Squad Goals
There’s strength in numbers, packs, families, squads or whatever you call them. Squad Goals celebrates chosen families with a vibrant sense of identity and culture. The screening consists of three films documenting some very different squads. These are trans footballers, Brazilian beach vendors and leather gays.
The screening will be followed by an informal Q&A with local trans football team Gender Goals and Glasgow Leather Dykes.
Curated by Nat Lall.
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Accessibility
This programme has:
- English and Portuguese audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles
- English-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion
- Live Captioning for introduction and panel discussion
This screening is 79 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+.
You can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025, please get in touch with us at [email protected] or by phone on 07873 331 036.
Films in this programme include:
We’ll Go Down In History, Dirs. Cameron Richards, Charlie Tidmas, 2025, United Kingdom, 25 min
We’ll Go Down In History tells the story of TRUK United, a grassroots, proudly trans football club. Filmed over two years, it captures the team’s highs and lows on and off the pitch as they create a safe haven for their community in the face of rising transphobia.
Content notes: Discussion of death, transphobia, violence.
Three Vendors of Ipanema, Dir. Jonathan S. Lee, 2024, United States of America, 25 min
Three street vendors from Rio’s favelas sell homemade food on Ipanema Beach, embodying dignity and beloved by LGBTQ+ community.
Content notes: Depiction of alcohol use.
The Backstreet, Dir. Romain Beck, 2024, United Kingdom, 29 min
London’s legendary leather club The Backstreet faces closure after 37 years. Regulars share intimate memories while curators preserve relics of this secret haven’s legacy.
Content notes: Depiction of sex. Discussion of death, HIV stigma, homophobia, sex, sexual fantasy.
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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: We’ll Go Down In History, Dirs. Cameron Richards, Charlie Tidmas, 2025