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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251031T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251031T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015228
CREATED:20250910T105553Z
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SUMMARY:Aunties - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \nCommonly used in many black and brown cultures\, ‘Aunties’ is a term of respect for your elders. They may not be blood relatives\, but they have lived lives longer than ours and gained invaluable wisdom and culture. The films in this screening honour these enlightened elders and demonstrate their care for younger generations. They also celebrate them as individuals going on their queer journeys. Expect non-nuclear families\, aunties on tour and even a gay uncle. \nAfter the screening\, chai will be served by local aunties. \nCurated by Nat Lall.  \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 programme has: \n\nEnglish\, Hindi\, Mandarin Chinese\, Punjabi audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and chai tea chill session after screening. The interpreter for this event is Lou Hanson.\nLive Captioning for introduction and chai tea chill session after screening\n\nThis screening is 61 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\, bean bag seating\, 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. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nTwo Travelling Aunties\, Dir. Christine Seow\, 2025\, Singapore\, 22 min \nTwo spirited Singaporean seniors ditch conventional living for van life\, embracing adventure\, newfound freedom\, and the joy of living on their terms. \nContent notes: Depiction of drug use. Discussion of family rejection. \n  \nWarm Shadows\, Dir. Aakash Chhabra\, 2025\, India\, Singapore\, 15 min \nPriya\, 50\, makes her maiden trip to the sea. At dusk\, she stands at the shore and overlooks the vast horizon. In a distant part of the world\, Raag\, 20s\, is in a taxi which passes through a metropolitan. A fragmented voice-over unfolds the tender relationship the two share. \n  \nToad Song\, Dir. Qin Qin\, 2025\, China\, 15 min \nEight-year-old Xu Letian is called to bring his parents to school after getting into a fight and bringing tadpoles. Xu Letian must find a new home for the tadpoles\, and on his journey\, he stumbles upon a secret that sets his family apart from others. \n  \nHandwoven\, Dirs. Dasha Levin\, Mason Cazalet\, Mihika Das\, Matthew Wisdom\, 2024\, India\, Ireland\, United States of America\, 9 min \nA lyrical portrait of Nikyle Begay\, a non-binary shepherd and weaver; working to preserve their way of life through the traditional art of weaving. \nContent notes: Discussion of queerphobia. \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: Two Travelling Aunties\, Dir. Christine Seow\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/aunties/
LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251030T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251030T230000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015228
CREATED:20250910T105403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T085138Z
UID:13254-1761858000-1761865200@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:The Stage is a Body - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \nWhat happens when the body becomes the stage and performance becomes a form of survival\, protest\, or transformation? \nThe Stage is a Body is a programme of short films by and about queer performance artists exploring the body as site\, subject\, and storyteller. Through movement\, gesture\, ritual\, and persona these works blur the lines between performance and life\, between what is shown and what is felt. \nFrom meditations on gender and identity to acts of resistance and self-reclamation\, these films reflect the unique ways queer artists use performance to navigate visibility\, memory\, and desire on stage\, on screen\, and in the world. \nFollowing the screening join us for a panel talk with House Ball Scotland who will reflect on the intersections of performance\, queer identity\, and community building within and beyond the ballroom scene. \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 programme has: \n\nArabic\, Burmese\, English\, Georgian\, Portuguese audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion. The interpreter for this event is Lisa Li.\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 78 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\, bean bag seating\, 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. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nANDRO\, Dir. Dominik Gasser\, 2025\, Germany\, 27 min \nANDRO DADIANI’s political performances dissect the oppression by state and church in Georgia and conquer Tbilisi’s urban spaces. As a queer\, non-binary protest and performance art figure\, their identity remains a secret. The danger of open resistance is too great. \nContent notes: Depiction of blood and violence. Discussion of forced displacement\, queerphobia\, violence. \n  \nThunder Bird\, Dir. Yadanar Oo\, 2025\, Myanmar\, 16 min \n65-year-old Mommy Soe leads Myanmar’s pioneering Thunder Bird drag troupe\, established 50 years ago. After surviving decades of social rejection\, political upheaval\, and recent civil war\, she faces her greatest challenge: keeping the troupe alive after losing her life partner Abai\, while navigating dangerous military checkpoints to perform. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, military action\, queerphobia. \n  \nAnziety\, Dir. David O Carrol\, 2024\, Ireland\, 10 min \nAnziety is Ian’s journey to becoming a drag artist. \nWeaving through death\, loss\, and foster care\, he brings us to his darkest moments\, yet we end up in a room full of love. \nBoth a celebration of unwavering loyalty and creative self-expression\, Anziety moves between an intimate reflection on Ian’s past and a contemporary portrait of his present. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, foster care system\, loss.  \nAccess notes: Flashing lights.  \n  \nShame (عيب)\, Dir. Hadi Moussally\, 2024\, Lebanon\, 5 min \nIn the 19th century\, in the Levant region\, Salma Zahore\, along with her parents and neighbors\, participated in a photoshoot using a long exposure technique. At the end of it\, Salma decided to take off her coat\, revealing her body. Unaware of the chaos this gesture could cause within her circle\, she did not know it could lead to shame (عيب). \nContent notes: Discussion of patriarchy\, social norms. \n  \nThe Insect Graveyard\, Dir. Alex Simões\, 2023\, Portugal\, 20 min \nWhere were you when you realized the irreversibility of death? From mourning\, Alex retrieves the environment of his childhood and transforms memory into a space of performance for overcoming. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, loss. \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: Thunder Bird\, Dir. Yadanar Oo\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/the-stage-is-a-body/
LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251030T203000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251030T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015228
CREATED:20250910T105225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T085036Z
UID:13251-1761856200-1761863400@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Filmmakers Social - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \nAre you a queer filmmaker working in Scotland or beyond? Come and join us for some networking\, schmoozing\, and boozing (non-alcoholic options also available). \nA chance to meet others who are LGBTQIA+ and interested or already working in film and related media. Share ideas\, discuss your projects\, or just hang out and have a nice time. \nIn case anyone is anxious or nervous about coming along to this by themselves\, please feel welcome to get in touch via info@sqiff.org and someone can meet you beforehand. BSL interpreters will be available at the event. \nHosted by Erica Monde. \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 programme has: \n\nEnglish-BSL interpretation available for the event. The interpreters for this event are Lou Hanson and Vickie Karlsson.\n\nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, 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. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \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: Tiu Makkonen
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/filmmakers-social-2/
LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Filmmakers' Group
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251030T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251030T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015228
CREATED:20250910T105110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084932Z
UID:13242-1761847200-1761854400@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Eachdraidh Na Tìre - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \nEachdraidh Na Tìre is a screening of two short films by Scottish filmmakers that explore queer connections to place\, memory\, and belonging. Rooted in the landscapes of Scotland\, the programme reflects on how the land holds traces of marginalised histories and how these can be reclaimed through queer storytelling. \nThe films offer personal and poetic reflections on identity and resilience\, asking how we relate to the places we come from and the spaces we move through. They invite us to consider whose stories are remembered\, whose are erased\, and how queer people continue to shape and be shaped by Scotland’s shifting cultural and physical environments. \nThe screening will open with a poetry performance by Esraa Husain\, who will also lead a post-screening workshop exploring personal and collective connections to land through a queer lens. \nCurated by Take One Action Film Festivals. \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 programme has: \n\nBritish Sign Language (BSL)\, English\, Scottish Gaelic audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and workshop. The interpreter for this event is Lisa Li.\nLive Captioning for introduction and workshop\n\nThis screening is 60 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\, bean bag seating\, 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. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nDissonance\, Dir. Aderayo Adenekan\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 30 min \nExperimental short following a young Black woman exploring her queerness after moving cities\, battling internal conflict from homophobic upbringing. Split between wordless narrative and documentary epilogue\, the film uses movement\, sound\, and symbolism to capture psychological dissonance between taught identity and authentic self-discovery. \nContent notes: Discussion of homophobia\, racism\, transphobia. \nAccess notes: Flashing lights.  \n  \nwho will be remembered here\, Dirs. Michael Sherrington\, Lewis Hetherington\, CJ Mahony\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 30 min \nA cry against cultural erasure. Four queer people across Scotland’s historic landscapes question the stories we tell and their impact on future generations. This intimate film archives marginalized identities\, claiming space in history as a beacon for those who follow—a tender refusal to be forgotten. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, war\, queer and disabled erasure. \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: Dissonance\, Dir. Aderayo Adenekan\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/eachdraidh-na-tire/
LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Deaf,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Live Captioning,People of colour,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251030T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251030T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250910T104925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084838Z
UID:13181-1761836400-1761843600@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Legacies
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nWhat shapes us? How do the stories of our families\, the legacies we inherit\, and the struggles of those before us live on in who we become? Legacies brings together films that gently unravel the complex and often tender realities of queer upbringings. These stories speak to the love\, pain\, hope\, and resilience woven through generations\, reminding us that identity is not just inherited\, but felt deeply and continuously reshaped. \nThis programme is an invitation to connect with the intimate moments that define us\, the memories that haunt us\, and the courage it takes to claim our place in a world that often tries to erase us. \nCurated by Nat Lall and 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 programme has: \n\nEnglish\, Portuguese and Turkish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction. The interpreter for this event is Lou Hanson.\nLive Captioning for introduction\n\nThis screening is 119 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\, bean bag seating\, 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. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nBirthdays\, Dir. Adrian Jalily\, 2024\, Denmark\, 19 min \nSecond-grader Bruno faces social isolation for being different\, forcing his Iranian father Marlon to confront his son’s otherness and exclusion. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery.  \n  \nOceania\, Dir. Valentin Noujaïm\, 2024\, Lebanon\, 24 min \nNajib\, 16\, spends his summer on a video game\, until his mother\, Asma\, discovers the death of their elderly and lonely neighbor. He steals the keys to the apartment\, and dives into an unexpected world. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, HIV stigma. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery\, flashing lights. \n  \nBurcu’s Angels (Preview Screening)\, Dir. Özgün Gündüz\, 2025\, Canada\, 20 min \nTurkish queer elder Burcu Özdemir’s Vancouver vintage store has served as a sanctuary and “coming out center” for thirty years. \nContent notes: Discussion of racism. \n  \nWhile We Still Have Time\, Dir. Ava Grimshaw-Hall\, 2024\, Australia\, 15 min \nA daughter reconciles with her distant sperm-donor father as he manages an aggressive prostate cancer\, with little indication of how much time there is left to find out who he really is. \n  \nFind The Boy\, Dir. Paulin.e Goasmat\, 2025\, France\, 18min \nAs Charly\, a young trans man\, is laid to rest under his birth name\, Tom\, Louise and BB\, his queer pals\, decide to pay their last respects in his own image in a place where they used to meet\, Charly’s childhood home. But Victor\, his brother\, had the same idea. \nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use\, cigarette use\, dead naming\, misgendering\, queerphobia. Discussion of death\, loss. \n  \nScattered Pictures\, Dirs. Ibai Vigil-Escalera\, Jose André Sibaja\, 2025\, United States of America\, 8 min \nThrough the grainy nostalgia of 8mm film and the intimacy of voice-over narration\, Gabriel takes us on a deeply personal journey of self-discovery. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, sex. \n  \nSole\, Dir. Ana Berdeja\, 2024\, Mexico\, 15 min \nVeteran embalmer Sole faces a dilemma: honor a transgender man’s wishes or his family’s demands while hiding her own secret. \nContent notes: Depiction of a dead body.  \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: Oceania\, Dir. Valentin Noujaïm\, 2024
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/legacies/
LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251029T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251029T230000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250910T104715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084737Z
UID:13176-1761771600-1761778800@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Squad Goals
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nThere’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. \nThe screening will be followed by an informal Q&A with local trans football team Gender Goals and Glasgow Leather Dykes. \nCurated by Nat Lall.  \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 programme has: \n\nEnglish and Portuguese audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion. The interpreter for this event is Louise Rodgers.\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 79 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\, bean bag seating\, 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. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nWe’ll Go Down In History\, Dirs. Cameron Richards\, Charlie Tidmas\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 25 min \nWe’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. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, transphobia\, violence. \n  \nThree Vendors of Ipanema\, Dir. Jonathan S. Lee\, 2024\, United States of America\, 25 min \nThree street vendors from Rio’s favelas sell homemade food on Ipanema Beach\, embodying dignity and beloved by LGBTQ+ community. \nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use.  \n  \nThe Backstreet\, Dir. Romain Beck\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 29 min \nLondon’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. \nContent notes: Depiction of sex. Discussion of death\, HIV stigma\, homophobia\, sex\, sexual fantasy. \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: We’ll Go Down In History\, Dirs. Cameron Richards\, Charlie Tidmas\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/squad-goals/
LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251029T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251029T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250910T104223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084646Z
UID:13173-1761762600-1761769800@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:For Real? - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n\nDid that really happen? What kind of world are we living in? ‘For Real’ explores sci-fi worlds\, dark fantasies\, technological possibilities and shocking but real science and history. Expect alienesque costumes\, body scanners\, crocodile chromosomes and lesbian telepathy. \nThis screening will be followed by a performance from Carle Gent and Linda Stupart exploring the world of Ecco the Dolphin. \nCurated by Nat Lall. \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 programme has: \n\nEnglish\, Mandarin Chinese\, Spanish\, Yue Chinese (Cantonese)\, Japanese  audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and performance. The interpreter for this event is Lisa Li.\nLive Captioning for introduction and performance\n\nThis screening is 81 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\, bean bag seating\, 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. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nSkinless\, Dirs. Estibaliz Villa\, Erik Campos\, 2024\, Spain\, 11 min \nAfter an environmental catastrophe\, the only survivors left live sheltered wearing the biodermis\, a suit they can survive with but doesn’t allow them to feel touch. After years of lockdown\, Nora and Dani go outside. \nContent notes: Depiction of nudity. Discussion of loss. \n  \nJust above the tear duct on each side\, Dirs. Cáit McClay\, Éiméar McClay\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, Ireland\, 20 min \nUsing St. Conal’s Hospital archives\, this film examines Ireland’s 1950s psychiatric institutions and their carceral\, therapeutic\, and socioeconomic influences. \nContent notes: Discussion of  death\, hospitalisation\, mental health.  \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery. \n  \nThe Xenogender\, Dir. Masataka Ishizaki\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, United States of America\, 15 min \nJapanese immigrant Kenzo in New York confesses his crocodile identity to date Jack\, but becomes more absorbed in videos afterward. \nContent notes: Depiction of racism.  \n  \nThe Martial Forest\, Dir. J Triangular\, 2025\, Colombia\, Taiwan\, 9 min \nExiled Kung Fu master Big Sister 13 leads trans fighters in creating the Martial Forest\, where care equals combat power. \nContent notes: Discussion of death. \n  \nThe Generators\, Dir. Georgie Cowan-Turner\, 2024\, Ireland\, 14 min \nIn a future drained of colour\, Oscar and his ailing husband struggle with a medical system where energy credits are the new currency. When a hospital visit reveals a zero credit balance\, Oscar must join the human generators and physically power Alex’s treatment himself. But as his energy fades\, so does the possibility of a future together. \nContent notes: Depiction of hospitalisation. \nAccess notes: Flashing lights. \n  \nHide and Seek\, Dir. Junjie Xu\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 6 min \nHide and Seek is a 3D animated short film that takes viewers on a bittersweet journey. It presents a story of a person hiding their queer identity from their parents at different stages of life. The film highlights the struggles faced by the queer community as they grow up and explores the fantasy of queer spaces with queer phenomenology. \nAccess notes: Flashing lights. \n  \nClear\, Dir. Hogan Seidel\, 2024\, United States of America\, 6 min \nClear is a visceral confrontation with the illusion of “safety\,” where altered 16mm footage and layered audio reveal the quiet violence surveillance imposes on trans and gender-nonconforming bodies. \nContent notes: Discussion of bodily surveillance. \nAccess notes: Light strobing images. \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: Hide and Seek\, Dir. Junjie Xu\, 2024
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/for-real/
LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251029T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251029T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250910T103931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084551Z
UID:13159-1761760800-1761768000@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:A Nova Era
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nCurated in collaboration with Mostra Queer Brasil\, this vibrant programme of short films offers a window into queer life and imagination across Brazil. From poetic documentary to sci-fi\, magical realism to tender coming-of-age\, the selection celebrates how fluidity\, resistance\, and reinvention shape queer identities and experiences in Brazilian contexts. \nThese stories reflect a country where transformation is constant and identity is expansive. Whether through ancient landscapes\, futuristic visions\, or intimate connections\, the films explore how queer Brazilians carve out space to live\, feel\, and dream on their own terms. \nThe screening includes a surprise short\, winner of Best Brazilian Short Film from Mostra Luminosa in Bahia\, and will be followed by a conversation on Brazilian queer cinema between filmmaker and Mostra Queer Brasil founder Ricky Mastro and Amazônia EcoQueer curator Danilo Baraúna. \nCurated by Indigo Korres and Ricky Mastro. \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 programme has: \n\nPortuguese audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion. The interpreter for this event is Lou Hanson.\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 72 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\, bean bag seating\, 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. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nHow a river is born\, Dir. Luma Flôres\, 2025\, Brazil\, 9 min  \nAyla wakes up in a mountainous landscape\, surrounded only by vegetation and a river. Driven by curiosity and a desire to get to know the place\, she goes on a journey of discovery and diving. As she discovers where she is\, she also discovers herself. \nContent notes: Depiction of animated nudity. \n  \nTelepathic Encounters\, Dir. Henfil\, 2025\, Brazil\, 5 min\,  \nA love at first sight between two young girls unveils an unexpected telepathic community amid a silent library. \n  \nIf I’m Here It Is By Mystery\, Dir. Clari Ribeiro\, 2024\, Brazil\, 22 min \nNew Rio\, 2054. Renowned witch Dahlia arrives at the port with a mission: to found the most powerful Clan that has ever existed and thus defeat the Order of Truth. In the future\, many people are trans — but only a few are witches. \nContent notes: Depiction of blood\, death\, knife. \n  \nVollúpya\, Dirs. Éri Sarmet\, Jocimar Dias Jr.\, 2024\, Brazil\, 21 min \nIn a post-apocalyptic future\, an intergalactic explorer lands at an abandoned museum on a quest to find traces of his long-lost ancestors\, and ends up being teleported to the dance floor of a Brazilian queer nightclub in the 1990s. \nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use\, cigarette use\, sensual dancing\, sexual language use. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery\, flashing lights. \n  \nKings\, Dir. Juliana Pamplona\, 2024\, Brazil\, 15 min  \nA poetic documentary on a diverse group\, identified with the dyke-queer culture\, that spends a day experimenting as drag kings at a bar in the borough of Santa Teresa\, Rio de Janeiro. \nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use. \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. Also supported by Instituto Guimarães Rosa\, via the Consulate General of Brazil in Edinburgh. \n  \nImage Credit: Kings\, Dir. Juliana Pamplona\, 2024
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/a-nova-era/
LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251029T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251029T173000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250910T103808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084458Z
UID:13153-1761751800-1761759000@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:NO PRIDE IN GENOCIDE - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \n“I’ve always imagined you and me sitting out in the sun\, hand in hand\, free at last. We spoke of all the places we would go if we could. Yet you are gone now. If I had known the bombs falling around us would take you from me\, I would have told the world how I adored you more than anything. 
I’m sorry I was a coward.”
 – Words of a queer Palestinian\, submitted to Queering the Map \nNO PRIDE IN GENOCIDE confronts a brutal truth. While queer lives are celebrated and marketed in some parts of the world\, elsewhere they are being bombed\, silenced\, and erased. \nAs Palestine is reduced to rubble and its people fight for survival\, this programme stands in unwavering solidarity. It amplifies queer voices that refuse to be erased by genocide\, pinkwashing\, or complicity. \nFeaturing urgent works from Palestine\, the diaspora\, and Lebanon\, this programme gathers stories of queer love\, loss\, resistance\, and survival. Each film defies erasure\, insisting on presence over silence. These works reject the idea that queerness can be separated from the violence\, displacement\, and repression that shapes the lives of those it affects. Some of these stories emerge from exile\, tracing the long shadows of conflict and the quiet resilience of those still carrying memory across oceans. \nRooted in the Palestinian struggle\, NO PRIDE IN GENOCIDE also reflects broader realities of queer Arab life under occupation\, exile\, and authoritarian rule. Across borders and identities\, these films speak to the endurance of those living under systems of state violence and to the radical imagination it takes to survive them. \nIn a time when visibility is weaponised\, we refuse silence.
 There is no queer liberation without the liberation of Palestine.
 There is no pride in genocide. 
Liberation for Palestine is liberation for us all. \nFollowing the screening\, there will be a discussion with No Pride in Genocide Glasgow and Solidarity Screenings Glasgow\, inviting audiences to engage with these urgent issues and reflect on the power of solidarity. \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 programme has: \n\nArabic and English audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion. The interpreter for this event is Lucy Niven.\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 74 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\, bean bag seating\, 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. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nBlood Like Water\, Dir. Dima Hamdan\, 2023\, Palestine\, 13 min \nWhen a Palestinian man is blackmailed with footage of him having sex with another man\, he and his family are forced to make a terrible decision: collaborate with the Israeli occupation or be publicly shamed. Based on true stories. \nContent notes: Depiction of homophobia\, physical assault\, strong language. Discussion of harassment\, illegal Israeli occupation\, murder. \n  \nI Never Promised You a Jasmine Garden\, Dir. Teyama Alkamli\, 2023\, Canada\, 20 min \nTara\, a queer Arab woman in her late 20s\, attempts to suppress her internal emotional turbulence during a phone call with her best friend Sarab\, with whom she is in love. \nContent notes: Depiction of cigarette use. \n  \nCinema Fouad\, Dir. Mohamed Soueid\, 1993\, Lebanon\, 41 min \nDocumentary portrait of Oscar Al-Halabiye\, a Syrian trans woman in Beirut working as domestic worker and belly dancer. Through intimate scenes of daily life\, she reflects on gender reassignment desires\, mourning her Palestinian lover’s death\, and facing societal aggressions that echo even in the filmmaker’s provocative interview style. \nContent notes: Discussion of transphobia\, violence. \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: Cinema Fouad\, Dir. Mohamed Soueid\, 1993
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/no-pride-in-genocide/
LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251028T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251028T230000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250910T103440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084401Z
UID:13148-1761685200-1761692400@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Scottish Shorts 2 - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \nReturning for another year at the festival\, Scottish Shorts 2 is a bold and intimate programme of short films by queer filmmakers working across Scotland. This selection continues to explore the queer Scottish experience through stories shaped by displacement\, desire\, care\, survival\, and play. \nThese films move between personal documentary\, narrative storytelling\, and experimental textures. Some reflect on home and migration\, others explore relationships\, identity\, and transformation. These films reveal queer lives in all their depth and nuance\, telling stories with humour and heart. \nAt its core\, this programme brings forward voices and perspectives too often absent from Scottish screens. It celebrates a growing queer cinema that is rooted\, restless\, and unapologetically present. \nAll filmmakers in this screening and in ‘Scottish Shorts 1’ are automatically entered into a competition to win the title of Best Scottish Short. The winner will be announced at the closing screening of SQIFF 2025. \nFollowing the screening\, we’ll be joined by the filmmakers for a Q&A to reflect on their work\, share insights\, and open up space for conversation. \nCurated by Nat Lall and 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 programme has: \n\nChinese\, English\, Mandarin  audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion. The interpreter for this event is Louise Rodgers.\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 76 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\, bean bag seating\, 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. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nA Journey Of The Leaves\, Dir. Yash Zhang\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \nWhen memories of his father’s violence chase him from China\, a queer filmmaker drifts into an autumn-touched Estonian town. There\, a wandering traveler\, a bookstore owner\, a poet’s living statue\, and another queer Chinese soul carrying similar wounds guide him through the scattered pieces of his past. \nContent notes: Discussion of violence. \n  \nBe Honest!\, Dir. Alice Harper\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \nWith a chance to win £100\,000 for their ailing child\, a couple enter a game show where they must face the most brutal challenge of all — being honest.  \n  \nBefore You Leave\, Dir. Louise Thomas\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 12 min \nOn the day before her move to Australia\, Innes\, a veterinarian in her mid-twenties\, grapples with mounting uncertainty as she and her sister\, Saoirse\, navigate the streets of Edinburgh. On this journey\, they deliver the last of her belongings to a coworker\, an ex-boyfriend\, and a childhood friend. Each encounter becomes a poignant reminder of what she’s leaving behind. \n  \nKeith\, Dir. Steven Fraser\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 8 min \nA Glasgow filmmaker discovers a dead body behind bins and embarks on a phone-based investigation to identify the victim. Using animation techniques exploring social media\, apps\, and blogs\, the film examines neurodiversity and autistic communication styles while building tension toward revealing the deceased person’s name. \nContent notes: Depiction of animated nudity\, drug use. \n  \nBowl\, Dir. John Kelbie\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 10 min \nArthur is an elderly\, quick-witted\, gay man who has recently been diagnosed with arthritis. Upon finding out that his old foe and competitor Norma is playing in the upcoming lawn bowls charity match\, Arthur seeks the chance to prove himself. He faces many challenges along the way as he bickers with Norma and comes to terms with his illness and the losses he has faced\, but with a little help from Norma’s granddaughter Jenn\, he is able to confront his past and learn what is truly important to him. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, grief\, illness\, loss. \n  \nCahā\, Dir. Chak Hin Leung\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 10 min \nIntimate documentary capturing two immigrants—Indian and Bruneian—meeting in a London teahouse. Over tea (“cahā”)\, their casual conversation reveals profound stories of sacrifice\, identity\, and adaptation. The film explores immigrant experiences and colonial tea legacy\, showing how this simple ritual creates unexpected connection and understanding across borders. \nContent notes: Discussion of colonialism\, transphobia. \n  \nChanging Homes\, Dir. Mano Mandal\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 6 min \nAn Indian nonbinary transmasculine person goes to a European beach for the first time since their top surgery. As they sit and read about a historical trans person\, they navigate the idea of being shirtless in public for the very first time. While doing so\, they reflect on Eurocentric body standards and on their sense of home — in their own body and amidst bodies of water. \n  \nFirst Contact\, Dir. James Crang\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 8 min \nIn isolation on the moon\, a gardener tends to his small patch of life. When another person appears\, he is forced to confront his fears of connection. Will he nurture a bond that could bring light to his lonely existence\, or will his anxiety keep him in darkness? \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: Keith\, Dir. Steven Fraser\, 2024
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/scottish-shorts-2-2/
LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251028T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251028T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250910T103153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084300Z
UID:13144-1761676200-1761683400@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Rookie - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \nAce is a tall\, awkward teenager who moves to an all-girls Catholic high school in the Philippines. The volleyball coach spots Ace on her first day\, and invites her to try out for the team. She is initially no good at the sport and socially ostracised\, but things begin to change when she falls for the highly motivated team captain\, Jana\, who dislikes her because she sees her as a threat. But the girls and their teammates must nonetheless join forces: not only to successfully compete in competitions\, but also to face up against a more disturbing\, insidious threat. Powered by authentic performances\, Samantha Lee’s heartfelt film captures the resilience of the young athlete as she struggles for acceptance\, and the strength of female solidarity in a society rigged against women. \nCurated by 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 programme has: \n\nPhilippines\, English and Tagalog audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction. The interpreter for this event is Lou Hanson.\nLive Captioning for introduction\nContent notes: Depiction of sexual assault. Discussion of distressing themes.\n\nThis screening is 94 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\, bean bag seating\, 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. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \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: Rookie\, Dir. Samantha Lee\, 2023
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/rookie/
LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF
CATEGORIES:BSL,Feature,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,People of colour
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251028T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251028T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250910T102959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084204Z
UID:13141-1761674400-1761681600@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:How We Loved\, How We Broke - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \nLove arrives in many forms\, and heartbreak rarely leaves without a trace. How We Loved\, How We Broke brings together six short films that explore intimacy\, longing\, separation\, and survival. Each story reveals a different facet of queer connection\, from fleeting encounters and deep ruptures to surreal escapes and quiet acts of care. \nSpanning cities\, languages\, and emotional landscapes\, this programme offers a tender and vivid reflection on the ways queer people love\, lose\, remember\, and move forward. Whether anchored in reality or slipping into fantasy\, these films speak to the complexity of queer relationships and the echoes they leave behind. \nFollowing the screening\, join us for a live performance by Glasgow-based artists Simone Seales and Mele Broomes\, sharing new music from their upcoming album inspired by experiences of first love. \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 programme has: \n\nArabic\, English\, French\, Mandarin Chinese\, Persian\, Tagalog\, Yue Chinese (Cantonese) audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and performance. The interpreter for this event is Lisa Li.\nLive Captioning for introduction and performance\n\nThis screening is 98 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\, bean bag seating\, 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. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nAliens In Beirut\, Dir. Raghed Charabaty\, 2025\, Lebanon\, 17 min \nA Lebanese immigrant returns to Beirut for the first time in a decade\, only to find love and horror by the sea\, in the alleyways\, and on the elusive rooftops of the city – right before the 2020 Beirut Port Explosion. \nContent notes: Depiction of cigarette use\, destruction\, explosion. Discussion of homophobia\, war. \n  \nAt Least We Had This Moment\, Dir. Joshua de Vera\, 2025\, Philippines\, 20 min \nIn his quest to capture the aged architecture of Manila\, film photographer Dino seeks the company of a local stranger\, Vince. But as the city noises grew\, their stories stood out. \nContent notes: Depiction of cigarette use. \n  \nEarworm\, Dir. Ilias Merabiha\, 2025\, France\, Germany\, 11 min \nTormented Gaspard battles a parasitic worm feeding on his grief after romance ends\, undergoing cathartic metamorphosis through healing rituals. \n  \nEDEN (باغ عدن)\, Dir. Rustin Zam-Zam Madadi\, 2024\, United States of America\, 10 min \nIn the sun-soaked suburbs of Orange County\, CA\, Roya returns home seeking a fresh start\, only to become entangled in a web of desire at an all-women’s yoga studio with their trans masculine counterpart. As loyalties shift and old wounds resurface\, the studio transforms into a battleground where love and hate collide. \n  \nFortune Favours the Fantabulous\, Dir. Em Li\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 25 min \nNon-binary fortune teller Fei Liu’s marsh tent becomes invaded by phantoms over three days\, threatening their reality and future. \n  \nPurebred\, Dir. Caleb J. Roberts\, 2025\, Ireland\, United Kingdom\, 15 min \nDuring a heatwave in Belfast\, transgender man Owen returns to the flat of his on-off-again lover Seán after taking a pregnancy test. \nContent notes: Depiction of non-explicit nudity\, sex scenes\, strong language use. Discussion of pregnancy. \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: Aliens In Beirut\, Dir. Raghed Charabaty\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/how-we-loved-how-we-broke/
LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251028T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251028T173000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250910T102725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084128Z
UID:13125-1761665400-1761672600@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Scottish Shorts 1 - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \nWe are once again back with an opening event celebrating Scottish queer cinema! This screening exclusively contains short films by artists based in Scotland. The selected short films highlight the diversity of LGBTQIA+ films being made right here in Scotland. Before we spend the week enjoying cinematic treats from across the globe\, let’s take a moment to appreciate the talented and close-knit queer community we are so grateful to have right here. Expect bright colours\, lovely creatures\, big laughs and plenty of fun informal chat in our post-screening Q&A with the filmmakers. \nAll filmmakers in this screening and ‘Scottish Shorts 2’ are automatically entered into a competition to win the title of Best Scottish Short. The winner will be announced at the closing screening of SQIFF 2025. \nCurated by Nat Lall and 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 programme has: \n\nAudio Description\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion. The interpreter for this event is Lou Hanson.\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 75 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\, bean bag seating\, 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. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nThis Werewolf Complex\, Dir. Heather E Andrews\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 15 min \nMoving portrait explores brain auras through personal voices\, examining seizure warnings\, social stigma\, and their positive impact on artistic expression. \n  \nTWISTED PAIR\, Dir. Edward Gwyn Jones\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \nTwo characters engage in erotic\, absurdist phone calls that invert power dynamics\, sampling 1975-1985 queer cinema and pop culture.\n \n  \nLate Bloomers\, Dir. Axel Gutapfel\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 6 min \nLate Bloomers depicts a post-nature world where Glasgow’s queer community creates reality through mimicking wilderness they’ve never known. \n  \nThree Act Structure\, Dir. Iona Rose Wheeler\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \nIona recounts and imagines experiences discussing gender with doctors. \nContent notes: Discussion of difficulties in accessing trans healthcare\, medical conversations\, transphobia. \n  \nTAPS\, Dir. Louis O. Utieyin\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 7 min \nWhen Max unknowingly summons a demon on Grindr\, he must do whatever it takes to survive. \nContent notes: Discussion of drug use\, sex. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery.  \n  \nTaxonomy\, Dir. Ren Leverentz\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \nUsing a combination of movement art and conversation\, Taxonomy is a short documentary that explores the relationship between language and gender for trans and non-binary people. \nContent notes: Discussion of dysphoria\, misgendering. \n  \nThe Figure in the Carpet\, Dir. Fibi Cowley\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 7 min \nPersonal reflection on living with hallucinations\, told through experimental puppetry and informed by the director’s lived sensory experiences. \n  \nWell … Actually\, Dir. Zyra Evangelista\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \nWhen xeir best friend pulls a prank that goes terribly wrong\, an agoraphobic doomsday pepper becomes the world’s last hope for survival… or so they think. \nContent notes: Depiction of misgendering\, strong language use. Discussion of climate change\, genocide\, homelessness\, intense fears and phobias. \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: TAPS\, Dir. Louis O. Utieyin\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/scottish-shorts-1/
LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Discussion,English language,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251027T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251027T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250910T102316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T150236Z
UID:13123-1761595200-1761602400@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:SQIFF 2025 Opening Night Scottish Shorts - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \nWe are once again back with an opening event celebrating Scottish queer cinema! This screening exclusively contains short films by artists based in Scotland. The selected short films highlight the diversity of LGBTQIA+ films being made right here in Scotland. Before we spend the week enjoying cinematic treats from across the globe\, let’s take a moment to appreciate the talented and close-knit queer community we are so grateful to have right here. Expect bright colours\, lovely creatures\, big laughs and plenty of fun informal chat in our post-screening Q&A with the filmmakers. \nAll filmmakers in this screening and ‘Scottish Shorts 2’ are automatically entered into a competition to win the title of Best Scottish Short. The winner will be announced at the closing screening of SQIFF 2025. \nCurated by Nat Lall and 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 programme has: \n\nAudio Description\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 75 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\, bean bag seating\, 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. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nThis Werewolf Complex\, Dir. Heather E Andrews\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 15 min \nMoving portrait explores brain auras through personal voices\, examining seizure warnings\, social stigma\, and their positive impact on artistic expression. \n  \nTWISTED PAIR\, Dir. Edward Gwyn Jones\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \nTwo characters engage in erotic\, absurdist phone calls that invert power dynamics\, sampling 1975-1985 queer cinema and pop culture.\n \n  \nLate Bloomers\, Dir. Axel Gutapfel\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 6 min \nLate Bloomers depicts a post-nature world where Glasgow’s queer community creates reality through mimicking wilderness they’ve never known. \n  \nThree Act Structure\, Dir. Iona Rose Wheeler\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \nIona recounts and imagines experiences discussing gender with doctors. \nContent notes: Discussion of difficulties in accessing trans healthcare\, medical conversations\, transphobia. \n  \nTAPS\, Dir. Louis O. Utieyin\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 7 min \nWhen Max unknowingly summons a demon on Grindr\, he must do whatever it takes to survive. \nContent notes: Discussion of drug use\, sex. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery.  \n  \nTaxonomy\, Dir. Ren Leverentz\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \nUsing a combination of movement art and conversation\, Taxonomy is a short documentary that explores the relationship between language and gender for trans and non-binary people. \nContent notes: Discussion of dysphoria\, misgendering. \n  \nThe Figure in the Carpet\, Dir. Fibi Cowley\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 7 min \nPersonal reflection on living with hallucinations\, told through experimental puppetry and informed by the director’s lived sensory experiences. \n  \nWell … Actually\, Dir. Zyra Evangelista\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \nWhen xeir best friend pulls a prank that goes terribly wrong\, an agoraphobic doomsday pepper becomes the world’s last hope for survival… or so they think. \nContent notes: Depiction of misgendering\, strong language use. Discussion of climate change\, genocide\, homelessness\, intense fears and phobias. \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: TAPS\, Dir. Louis O. Utieyin\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-2025-opening-night-scottish-shorts/
LOCATION:The Social Hub\, The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Discussion,English language,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251027T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251027T190000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250910T102449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T150324Z
UID:13128-1761584400-1761591600@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Swipe Right on Your Next Film Collab
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nJoin SQIFF and Trans on Screen for an exciting speed-filmmaking event exclusively for queer and trans filmmakers. Designed in a fast-paced “speed dating” format\, this session connects queer and trans directors\, producers and HODs looking to spark new collaborations and bring fresh stories to life. Whether you’re an emerging filmmaker or already working in the industry\, this is a unique opportunity to meet potential creative partners\, share ideas\, and build community in a focused\, time-efficient setting. \nEach short round of conversation allows participants to introduce their work\, explore shared interests\, and discover new possibilities for partnership. Expect a warm\, welcoming space centred on creative exchange and mutual support\, where trans voices lead the conversation. \nBring your project ideas\, passion\, and curiosity! This is your chance to connect with the next wave of queer and trans filmmaking talent and maybe even meet your next collaborator. \nCurated by Trans on Screen. \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 programme has: \n\nEnglish-BSL interpretation throughout the event\nLive Captioning throughout the event\n\nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, 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. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou 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 info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \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: Tiu Makkonen
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/swipe-right-on-your-next-film-collab/
LOCATION:The Social Hub\, The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ
CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251012T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251012T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250911T133307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T133307Z
UID:13419-1760290200-1760299200@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:NIÑXS (Inverness)
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \nIn the rural small town of Tepoztlán\, Mexico\, fifteen-year-old Karla gets to tell her own coming-of-age story as she navigates the joys and complexities of trans adolescence. Irresistibly warm and funny\, NIÑXS bursts the seams of documentary convention by dissolving the distance between filmmaker and subject. Director Kani Lapuerta and Karla reflect together on their transness as they watch eight years’ worth of footage documenting this formative period of Karla’s life: from trying out for the cheer team\, playing with makeup\, to being embarrassed by her loving and supportive parents. In an era where trans kids are spoken over and spoken for\, NIÑXS sparkles with confidence\, wit\, and magic: a joyous demand that trans youth get to narrate their own stories. Presented as part of Take One Action Film Festivals 2025! \nGrasping with both hands the joy\, tenderness and tenacity that jumps through the screen in NIÑXS\, stay on after the screening for a celebration of trans life lived to its fullest. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £5\, £10\, £15\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nContent Notes: Discussions of transphobia\, gender dysphoria\, death and surgery. Contains two brief depictions of fake blood.\nAccess Notes: Mix of explanatory dialogue (in Spanish) and visual storytelling. Mainly bright images\, with a short sequence of darker images towards the end of the film.\nSpanish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and workshop\nLive Captioning for introduction\n\nThis screening is 86 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \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: NINXS\, Dir. Kani Lapuerta\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/ninxs-inverness/
LOCATION:Eden Court\, Bishops Road\, Inverness\, IV3 5SA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Families,Feature,Films,Live Captioning
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250927T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250927T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250911T113008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T113008Z
UID:13417-1759003200-1759012200@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:NIÑXS (Glasgow)
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \nIn the rural small town of Tepoztlán\, Mexico\, fifteen-year-old Karla gets to tell her own coming-of-age story as she navigates the joys and complexities of trans adolescence. Irresistibly warm and funny\, NIÑXS bursts the seams of documentary convention by dissolving the distance between filmmaker and subject. Director Kani Lapuerta and Karla reflect together on their transness as they watch eight years’ worth of footage documenting this formative period of Karla’s life: from trying out for the cheer team\, playing with makeup\, to being embarrassed by her loving and supportive parents. In an era where trans kids are spoken over and spoken for\, NIÑXS sparkles with confidence\, wit\, and magic: a joyous demand that trans youth get to narrate their own stories. Presented as part of Take One Action Film Festivals 2025! \nGrasping with both hands the joy\, tenderness and tenacity that jumps through the screen in NIÑXS\, stay on after the screening to learn all about the amazing trans mutual aid initiatives flourishing in Glasgow\, how you can access their resources\, and how you can get involved. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £5\, £10\, £15\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nContent Notes: Discussions of transphobia\, gender dysphoria\, death and surgery. Contains two brief depictions of fake blood.\nAccess Notes: Mix of explanatory dialogue (in Spanish) and visual storytelling. Mainly bright images\, with a short sequence of darker images towards the end of the film.\nSpanish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and workshop\nLive Captioning for introduction\n\nThis screening is 86 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \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: NINXS\, Dir. Kani Lapuerta\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/ninxs-glasgow/
LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Families,Feature,Films,Live Captioning
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250921T174500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250921T201500
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250911T112809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T105006Z
UID:13414-1758476700-1758485700@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:NIÑXS (Edinburgh) - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \nIn the rural small town of Tepoztlán\, Mexico\, fifteen-year-old Karla gets to tell her own coming-of-age story as she navigates the joys and complexities of trans adolescence. Irresistibly warm and funny\, NIÑXS bursts the seams of documentary convention by dissolving the distance between filmmaker and subject. Director Kani Lapuerta and Karla reflect together on their transness as they watch eight years’ worth of footage documenting this formative period of Karla’s life: from trying out for the cheer team\, playing with makeup\, to being embarrassed by her loving and supportive parents. In an era where trans kids are spoken over and spoken for\, NIÑXS sparkles with confidence\, wit\, and magic: a joyous demand that trans youth get to narrate their own stories. Presented as part of Take One Action Film Festivals 2025! \nJoin Listen Gallery’s Riah for a sounding workshop where we will collectively create sounds and explore sonic inspirations drawn from the film Niñxs. Together\, we’ll move through vocal exercises designed to open a shared space for auditory imagination in response to the film. This workshop welcomes people of all backgrounds and mobilities. If there’s anything that would help make it easier for you to take part\, just let Riah know — no musical experience needed. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £5\, £10\, £15\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nContent Notes: Discussions of transphobia\, gender dysphoria\, death and surgery. Contains two brief depictions of fake blood.\nAccess Notes: Mix of explanatory dialogue (in Spanish) and visual storytelling. Mainly bright images\, with a short sequence of darker images towards the end of the film.\nSpanish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and workshop\nLive Captioning for introduction\n\nThis screening is 86 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \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: NINXS\, Dir. Kani Lapuerta\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/ninxs-edinburgh/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Filmhouse\, 88 Lothian Road\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9BZ
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Families,Feature,Films,Live Captioning
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250919T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250919T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250911T175229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T175229Z
UID:13428-1758304800-1758312000@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Neirud (Glasgow)
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \nNeirud died shrouded in mystery\, leaving behind no trace of her past. Confronting family secrets\, the filmmaker pieces together the mysterious life of her enigmatic “aunt”. In doing so\, she discovers Neirud’s colourful life as a pioneering black lesbian wrestler in an all-female circus troupe through the 60s and 80s. As she investigates Neirud’s controversial ring persona\, the filmmaker paints a fascinating story touching on race\, identity and queer life through changing Brazilian society. \n  \nTo book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nPortuguese audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction\n\nThis screening is 72 minutes long and has a BBFC U age rating. \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: Neirud\, Dir. Fernanda Faya\, 2023
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/neirud-glasgow/
LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Documentary,Feature,Films
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/neirud.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250913T181500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250913T201500
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250911T175042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T105024Z
UID:13424-1757787300-1757794500@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Neirud (Edinburgh) - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \nNeirud died shrouded in mystery\, leaving behind no trace of her past. Confronting family secrets\, the filmmaker pieces together the mysterious life of her enigmatic “aunt”. In doing so\, she discovers Neirud’s colourful life as a pioneering black lesbian wrestler in an all-female circus troupe through the 60s and 80s. As she investigates Neirud’s controversial ring persona\, the filmmaker paints a fascinating story touching on race\, identity and queer life through changing Brazilian society. \n  \nTo book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nPortuguese audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 72 minutes long and has a BBFC U age rating. \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: Neirud\, Dir. Fernanda Faya\, 2023
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/neirud-edinburgh/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Filmhouse\, 88 Lothian Road\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9BZ
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Documentary,Feature,Films
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250722T203000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T082522Z
UID:13084-1753209000-1753216200@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:SQIFF Filmmakers Group - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n     \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the event.** \n  \nWe’re so back (for one session for now)! Our July 2025 session has been developed in partnership with the GMAC Film. \nDuring this session\, GMAC will showcase some of their Little Pictures short film projects: Caha; Shrapnel; and First Step Swim. Filmmakers behind these projects\, Holly Barbour\, Cailtin McMullan\, and Chak Hin Leung will talk about their experiences in the Little Pictures programme and the making of their short films. You’ll get a chance to meet and ask the filmmakers as well as the Little Pictures team on how to get into the programme as well as get your short film ideas off the ground. \nGMAC Film is a Glasgow-based charity and arts organisation\, who are dedicated to opening access to filmmaking. Little Pictures is their short film commissioning scheme for first time or emerging filmmakers\, offering them a budget and mentorship to make a film. With applications opening soon\, Little Pictures is looking for or people aged 18 and over who are interested in writing\, directing or producing films and are yet to receive their first short film commission.  \nThis is a great opportunity to learn more about Little Pictures\, the types of films they make and understanding what the process is like. You can also learn more about GMAC and the wider support they offer.  \n  \nAbout the group \nThe SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. \nThe group is open for any level of filmmaking or film supporting arts (acting\, prop making\, music and sound design…) and we really encourage people just starting out in these mediums to come along. \nJoin a very friendly and supportive cohort of queer artists in Scotland making films! \nTickets are free. To book\, click here. \n  \nFilms included in this event are: \nCaha\, Dir. Chak Hin Leung\, 2025\, 10 minutes \nSynopsis: In a bustling London tea house\, an Indian and Bruneian immigrants share their desires over a cup of chai. \nLanguage: English \nContent Notes: discussion of transphobia\, homophobia\, violence\, death \n  \nShrapnel\, Dir. Holly Barbour\, 2025\, 15 minutes \nSynopsis: Exes Layla and Jamie haven’t seen each other since their relationship catastrophically ended 5 years ago. Things were said\, objects were thrown. When the two women find themselves trapped in a room at Layla’s dads funeral\, they are forced to confront the ghosts of their pasts. \nLanguage: English \nContent Notes: discussion of parental death\, terminal illness\, grief\, vaping\, smoking mentions\, anxiety attack  \n  \nFirst Step Swim\, Dir. Cailtin McMullan\, 2021\, 7 minutes \nSynopsis: First Step Swim follows Caitlin on a journey of wild swimming as she navigates not only her relationship to her body\, but also to the water and space in which she inhabits throughout the film. \nLanguage: No dialogue \n  \nAccessibility:  \n\nBSL-English interpretation for the whole event.\nEnglish Descriptive Subtitles for all films.\nRelaxed event.\nWheelchair Access.\n\nTotal runtime: 31 minutes \n  \nVenue access note: \nThe GMAC Film space has capacity for one wheelchair user at any given time. If this applies to you\, please let us know when you plan on visiting so that we can ensure you are able to access the space comfortably and safely. Our email is hello@gmacfilm.com. \nThere are two lifts to gain access to GMAC on 5th floor. \nIn the unlikely event of a fire\, both lifts will be out of use\, and everyone will exit the building via five flights of stairs. If a disabled person is in the building and cannot evacuate using the stairs\, the fire rescue team will be called immediately to recover them. \nYou can use our access form to let us know what adjustments or support we can provide to ensure you can take part. We recognise that our space is not as accessible as we would like it to be. With this in mind\, please know that we are reviewing our next steps towards a more accessible experience for all. \n  \nFFP2 masks are available for this event. We ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the event if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. \nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \n  \nCredit: GMAC Film Little Pictures
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-filmmakers-group-07-2025/
LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,English language,Filmmakers' Group,Free event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250715T060000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250715T213000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250630T120231Z
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SUMMARY:Pride Hub - SQIFF x Excuse My Beauty Movie Night
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n\n  \nJoin us for a movie night curated by SQIFF and Excuse My Beauty\, with a special screening of Hot Young Geek Seeks Blood Sucking Freak by Heath Virgoe and Tops by Ames Pennington and Jos Bitelli. \nFollowing the film screenings there will be a panel with members of trans collectives Excuse My Beauty\, Trans Healthcare Access Glasgow\, and Glasgow Electrolysis Project. All money raised from this event will be split between the three collectives. \nThis event is open to all\, and is run by and for trans people to celebrate our community’s creativity and resilience. If you are an ally planning to attend we ask that you come with respect and awareness of how your privileges might show up in the space\, and encourage you to pay the maximum donation of £12. \n\nExcuse My Beauty is a trans artist/activist collective that organises events to fundraise for their database of trans healthcare and survival GoFundMes. Follow us and support our work @excusemybeauty.gla\nTrans Healthcare Access Glasgow are a group of trans people working to improve access to blood tests for HRT monitoring through community-led research and direct provision of services.\nGlasgow Electrolysis Project are a group of trans women fundraising to equip and train a transfem electrolysis in Glasgow.\n\nTickets are free with a sliding scale donation of £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, £10\, or £12. To book\, click here. \n\nAccessibility: \n\nAn age recommendation of N/C 16+.\nEnglish language descriptive subtitles.\nBSL-English interpretation provided for the introduction and panel discussion.\nThe Social Hub is wheelchair accessible\, with gender neutral toilets.\nPlease let us know at check in if you don’t want to be in pictures or video.\n\nThis screening is 82 minutes long with an introduction and panel discussion. \nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nHot Young Geek Seeks Bloodsucking Freak\, Dir. Heath Virgoe\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 12 min \nWhen best friends Max and Ricky find themselves the prey of an angry vampire\, they must ditch their Halloween plans to hide out at home. But when a forgotten pizza delivery shows up\, can they risk letting the driver in? Can they stop arguing with each other? And can Max find the courage to face the one thing worse than death – coming out? \nContent Notes: Discussion of sex\, role-play. Depiction of death. \nAccess Notes: Contains flashing imagery. \n  \nTOPS\, Dir. Ames Pennington and Jos Bitelli\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 70 min \nFun\, satirical and a pastiche of the chaotic\, brash\, self-deprecating and clueless 1990s/2000s British reality TV\, TOPS sees self-proclaimed future award winning filmmaker Ames Pennington present their landmark faux-documentary. Casting themselves as an invasive TV presenter\, Ames goes on a satirical odyssey through the lives and homes of four unique individuals\, exploring the crucial question that defines trans masc experience\, “What TOP did you wanna wear after TOP surgery?”. \nContent notes: Discussions of gender dysphoria\, sex toys\, surgery. \n  \nHow to get there: \nAddress: The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ \nTrain: the venue is only a 10 minute walk from Queen Street Station or Central station \nDriving: parking is a 4 minute walk at NCP Glassford Street – The Glasshouse NCP Car Park \nSubway: the nearest subway station is a 10 minute walk from St Enoch station \nBikes: bike racks are available just outside the venue \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: TOPS\, Dir. Ames Pennington and Jos Bitelli\, 2024\, United Kingdom
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/pride-hub-sqiff-x-excuse-my-beauty-movie-night/
LOCATION:The Social Hub\, The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,English language,Feature,Films,Free event,Pride,Shorts,Trans
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250622T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250622T150000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T095349Z
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SUMMARY:Building Solidarity & Kinship: Short Film Screenings + Panel Discussion (Glasgow)
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nThis event is part of the Building Solidarity & Kinship programme curated by Esraa Husain at the Refugee Festival Scotland 2025. \nWe are featuring a selection of short films followed by a panel discussion exploring the Festival’s theme Milestones and elements connected to finding refuge and belonging and the importance of community building. \nAfter the screening we are joined by the directors Adéráyọ̀ Adenekan and Theo Panagopoulos\, community organisers Mahasin from Exhale Group\, Solidarity Screenings\, and Xuanlin Tham the author of Revolutionary Desires: The Political Power of the Sex Scene to discuss the themes mentioned and share reflections. \nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish language descriptive subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction and panel discussion\nLive Captioning for the introduction and panel discussion\nKelvin Hall is a wheelchair accessible venue\n\n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n\nMark Thomas\, Permissible Beauty (2023)\nBaz Sells\, Two Black Boys in Paradise (2025)\nTheo Panagopoulos\, The Flowers Stand Silently\, Witnessing (2024)\nAdéráyọ̀\, DISSONANCE (2025)\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: Permissible Beauty\, Dir. Mark Thomas\, 2023
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/building-solidarity-kinship-short-film-screenings-panel-discussion-glasgow/
LOCATION:Kelvin Hall\, 1445 Argyle Street\, Glasgow\, G3 8AW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Free event,People of colour,Refugee,Speech to Text
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250503T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250503T150000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20250410T090433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T101805Z
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SUMMARY:Floating in Ecosystems
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nThis screening brings together the work of queer East and Southeast Asian artists based in Scotland\, showcasing bold explorations of identity\, transformation\, and community. The films in this programme experiment with dynamic visual narratives that challenge cultural and bodily boundaries\, blurring the lines between reality and fiction\, self and other. From fictional work to artist moving image work\, these films offer a range of experiences where body and identity intersect with culture and memory. \nFlorence To will introduce this event by presenting an expansive overview of queer East and Southeast Asian filmmaking in Scotland today. \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of £3\, £6\, £9\, £12\, £15. To book\, click here or call the Rio Cinema Box Office on 020 7241 9410. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nBritish Sign Language\, Chinese\, and English audio with English language descriptive subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction.\nRio Cinema is a wheelchair accessible venue.\n\nThis screening is 90 minutes long. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n  \nStrangers\, Dir. Klarissa Webster\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 4 min \n2 peoples worlds collide in a graveyard. One dealing with a near loss\, another still harbouring the pain after many years. \n  \nIn the penumbra\, the strange wave\, Dir. Wei Zhang\, 2022\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \nThis 11-minute collage film explores Zhang’s personal trauma through a blend of various media forms and techniques\, creating an alternate reality with symbolic characters representing complex emotions. \nAccess notes: Distorted voice. \n  \nFluid\, Dir. Wei Zhou\, 2016\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \nAn autobiographical story traces the filmmaker’s very own personal growing-up experiences of love and desire as a Chinese born and raised queer woman. \nAccess notes: Static imagery. \nContent notes: Discussion of porn\, self harm. \n  \nbody is/as landscape\, Dir. Joanne Lee\, 2020\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \n‘Body as/is Landscape’ shows the landscapes of St Andrews\, Dunoon\, a human body and the now demolished site of the Red Road flats in Glasgow. Lee asks what frames of references we are using to understand and relate to these landscapes? Attempting to situate the self among these places of privilege\, absence\, ruin and industry by observing in front and behind the camera. Questioning how we relate to and consume these landscapes – through the frame of the phone\, the lens of the digital camera. \n  \nIn Conversation with\, Dir. Eye Suriyanon\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \n‘In Conversation with ‘ (2024) is an animated film in collaboration with Members of the Children’s Parliament (MCP)  from Stirling and Eye Suriyanon. As part of the ‘Fairness and Bias in AI’ workshop for the ‘Exploring Children’s Rights and AI’ project by Children’s Parliament Scotland. Featuring elements of graphic scores created by MCP and sound effects from DIY instruments\, animated in Processing\, additional music by Eye Suriyanon. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery. \n  \nNarratives and Counternarratives\, Dir. Chaoying Rao\, 2022\, United Kingdom\, 9 min \nThis work examines representations of the self\, dissecting the persistent fetishisation of Asian women through collaging and reviewing memorable moments in Western culture. Questioning the ideas of the ‘Asian mystique’ and how it manifests in popular culture\, this film examines how the legacy of orientalism continues to manifest in spaces both physical and digital. \nContent notes: Depiction of nudity\, physical violence\, body modification\, fetishisation\, racism\, sex\, sensual dancing\, death\, gun violence\, knife violence\, sword violence\, decapitated head\, blood. Discussion of harassment\, violence. \n  \nWah Yen\, Dir. Wei Zhang\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 29 min \nSet in 1970s Glasgow\, the film explores the rich inner world of young\, queer\, and neurodivergent Chinese immigrant Chen through their emerging kinship with Scottish shipbuilder\, James. Wah Yen employs a non-linear narrative\, underpinned by Wei’s interweaving of 3D animation\, archival footage\, and drag performances\, creating a dynamic and compelling visual language. The visually diverse film highlights the intimate relationships and struggles of marginalised identities\, resonating particularly with Glasgow’s Chinese and queer residents. \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: Wah Yen\, Dir. Wei Zhang\, 2024
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/floating-in-ecosystems/
LOCATION:Rio Cinema\, 107 Kingsland High Street\, London\, E8 2PB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,People of colour,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250318T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250318T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20241206T112904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T124945Z
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SUMMARY:SQIFF Queer Screening: Edinburgh Takeover with Edinburgh Arts Festival & Rhubaba - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. Edinburgh Arts Festival are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please contact elle@edinburghartfestival.com to be added to this!** \n  \nSQIFF are very excited to announce our collaboration with Rhubaba for the Edinburgh Art Festival. The evening will consist of a screening of short films\, a panel discussion with Scottish QTIPOC filmmakers and food. The event will take place on the 18th March 2025 in the French Institute\, Edinburgh. \nAll of the short films in the screening are taken from the SQIFF 2024 programme and with this we aim to bring a bit of the queer magic we experienced in Glasgow to Edinburgh. The selected films include works from our Scottish Shorts\, Sci-Fi Meets Reality\, Queer Asia\, ★\,。·::·ﾟ☆ “The Real Internet Is Inside You” ·ﾟ✧*:·ﾟ✧ and Drag & Performance Through Censorship events. The selection highlights a range of techniques and genres in queer filmmaking including digital animation\, text-based film\, collage and live-action. It also explores a diverse range of topics such as young trans girlhood\, intimate friendships between men of colour\, medical drag-satire and more. \nAll of the selected films are either directed by and/or have a central focus on QTIPOC. This event aims to spotlight and celebrate queer people of colour in film. We will explore filmmaking techniques\, community initiatives and future hopes for people of colour in queer film with a panel discussion after the screenings. And after that\, we will end by chatting over food and drink provided by the festival. \nCurated by Nat Lall. \nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here and you’ll be redirected to the Edinburgh Arts Festival website. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nA Float\, Dir. Isabel Barfod\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \n\nA Float explores subtle modes of refusal through the lens of a Black Queer swimmer in a hostile environment. Set in a Victorian era public swimming pool\, A Float follows our protagonist as they access alternate realities\, speculated futures and enact small acts of revenge. \n\n\nContent Notes: Depiction of racism. \n\n\nAccess Notes: Contains flashing imagery. \n\n\n  \n\nDr. XYZ: A Medical Drag Transthology\, Dir. El Jones\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 14 min \n\nDr. XYZ is a community-made trans+ healthcare training film and ethnofiction. It is an exercise in queering the public information film genre\, shot in 16mm. The film weaves ethnographic healthcare accounts from Birmingham’s trans+ community with moments of drag-satire re-enactment to depict a collective vision of the UK’s healthcare system. \n\n\nContent notes: Discussion of suicidal ideation\, suicide attempt\, mental health issues\, medical neglect within NHS\, transphobia\, ableism\, racism\, passing culture\, self-medicating\, gender dysphoria\, medical waiting lists\, explicit language. Depiction of animated genitalia. \n\n\n  \n\nScrapped Fabric\, Dir. Jake Muñoz Consing\, 2024\, Philippines\, 11 min \n\nFearing her mother’s disapproval\, a teenage trans girl secretly sews a prom dress from her mother’s scrap fabric (“retaso”). \n\n\nContent notes: Discussion of transphobia. \n\n\n  \n\nFarewell\, Dir. Soham Kundu\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 15 min \n\nTwo friends: one with a broken heart\, the other on the brink of marriage. Together they set out on a day’s journey that leads them to confront their past amidst shared grief and hopes for a brighter future. Centred around intimate friendships between men of colour\, Farewell presents evolving expressions of modern masculinity. \n\n\nContent notes: Depiction of cigarette use. \n\n\n  \n\nDiffused in Marginalised Orders\, Dir. Florence To\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \n\nWords have a powerful role in shaping identity and transforming our lived experiences. The Scottish-born Hong Kong artist uses texts that ignite deep connections and solidarity. Their work confronts the dispossessions wrought by imperialism and challenges complicity in public amnesia about ongoing injustices\, redefining our relationship within social barriers and power struggles in public spaces. \n\n\nAccess notes: Flashing light and rapid visual effects. \n\n\n  \n\nBellydance Vogue\, Dir. Hadi Moussally\, 2020\, Lebanon\, 5 min \n\n“My birthday was on the 3rd of April 2020 during lockdown\, and for the first time\, I celebrated it all by myself. But even if I was alone\, I decided to celebrate it as if it’s the last one” \n\n\nThe film was made during quarantine. \n\n  \nAccessibility:  \n\nBSL-English interpretation for introduction and discussions.\nEnglish Descriptive Subtitles.\nThis event is located upstairs in the Salle Emilienne Moreau-Evrard space at the French Institute of Scotland\, accessible via stairs or lift.\nYou will enter the building at street level via the entrance on George IV Bridge\, where a reception desk is available for directions to the space or the lift.\nAccessing this venue is an uphill walk from Waverley Station. For a step-free journey\, travel along Market Street\, left along North Bank Street towards the Bank of Scotland\, and find the French Institute across the road.\nIf travel costs would be a barrier to attending this workshop\, please contact Rhubaba (admin@rhubaba.org) or EAF (info@edinburghartfestival.com) to arrange travel reimbursement.\n\nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \n  \nThis event is part of Refractions: New Conceptions of Film + Photography (15 Jan—18 Mar). Co-created by the EAF Civic Programme and Rhubaba\, this free event series aims to connect marginalised people with creativity through film\, ceramics\, writing\, and more. Find out more here. \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: Tiu Makkonen
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-queer-screening-edinburgh-takeover-with-edinburgh-arts-festival-rhubaba/
LOCATION:French Institute\, West Parliament Sq\, Edinburgh\, EH1 1RF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,Films,Free event,People of colour
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241122T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241122T213000
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CREATED:20241101T122838Z
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SUMMARY:Making Masculinities with Take One Action and Pillow Talk Scotland - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening.** \n  \nA compelling evening of short films exploring the complexities of masculinity today – from harm to love. \n  \nWhat does it mean to be masculine today? Young men face increasing pressures\, grappling with toxic stereotypes and the “loneliness epidemic\,” often feeling isolated and inadequate. Data shows that young men are veering to the right globally\, underscoring the urgent need to address these issues. However\, masculinity is far more fluid and diverse than commonly portrayed\, and we invite audiences to reflect on these nuances through a broader\, more intersectional lens. \n  \nFeaturing short films from Glasgow artist Trackie McLeod\, filmmakers Miles Warren and Campbell X\, director and writer Daniel Bailey and others\, Making Masculinities takes us on a journey through masculinity’s many facets. \n  \nThe event encourages attendees to participate as men or people who identify in some way with masculinity\, to bring friends with them\, and to bring the men in their lives. Together we’ll have meaningful conversations about male identity’s positive and negative aspects. Hosted by Take One Action\, the Scottish Queer International Film Festival\, and Pillow Talk Scotland\, the screening will take place on 22nd November\, shortly after International Men’s Day and just ahead of this year’s 16 Days of Activism. This event provides an opportunity to challenge traditional narratives and promote a healthier understanding of masculinity today. \n  \nCurated by Iris Pase\, Rachel Hamada\, and Zeo Fawcett\, with support from Indigo Korres. \n  \nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here and you’ll be redirected to the Take One Action website. \n  \nUnderstanding Masculinity Trackie McLeod\, 2018\, UK\, 5 minutes \n​Trackie McLeod is a Scottish artist based in Glasgow. Best known for his text-based work\, Trackie recontextualises our relationship with everyday colloquialisms. His punchy take on sculpture\, textiles and print mixed with his love of Scottish patter creates a visual best described as ‘one part tongue-in-cheek\, an ounce of sarcasm and a pint of Tennent’s Lager’. Here\, in an early piece of his work\, he explores experiences of masculinity. \n  \nI Love Hooligans Jan-Dirk Bouw\, 2013\, Netherlands\, 13 minutes \nIn this animated short\, a football hooligan feels unconditional love for his club. However\, being gay\, he has to hide his identity in order to survive in this world that is so precious to him. \n  \nFather and Son Mitchell Lazar\, 2018\, US\, 7 minutes \nAn up and coming writer competes against his father for a prestigious book award. This portrait of male insecurity and psychological cruelty shows that violence doesn’t have to be physical to maim – but who will triumph? \n  \nDes!re Campbell X\, 2017\, UK\, 9 minutes Trailer \nDES!RE is an experimental film exploring desire for transmasc\, transmen\, butch\, stud\, aggressives\, masculine of centre (MOC) people assigned female at birth. Stunning black and white images drift across the screen while transmen\, femme women and butch and MOC people speak about the complexity of their desire. \n  \nBruiser Miles Warren\, 2022\, USA\, 10 minutes \nAfter his father gets into a fight at a bowling alley\, Darious begins to investigate the limitations of his own manhood. Inspired by Worldstar fight videos\, this Sundance and SXSW selected short film interrogates the emotional fallout of macho violence\, and inspired a later feature debut by the director. \n  \nSoft Bwoi Daniel Bailey\, 2022\, UK\, 5 minutes \nIn yardie culture\, “yuh too soft” can mark you from childhood\, the equivocation of gentleness and sensitivity with weakness and irrelevance. This ensemble production refuses such sentiment and Babylon itself\, using folklore and imagery from Caribbean carnival culture and queerness to redefine this misconception. The concealment of emotion\, embracing norms\, and the repression of femininity are no longer signs of power and strength. Instead\, it is in seeking the divine feminine\, deep connections with one another and the rejection of toxicity that will unite Black men to find better ways to survive in this harsh but limitless world. Yes lawd! \n  \nYou Can’t Always Get What You Want But You Can Get Me Samira Elagoz/Z Walsh\, 2023\, Canada\, 13 minutes \nA unique slideshow documenting two longhaired trans men falling in love. Over the course of one year\, the artist couple gathered photographs from real-life events such as their first kiss\, meeting each other’s parents\, long distance thirst traps\, a beach wedding\, and top surgery. A sweet and steamy celebration of T4T love with life and art all tangled up. \n  \nLa Vita Semplice Lucas Tielke\, 2022\, Italy\, 3 minutes \nPedro and Flavio live a simple and beautiful life together\, filled to the brim with love\, away from the distractions of the outside world. For the past 30 years\, they have poured their heart and soul into their scenic property situated in the rolling hills of Bologna. The instant you meet them their commitment to “The Beautiful Life” becomes apparent. \n  \nBEYOND THE SCREEN: Following the films\, a panel and interactive audience discussion will further explore the themes presented. The discussion will be hosted by Zeo Fawcett\, and will feature actor\, writer and storyteller Adam Kashmiry and Isaac Hoff from the University of Glasgow. We’ll also be asking the audience to share their experiences\, good and bad\, of masculinity and your ideas about what positive masculinity looks like. \nAdam Kashmiry is a neurodivergent Egyptian-born and Glasgow-raised performer\, storyteller\, experimental mover and writer\, and queer activist. Some of the projects Adam has worked on include autobiographical BAFTA-winning film Adam; As You Like It with Northern Broadsides; Tako Taal’s After Kinte; Where Are You From? at the Children’s Festival; Everyman and Who I am now? from Bombito Productions; Walter Sholto Douglas; and the exhibition The Untold Stories of People Who Shaped Scotland. \nIsaac Hoff is a lecturer in media and sociology at the University of Glasgow with interests in masculinities\, youth\, culture and class. He has written about masculinities\, transitions to adulthood and leisure. He completed his PhD at the University of Leicester’s research institute for cultural and media economies in 2021 and has been at Glasgow since September 2022. \n  \nAccessibility:  \n\nBSL-English interpretation for introduction and discussions.\nEnglish Descriptive Subtitles.\nWheelchair Access.\nContent Notes:\n\nI Love Hooligans: Depictions of physical violence\, homophobia\, strobing lights.\nBruiser: Depictions of physical violence\nYou Can’t Always Get What You Want But You Can Get Me: Discussion of surgery\, sex\, genitalia. Depiction of nudity\, sex\, bodily fluids\, hospitalisation\, surgical drains\, needles\, blood\, stitches\, fresh top surgery scars\, pain medication\, scabbing wounds.\n\n\n\nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, 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  \nImage Credit: La Vita Semplice (2022\, Dir Lukas Tielke)
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/making-masculinities-with-take-one-action-and-pillow-talk-scotland/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,Films,Free event,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241109T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241109T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20241016T093322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241104T123805Z
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SUMMARY:SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n\nCurious about making a short film in just two days? Ready to team up with other creatives one last time to bring your ideas to life? \nCome join us for the final session of the SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group\, where we’ll celebrate our journey together with a special 48-Hour Film Challenge! This final gathering offers a unique opportunity to connect and collaborate\, honouring the friendships and creative partnerships formed throughout our time together. If you haven’t had the chance to participate before\, this is a perfect moment to meet like-minded individuals and get involved. You’ll have 48 hours to develop and complete a short film\, drawing on the skills and inspiration cultivated within the group. \nWe’ll also have a moment to reflect on ongoing projects\, share future plans\, and discuss how we can continue supporting each other’s work beyond this final in-person session. \nThe SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group has been a space for local queer filmmakers to connect\, support one another\, and grow as artists. Open to all levels and backgrounds across filmmaking and supporting arts (acting\, prop making\, music and sound design\, and more)\, the group has welcomed everyone from newcomers to experienced filmmakers. \nAlthough this is our last in-person session\, the group will continue online through our Discord channel\, allowing members to share resources\, feedback\, and new ideas to keep this creative community alive. \n  \n\n\nAbout the group \nThe SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. \nThe group is open for any level of filmmaking or film supporting arts (acting\, prop making\, music and sound design…) and we really encourage people just starting out in these mediums to come along. \nJoin a very friendly and supportive cohort of queer artists in Scotland making films! \n  \nThis session is delivered thanks to support from See Me Scotland\, No Drama\, Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance\, Transmission. \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: \nAccessibility:  \n\nBSL-English interpretation for the whole event.\nRelaxed event.\nWheelchair Access.\nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org.\n\nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, 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  \nImage Credit: Ocean Teal
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-queer-filmmakers-group-3/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241012T220000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241013T020000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20240823T092433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241012T183206Z
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SUMMARY:SQIFF x Q'IWA x Mojxmma x Scandal Party - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \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!** \nThis year the festival closing party features a full QTIBPOC line-up of artists! \nAfter an incredible week of trans and queer events\, come celebrate with us at this amazing partnership party with Q’IWA\, Mojxmma\, Scandal. Two DJs on at all times\, both in the CCA Courtyard and Third Eye Bar. Q’IWA will start the night with an hour of cabaret performances hosted by Kiki Rivera at the CCA Courtyard\, and have performers on across the night. Scandal and Mojxmma have curated incredible line-ups of DJs for the whole night. Come shake your queer booties to the hottest DJs in Glasgow ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 \nBSL interpreters will be available for Q’IWA’s cabaret performances from 10-11pm. \nLine-Up: \n\n3MR\nSalam Kitty\nHu-Sane\nstar eye\nRahul.mp3\nDJ Bellarosa\nKeza\nPriya\nQ’IWA performances all night\n\nCurated by SQIFF\, Q’IWA\, Mojxmma\, and Scandal. \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 event has: \n\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the Q’IWA cabaret performances.\n\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  \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: Lou McCurdy
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-x-qiwa-x-mojxmma-x-scandal-party/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Parties
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241012T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241012T210000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20240823T092405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T134800Z
UID:12249-1728759600-1728766800@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Closing Film: Lesvia - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n     \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!** \nSince the 1970s lesbians have been gathering in the village of Eressos\, Lesvia\, once home to the ancient Greek poet and ‘First Lesbian’\, Sappho. Lesvia is a documentary film chronicling the site of queer pilgrimage and tensions felt between local villagers and new sapphic arrivals of the last four decades. The feature will be followed by two shorts exploring Barbara Hammer and the lesbian iconography of the carabiner\, respectively. \nThis screening will be followed by a panel discussion hosted by Nat Lall with Looking for Barbara director Helen Kilbride. \nCurated by Nat Lall. \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\, French\, Italian\, Greek with English language descriptive subtitles.\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction and panel discussion.\nLive Captioning for the introduction and panel discussion.\n\nThis screening is 93 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \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  \nLesvia\, Dir. Tzeli Hadjidimitriou\, 2024\, Greece\, 77 min \nSince the 1970s\, lesbians from around the world have been drawn to the island of Lesvos\, the birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Sappho. When they find paradise in a local village and carve out their own queer lesbian community\, tensions simmer with the local residents. With both groups claiming ownership of lesbian identity\, filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou—a native and lesbian herself—is caught in the middle and chronicles 40+ years of love\, community\, conflict\, and what it means to feel accepted. \nContent notes: Depiction of nudity\, sex toys\, alcohol use\, cigarette use. Discussion of homophobia\, sex\, harassment\, political legislation\, oppression\, gender dysphoria\, body image\, fatphobia\, childhood trauma\, xenophobia\, physical violence\, police violence\, patriarchy\, sexism\, alcohol. \nAccess notes: Minimal flashing light in some party scenes. \n  \nLooking for Barbara\, Dir. Helen Eve Kilbride\, 2021\, United Kingdom\, 9 min \nLooking for Barbara is a short experimental film exploring personal archives—photos and cine film from home. Using the filmmaker’s mid-1990s Super 8 footage\, it questions memory’s significance and whose stories are prioritised. Inspired by Barbara Hammer\, the film blends an ethereal soundtrack with personal testimony\, offering a queer perspective on memory and how archives can be reinterpreted to amplify marginalised narratives. \nContent notes: Depiction of nudity. Discussion of queer erasure\, sex. \n  \nThe History of The Carabiner\, Dir. Gianna Mazzeo\, 2023\, Netherlands\, 7 min \nA tongue-in-cheek\, historical documentary / fashion film hybrid that takes viewers on a journey through queer history to trace the origins of the carabiner as a lesbian symbol. \nContent notes: Discussion of sexism\, sex\, homophobia. \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: Lesvia\, Dir. Tzeli Hadjidimitriou\, 2024
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/closing-film-lesvia/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Documentary,Feature,Films,Lesbian,Shorts,Woman director
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241012T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241012T173000
DTSTAMP:20260415T015229
CREATED:20240823T092339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241011T203403Z
UID:12248-1728747000-1728754200@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:In Rage and Grief - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \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!** \nIn Rage\, In Grief is a powerful and emotive short film screening programme that explores the harrowing experiences and resilient spirits of queer activists who have been forcefully displaced from their homelands. Each film captures the intersection of activism\, identity\, and the struggle for safety and acceptance in the face of adversity. This short film screening provides a profound and intimate look into the lives of queer activists who\, despite being displaced\, continue to fight for their rights and the rights of others. Through these films\, audiences will gain insight into the courage\, determination\, and enduring spirit of those who face persecution yet remain committed to their cause. \nThis screening is in partnership with the Scottish Refugee Council\, who will be leading a panel discussion with LGBTIA+ people who have found safety in Scotland. \nCurated by 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\nArabic\, Dutch\, English\, Georgian\, German audio with English language descriptive subtitles.\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction and panel discussion.\nLive Captioning for the introduction and panel discussion.\n\nThis screening is 80 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \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  \nBeirut Dreams In Color\, Dir. Michael Collins\, 2022\, Lebanon\, 28 min \nAt a Cairo concert\, Mashrou’ Leila’s lead singer\, Hamed\, the first openly gay Arab rock star\, performs for 35\,000 fans. A fan waves a rainbow flag\, creating a magical night that results in tragic fallout. Beirut Dreams in Color explores the band’s activism and the fight for LGBTQ equality in the Middle East\, showcasing music’s power and the universal desire for freedom. \nContent notes: Discussion of suicide\, death\, queerphobia\, trauma\, mental health\, religion\, death threat\, police violence\, torture\, physical violence\, prison\, forced displacement. Depiction of bomb explosion. \nAccess notes: Minimal flashing lights. \n  \nQueer Exile\, Dir. Ahmed Awadalla\, 2024\, Germany\, 10 min \nAfter fleeing Egypt post-2011 revolution\, an activist seeks safety in Berlin but ends up in a refugee camp plagued by far-right protests. Torn between the hostility of his new environment and nostalgia for his past\, he questions his choices and queer identity. Reflecting on his memories\, he gains new insights into exile\, forges friendships\, and redefines “home” in Berlin. \nContent notes: Depiction of police violence. Discussion of racism\, forced displacement\, police violence\, queerphobia. \n  \nThe Pride Liar\, Dir. Andres Lübbert\, 2023\, Belgium\, 19 min \nEmzo\, a courageous queer activist\, escaped persecution in Georgia five years ago\, finding refuge in Belgium. This short documentary captures his unyielding commitment to the LGBTQ+ cause\, showcasing the indomitable spirit of one individual’s fight for acceptance and equality. \nContent notes: Discussion of queerphobia\, physical violence\, forced displacement\, family discord\, war\, mental health\, drug use. Depiction of physical violence\, queerphobia\, police violence. \n  \nMOTHER\, Dirs. Meg Shutzer\, Brandon Yadegari Moreno\, 2023\, United States\, 23 min \nIn San Francisco\, a city known for its queer community and bustling gay nightlife\, there hasn’t been a lesbian bar for almost a decade. Driven by nostalgia for a time when queer women had spaces\, Malia Spanyol\, a self-identified dyke sets out to build one for the next generation of women and femmes. \nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use\, cigarette use\, vape use. Discussion of homophobia\, patriarchy. \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: Beirut Dreams In Color\, Dir. Michael Collins\, 2022
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/in-rage-and-grief/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Films,Live Captioning,Shorts
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