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SUMMARY:Sqifflix: TRANSFINITE + shorts
DESCRIPTION:TRANSFINITE is a sci-fi omnibus feature film by Neelu Bhuman composed of seven standalone short stories where supernatural trans and queer people from various cultures use their powers to protect\, love\, teach\, fight\, and thrive. Most of us have been in situations where we feel completely powerless and deeply frustrated with the unfairness of it all. Sometimes we have lost control of life and sometimes we find a way to use our rage\, resentment\, and frustrations to grow a beautiful garden. In TRANSFINITE\, the protagonists\, like smooth warriors\, choose to find that inner power and use it to transform undesirable situations into desirable ones in a snap. \nScreening with shorts FETISH and Something In The Closet. In Topher Campbell’s FETISH a multi-dimensional being bestrides the streets of New York in defiance and celebration as he embodies the past\, present and future of Blackness. Featuring a mesmerising original score by Mercury Prize Award Winner’s Young fathers. Something In The Closet directed by Nosa Eke is about a queer teenager struggling with her sexuality\, as desires manifest their way from the depths of her eerie closet into reality. \nWe are pleased to be hosting a live discussion with Black queer UK artists’ responses to the films on Saturday 27 June at 7pm. The discussion will take place on SQIFF’s Facebook page at facebook.com/sqiff. Hosted by writer and programmer Harvey Dimond with filmmaker Nosa Eke and other guests tbc.\n \nIn partnership with LGBT Health & Wellbeing. Supported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and Lottery funding from the BFI. \nTRANSFINITE + shorts will be available online 25 to 28 June. Tickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 on a pay what you can basis. Films are viewable within UK and Ireland only. To book\, please use the button below. We will email a link to the film to ticket holders and this will be available to view at any time between 25 to 28 June. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sqifflix-transfinite-shorts-tickets-110259615478′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nAccess \nFilms have English\, Navajo\, Swahili\, Spanish\, Asura (in Japanese)\, and Tagalog audio with English language subtitles or captions. \nFilms are less accessible to blind and partially sighted audiences with lots of visual storytelling and large non-English language sections. \nLoud and abrasive sound effects throughout the films. \nAge recommendation of N/C 15+. \nContent note: Discussion of racism including anti-blackness and violence; depiction of homophobia\, transphobia\, racism including anti-blackness\, mild and/or animated violence\, nudity\, sex\, vomit\, and urine. \nLive discussion with BSL interpretation and live captioning.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqifflix-transfinite-shorts/
CATEGORIES:Bisexual,Discussion,Feature,Films,Gay men,Lesbian,People of colour,Trans
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SUMMARY:All The Feels!: Ultimate Queer Fanvid Playlist
DESCRIPTION:Fanvids are short films using music\, edited by fans in an expression of all the feels around their favourite fandoms. Even with today’s films and television bursting with more queer characters than ever\, we still fight for true recognition\, representation\, and stories that go beyond the sometimes disappointing and limiting storylines we are given. Every fanvid is a DIY work of art\, combining music and clever edits to celebrate favourite shows\, rework plots\, commiserate in collective sadness\, and whatever feels there are to be had! \nCurated by Tara Brown\, queer crip Black fat femme and Fringe! Queer film & arts fest and freelance film curator. \nClick here for Tara’s YouTube playlist. \nACCESS \nThis playlist has an age recommendation of N/C 12+. \nThe fanvids have English audio. Some have English language captions or a transcript. Transcript of the other vids coming soon. With apologies for the lack of captions on all videos thanks to YouTube removing the option for community captions. Click here to sign a petition for YouTube to reverse this decision. \nThe playlist is 34 minutes long. \nContent notes: Discussion of homophobia\, biphobia\, and racism; depiction of brief nudity\, sex\, violence\, and blood. \n\n\n\n\nThe videos in All the Feels!: Ultimate Queer Fanvid Playlist include some loud music and fast editing. \n\n\n\n\nWe have a limited access fund to assist people with no or limited internet access to attend the Festival. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020\, please contact info@sqiff.org.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/all-the-feels-ultimate-queer-fanvid-playlist/
CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,Bisexual,English language,Films,Free event,Lesbian,People of colour,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201005T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201005T211500
DTSTAMP:20200919T185216Z
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SUMMARY:SQIFF 2020 Opening Film: Pride & Protest
DESCRIPTION:Pride & Protest is a documentary about QTIPOC communities and activists in Britain today and struggles surrounding the politics of desire\, self-care\, and found family. In the wake of the Birmingham protests against LGBTIQ+ relationship education in primary schools\, director Blaise Singh follows various queer people of colour as they challenge homophobia and racism in their communities. They speak out against internalised shame and lack of representation\, and we follow them trying to figure out their place in the world in the build up to UK Black Pride. \nWe are screening the film as a live watch party on Zoom. We are very happy to be joined by director Blaise Singh for a Q&A after the film. Pride & Protest will also be available on SQIFF’s Vimeo on Demand channel between 5 and 18 October. \nTickets are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. To book\, click the button below. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders a day or two beforehand. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sqiff-2020-opening-film-pride-protest-tickets-116679955889′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nThe film has English audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation and live captioning provided for introduction and Q&A. \nThis event has live audio description. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe film has lots of dialogue and voiceover\, all English language\, and mostly bright images. \nThe film is 90 minutes long with a 10 minute introduction at the start\, a 5 minute comfort break after the film\, and a Q&A lasting approximately 30 minutes. \nContent notes: Discussion of racism\, homophobia\, biphobia\, and transphobia; depiction of homophobia\, transphobia\, biphobia\, and brief racist violence. \nWe have a limited access fund to assist people with no or limited internet access to attend the Festival. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-2020-opening-film-pride-protest/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,Bisexual,BSL,Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Gay men,Lesbian,People of colour,Speech to Text
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210220T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210220T200000
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SUMMARY:Pride & Protest: Live Watch Party + Q&A with director Blaise Singh
DESCRIPTION:Pride & Protest is a documentary about QTIPOC communities and activists in Britain today and struggles surrounding the politics of desire\, self-care\, and found family. In the wake of the Birmingham protests against LGBTIQ+ relationship education in primary schools\, director Blaise Singh follows various queer people of colour as they challenge homophobia and racism in their communities. They speak out against internalised shame and lack of representation\, and we follow them trying to figure out their place in the world in the build up to UK Black Pride. \nThe film will screen on Zoom as a live watch party followed by a Q&A with director Blaise Singh and other members of the cast and crew. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders on the day. We are partnering with An Lanntair to host this event to mark LGBT History Month 2021 this February. \nThis event is a ‘Pay What You Can’ event – come for free or pay what you can afford. To book\, click the button below or call An Lanntair on 01851 708 480. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://tickets.lanntair.com/sales/categories/sqiff/pride–protest/live-watch-party–qa/pay-what-you-can-afford’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThe film is English language with captions and the Q&A will have live captions available. The event is suitable for ages 12+. If you have any questions or access requests for this event\, please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org. \nContent notes: Discussion of racism\, homophobia\, biphobia\, and transphobia; depiction of homophobia\, transphobia\, biphobia\, and brief racist violence.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/pride-protest-live-watch-party-qa-with-director-blaise-singh/
CATEGORIES:Bisexual,Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Gay men,Lesbian,LGBT History Month,People of colour,Trans
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