected] with your name, ticket information and access request. We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of  the venue. Thank you for working with us on this. 

You can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2026 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF, please get in touch with us at [email protected]

 

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Supported by Screen Scotland, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network), all awarding National Lottery funding.

 

Image Credit: Hunky Jesus, Dir. Jennifer Kroot, 2026

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