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SUMMARY:Animation Now - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Listen to this Event Page\n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. CCA Box Office are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please contact them directly or go to their website to be added to this!** \nBack for a second year\, Animation Now brings you the best of contemporary queer animation. We continue to see an increase in both demand and creation of animated queer work and present you with a screening to celebrate that. The programme includes animation produced using techniques ranging from stop motion\, frame-by frame\, 3D sculpture and more. Expect heartfelt emotions paired with seamless visuals. \nJoin us for a special mural drawing workshop led by Nat Lall and Huss after the screening. \nCurated by Nat Lall and Huss. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, £10\, or £12. To book\, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish\, Italian\, Portuguese\, Spanish\, Tagalog audio with English language descriptive subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the intro and workshop.\nLive Captioning for the intro and workshop.\n\nThis screening is 42 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2024 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2024\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n  \nPOLAR\, Dir. Phoebe Yemi Ara\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 2 min \nAn avalanche changes a polar bear’s life\, sending him on a journey across a barren fantasy world. A rich narrative exploration of mental health. \nInspired by testimonials on bipolar disorder\, this disorienting frame by frame animated short gives life to the experience of millions through fantasy\, vivid colour\, and metaphor. \nContent notes: Discussion of mental health. \n  \nThe Secret Lives of Lesbians Cats\, Dir. Kate Jessop\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 2 min \nWhat do cats talk about when their owners aren’t around? What do they really think of their lesbian owners? The Secret Lives of Lesbians Cats is the new episode of Planet Pussy Willow\, the feminist sci-fi development of the multi award winning comedy adult animation series Tales From Pussy Willow. \n  \nI Would Like to Live on the Moon\, Dir. Emily Burke\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 2 min \nA young non-binary person feels overwhelmed and wants to escape – literally\, to the moon. \nContent notes: Discussion of mental health. \n  \nMavi\, Dir. Aylin Alakbarli\, 2023\, Azerbaijan\, 1 min \nThe moon wants to play with her cat. \n  \nAlwan\, Dir. Qais Sarhan\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \nMeet Alwan\, a cheerful child longing for a friend. After a series of disappointments\, a box of crayons unexpectedly brings magic into his life. The crayons come alive\, creating a magical world filled with joy and friendship. Here\, Alwan discovers that his imagination holds the key to happiness\, celebrating the power of creativity and the simple joys found within our imagination. \n  \nCesspit of Freedom\, Dir. Oran Rose O’Sullivan\, 2022\, United Kingdom\, 2 min \nThe police’s consistent harassment of a popular gay bar heralds the UK’s first national Gay Pride March\, taking place in the textiles town of Huddersfield\, 1981. \nContent notes: Discussion of police. \n  \nLittle One\, Dir. John Clister Santos\, 2023\, Philippines\, 9 min \nIn Manila\, Ili-Ili follows Joy\, a pregnant mother seeking advice from her gay dads\, Iko and Tino. When Iko has a heart attack\, Tino reflects on their family’s journey through old footage. Joy learns that true parenting is defined by love and support\, not gender\, as the film’s painterly visuals convey a timeless message of parental devotion. \nContent notes: Depiction of hospitalisation. \n  \nCherry Passion Fruit\, Dir. Renato José Duque\, 2024\, Portugal\, 5min \nNature contains both the raging fire and the flowing waterfall. Inside a mysterious rainforest\, lust takes shape between love and pain. Would you face your haunting desire? \nContent notes: Depiction of sexual content. \n  \nI’m fine mum\, Dir. Josema Palenzuela\, 2023\, Spain\, 5 min \nBlanca\, a young illustrator recently independent\, faces a chaotic life she hides from her mother by creating a false\, idealised version of reality on her walls. The story is told through phone messages and photos exchanged between mother and daughter. Meanwhile\, Áurea\, Blanca’s partner\, observes the growing lies and their impact on their relationship. \n  \nForza\, Rea!\, Dirs. Isabel Pahud\, Isabel Clerici\, Laura Zimmermann\, Polina Tyrsa\, 2023\, Switzerland\, 3 min \nIn a hillside village in Ticino\, Rea sets out to deliver a love letter to her crush while roller skating. As she heads to the house\, the letter is swept away downhill\, sending Rea on a frantic chase through the village. Navigating obstacles on the rough old town streets\, she races to catch the letter before finally delivering it. \n  \nStrokes\, Dir. David Colin William Crump\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 4 min \nStrokes tells the story of a father and son through painting and what they might paint based on their broken relationship. \n  \nPussy Love\, Dir. Linda Krauss\, 2023\, Germany\, 4 min \nCool Cat invites you! To join the world of Pussy Love. Enjoy a show of lust and laziness! Let’s have fun with tits and dicks. The claws are sharp\, the soda is sparkling and the fur is getting wet. Romance is kitsch. But even the most jaded cat can still be lost for love. \nContent notes: Depiction of animated genitalia\, sex\, sensual dancing. Discussion of sexual language. \n  \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: I’m fine mum\, Dir. Josema Palenzuela\, 2023
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/animation-now-2/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,BSL,Live Captioning,Shorts
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