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SUMMARY:Do you think Memory will ever land on the statue of someone like you and me?
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nThis screening features four films that explore the distinct ways in which we build relationships with one another as trans people. These relationships can be romantic\, platonic\, familial\, or even that mutual feeling of care between strangers. The programme starts with I Feel (For) You\, an euphoric documentary about a group of queer and trans friends. This is followed by A Bird Called Memory\, Les garçons dans l’eau\, and Dismantle Me; three narrative fiction films delving into the various ways we give and receive love. This trans-focused programme is an opportunity to reflect on the importance of love within our community. \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \n  \nSQIFF is working with Curate-It to bring this programme online and wide. You can watch it by signing up to the Curate-It platform here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish\, French\, Portuguese\, Spanish audio with English language descriptive subtitles\n\nThis screening is 75 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n  \nI Feel (For) You\, Dir. Bella Cintra\, 2023\, Spain\, 7 min \nWe embark on a journey in which the deepest feelings of a group of trans individuals will guide an intimate and emotional relationship between two trans people through their experiences. \nContent notes: Discussion of homophobic slur\, transmisogyny. \n  \nA Bird Called Memory\, Dir. Leonardo Martinelli\, 2023\, Brazil\, 15 min \nA bird called Memory has forgotten how to come back home. Lua\, a trans woman\, tries to find Memory in the streets\, but the city can be a hostile place. \nContent notes: Depiction of transphobia. \n  \nLes garçons dans l’eau\, Dir. Pawel Thomas Larue\, 2023\, France\, 40 min \nEnd of summer on the Breton coast. Oscar invites his group of friends to spend a week’s vacation at his grandparents’ house. He hasn’t been back to his childhood home for years – not since he came out as a trans boy. On the beach\, the gang meets Malo\, a handsome local guy\, also trans. The story is about their meeting\, which will turn everything upside down. \nContent notes: Depiction of sex\, alcohol use\, cigarette use. Discussion of internalised homophobia. \n  \nDismantle Me\, Dir. Max Disgrace\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \nA comical proposition turns into an arousing powerplay when a smoldering-hot trans woman helps a heartbroken trans man tidy his messy bedroom. \nAssociate produced by Lilly Wachowski\, Dismantle Me is a dark comedy-romance by trans people of colour\, and created with a majority transgender and non-binary cast and crew. Made in collaboration with Trans+ On Screen. \nContent notes: Depiction of sex\, cuts\, blood. Discussion of sex\, sexual language. \n  \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Les garçons dans l’eau\, Dir. Pawel Thomas Larue\, 2023
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/do-you-think-memory-will-ever-land-on-the-statue-of-someone-like-you-and-me-2/
LOCATION:Curate-It
CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Online,Trans
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250503T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250503T150000
DTSTAMP:20260410T032139
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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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