Dr. John Markway, an anthropologist with an interest in psychic phenomena, takes two specially selected women to Hill House, a reportedly haunted mansion. Eleanor, a lonely, eccentric woman with a supernatural event in her past, and the bold (and all but openly lesbian) Theodora, who has ESP, join John and the mansion's heir, cynical Luke. […]
A selection of short films by and/or about Deaf LGBTQ+ people, an often marginalised identity within queer culture. Documentaries, slapstick, and experimental self-reflection feature in this eclectic mix of work. Star of new Scottish short Silent Laughs, Leah Kalaitzi, will perform a comedy routine and there will be a panel discussion with several of the […]
Described as ‘The Gayest Horror Movie Ever Made’, Freddy’s Revenge is the first of many sequels to Wes Craven’s 1984 classic A Nightmare on Elm Street. Maligned for being cheap trash on its release, the second film in the franchise has achieved cult status for its gloriously campy queer subtext. Virginal teenager, Jesse, feels he […]
‘I just want to be loved by my family,’ says Bennett, a nineteen year old trans man. ‘But for my family, it’s not as simple as that.’ Ben’s mum is having a hard time coming to terms with her child changing. His dad and sister no longer speak to him. But thanks to social media, […]
*SOLD OUT - As this is a free event, it's likely not everyone who has booked will turn up, so it's possible to come along on the night without booking and see if there's a space. There's a high chance you'll get in but we obviously can't guarantee this without a ticket.* Mental health difficulties […]
Beginning with clips from TV and film, we examine how LGBTQ working-class identities have been demonised, patronised, and romanticised onscreen, before considering representation we would like to see in future. We will also think about how cultural venues can be made more welcoming to working-class people. This workshop is for working-class people (background and/or current […]
Hedi is the new neighbour of Iva, who is raising her daughter Sophia by herself. The two women start a relationship and Iva is desperately in love. However, when Iva's estranged father appears, Hedi is strongly attracted to him. Director and star Uisenma Borchu crafts an enigmatic tale about the pitfalls of monogamous expectations, breaking […]
Queer film legend Bruce LaBruce's newest feature dives headlong into the world of the Female Liberation Army hiding out in the heart of Gerwomany. Led by Big Mother, the FLA indoctrinates its young recruits to take up the struggle of freeing all female people through a mix of revolutionary porn-making, songs about taking down the […]
In the last few years, local authorities in Scotland have increased care charging, obliging people with disabilities to pay more than others to achieve the same basic human rights. Tax on Me is a hip-hop music video by filmmaker Kiana Kalantar-Hormozi and media coop responding to the Care Tax and the effect it has on […]
“Failing is something queers do and always have done exceptionally well…” Jack Halberstam’s 2011 book The Queer Art of Failure explores how failure can be embraced as a form of resistance to the demands of heterosexual, capitalist society. At this event, we celebrate and assert our right to fail at life as individuals and communities. […]
