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SUMMARY:Girlfriends
DESCRIPTION:Listen to this Event Page\n  \nLok\, a 34-year-old filmmaker from Macau\, has been drifting through Hong Kong’s film industry. Although she has already directed a feature film\, her life remains unstable\, her next project has stalled\, and her girlfriend Bei Bei is pushing for them to get married\, buy a house\, and settle down. Facing multiple pressures\, Lok revisits different moments in her past: when she was studying in Taiwan aged 22\, and when she was growing up in Macau aged 17. In this female-centred coming-of-age drama\, director Tracy Choi asks what it means to be true to oneself\, exploring the ways in which past experiences shape the present. Unusual in its geographic scope\, use of a reverse-chronological timeline\, and apparently autobiographical elements\, Girlfriends is a romantic\, intelligent reflection on queer identity. \nPresented in partnership with Queer East. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event. \nTickets 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. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis event has: \n\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction. The interpreter for this event is TBC.\nCantonese\, Chinese audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles.\nLive Captioning for the introduction.\nAn induction loop is available at the GFT Box Office. Enhanced Audio (EA) is available in their screening rooms via headset.\nAccess notes: Distorted Imagery.\nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use\, cigarette use\, fighting\, sex.\n\nThis screening is 100 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+ \nIf 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 info@sqiff.org 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.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org \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  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Girlfriends\, Dir. Tracy Choi\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/girlfriends/
LOCATION:Glasgow Film Theatre\, 12 Rose Street\, Glasgow\, G3 6RB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BIPOC,BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Feature,Films,Live Captioning
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SUMMARY:A Frown Gone Mad
DESCRIPTION:Listen to this Event Page\n  \nBotox\, Revolax\, Sculptra\, Hyaron and Juvederm: all sorts of products\, perhaps not all entirely legal\, sell like hot cakes in Bouba’s Lebanese beauty salon. Skilfully\, though not always gently\, she jabs a constant stream of clients with all kinds of injectables to temporarily reduce their facial wrinkles and frown lines.  \nDirector Omar Mismar films the patients from a fixed position as they recline on the white plastic-wrapped treatment table. Young and old\, women and men\, from housewives to hip influencers\, it seems like the whole country is voluntarily undergoing these painful and gory treatments\, all of which are shown in closeup.  \nDuring the treatment\, the threat of war is a regular topic. Will war break out? Will you go and fight? Mixedup memories of wars and explosions reveal how violence has been an almost constant presence in the lives of Beirut’s inhabitants for decades.  \nBouba’s medicine is rough humour and a magic injection. As one customer aptly puts it: “Most people in line here are tired and unhappy. Bouba takes the pain from inside and works on it from the outside.”  \nThe screening will open with an extended introduction by a Glasgow-based artist. \nCurated by Huss. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event. \nTickets 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. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis event has: \n\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction. The interpreter for this event is TBC.\nArabic audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles.\nLive Captioning for the introduction.\nAn induction loop is available at the GFT Box Office. Enhanced Audio (EA) is available in their screening rooms via headset.\nContent notes: Depiction of mild blood\, needles. Discussion of beauty standards\, bombing\, illegal israel occupation\, war.\n\nThis screening is 111 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+ \nIf 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 info@sqiff.org 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.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org \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  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: A Frown Gone Mad\, Dir. Omar Mismar\, 2024
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/a-frown-gone-mad/
LOCATION:Glasgow Film Theatre\, 12 Rose Street\, Glasgow\, G3 6RB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BIPOC,BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Feature,Films,Live Captioning,Scottish premiere
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