SQIFF Shorts: I, You, Her
What would a programme of specifically feminist queer short films look like? We put one together and found the result focusing on relationships - between mothers and daughters, lesbian and […]
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Events for September 27, 2015
Free Family Film: Maleficent
Maleficent, a powerful fairy, lives in a magical forest realm bordering a corrupt human kingdom. As a child, she falls in love with Stefan but after he betrays her, they […]
Free
Workshop: TransActing
A 3 hour workshop for trans and/or non-binary people giving an example session from the TransActing project, a collaboration between Gendered Intelligence, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and […]
Free
Activity: SQIFF For Kids
A mega-fun kids takeover featuring a drop-in stop-motion animation workshop, a make-up and dressing-up corner, LGBTI and queer books, and arts and crafts. BSL interpretion is available on request. Contact […]
Africa In Motion Presents: Dakan
Manga and Sory are two young men passionately in love but their parents forbid them to see each other. They are forced to reconcile their love for their families with […]
Johnny Guitar
On the outskirts of a wild west town, saloon owner Vienna is visited by mysterious stranger Johnny and they share a few awkward snogs whilst fighting the bad guys. Never […]
Workshop: Taking Space
A workshop led by queer sports activist Freya Gosnold exploring the need for safe spaces in which members of oppressed communities can organise, socialise, hold one another, and heal from […]
Free
Document Presents: Breaking Free
In a follow-up to his film Purple Skies, activist Sridhar Rangayan’s documentary Breaking Free delves into the lives of LGBT people affected by India’s colonialist law Section 377. A personal […]
SQIFF Shorts: Queer Scotland
We present a spectrum of styles and stories, from melodrama to animated collage, body hair to wrestling, and high camp to sobering allegory, with a selection of short films representing […]
Theorem
An upper-class family in 1960s Milan is invaded by a mysterious stranger, who seduces and unsettles everyone in the household - maid, mother, father, daughter, and son. A sublime, surreal, […]
Girltrash: All Night Long
From the makers of lesbian classic D.E.B.S. comes a rock musical following five women through one epic night. Daisy and Tyler are two hapless rockers trying to make it to […]
We Came To Sweat: The Legend Of Starlite
Founded in 1962, black gay bar the Starlite Lounge became a legendary pre- and post-Stonewall safe-haven for queer people of colour. Recently, the survival of this Brooklyn-based institution came under […]
SQIFF Closing: Do I Sound Gay?
Journalist David Thorpe confronts his anxiety over sounding gay by visiting voice therapists, interviewing friends, and talking to queer icons such as George Takei and Margaret Cho. Thorpe explores the […]
Scottish Transgender Alliance Presents: Finding Phong
Phong negotiates her gender transition, dealing with her family’s doubts and the trials of seeking medical help from unsympathetic doctors. Using Phong’s video diaries to capture her own perspective and reactions, […]