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SQIFF Filmmakers Group – SOLD OUT
**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the event.**
We’re so back (for one session for now)! Our July 2025 session has been developed in partnership with the GMAC Film.
During this session, GMAC will showcase some of their Little Pictures short film projects: Caha; Shrapnel; and First Step Swim. Filmmakers behind these projects, Holly Barbour, Cailtin McMullan, and Chak Hin Leung will talk about their experiences in the Little Pictures programme and the making of their short films. You’ll get a chance to meet and ask the filmmakers as well as the Little Pictures team on how to get into the programme as well as get your short film ideas off the ground.
GMAC Film is a Glasgow-based charity and arts organisation, who are dedicated to opening access to filmmaking. Little Pictures is their short film commissioning scheme for first time or emerging filmmakers, offering them a budget and mentorship to make a film. With applications opening soon, Little Pictures is looking for or people aged 18 and over who are interested in writing, directing or producing films and are yet to receive their first short film commission.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about Little Pictures, the types of films they make and understanding what the process is like. You can also learn more about GMAC and the wider support they offer.
About the group
The SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects.
The group is open for any level of filmmaking or film supporting arts (acting, prop making, music and sound design…) and we really encourage people just starting out in these mediums to come along.
Join a very friendly and supportive cohort of queer artists in Scotland making films!
Tickets are free. To book, click here.
Films included in this event are:
Caha, Dir. Chak Hin Leung, 2025, 10 minutes
Synopsis: In a bustling London tea house, an Indian and Bruneian immigrants share their desires over a cup of chai.
Language: English
Content Notes: discussion of transphobia, homophobia, violence, death
Shrapnel, Dir. Holly Barbour, 2025, 15 minutes
Synopsis: Exes Layla and Jamie haven’t seen each other since their relationship catastrophically ended 5 years ago. Things were said, objects were thrown. When the two women find themselves trapped in a room at Layla’s dads funeral, they are forced to confront the ghosts of their pasts.
Language: English
Content Notes: discussion of parental death, terminal illness, grief, vaping, smoking mentions, anxiety attack
First Step Swim, Dir. Cailtin McMullan, 2021, 7 minutes
Synopsis: First Step Swim follows Caitlin on a journey of wild swimming as she navigates not only her relationship to her body, but also to the water and space in which she inhabits throughout the film.
Language: No dialogue
Accessibility:
- BSL-English interpretation for the whole event.
- English Descriptive Subtitles for all films.
- Relaxed event.
- Wheelchair Access.
Total runtime: 31 minutes
Venue access note:
The GMAC Film space has capacity for one wheelchair user at any given time. If this applies to you, please let us know when you plan on visiting so that we can ensure you are able to access the space comfortably and safely. Our email is [email protected].
There are two lifts to gain access to GMAC on 5th floor.
In the unlikely event of a fire, both lifts will be out of use, and everyone will exit the building via five flights of stairs. If a disabled person is in the building and cannot evacuate using the stairs, the fire rescue team will be called immediately to recover them.
You can use our access form to let us know what adjustments or support we can provide to ensure you can take part. We recognise that our space is not as accessible as we would like it to be. With this in mind, please know that we are reviewing our next steps towards a more accessible experience for all.
FFP2 masks are available for this event. We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the event if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case.
If you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us, please get in touch with us at [email protected].
Credit: GMAC Film Little Pictures