BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SQIFF - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:SQIFF X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.sqiff.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SQIFF REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20170101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230930T163000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230930T183000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20230607T143642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240720T062151Z UID:11075-1696091400-1696098600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \nAre you a queer filmmaker wanting to meet other queer filmmakers and develop project ideas together? \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. These sessions will be facilitated by a SQIFF member. We aim to grow the group in the future to become a collective of queer filmmakers in Glasgow. \n\n\n\n\nFor this session\, L.I.P.S. (Lesbians in Peer Support)\, a youth group that Glasgow Women’s Library ran from 2000 to 2006 will join us to screen ‘Dykes in the City’\, a trilogy of three short films produced in collaboration with GMAC in 2001. The event will include a panel discussion with the filmmakers. \n\n\n\n\nThe group is open for any level of filmmaking and we really encourage people just starting out in the medium to come along. \nWe got enough funding to run the monthly SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group sessions until June 2024\, hope to see you all in every single session. Moreover\, during one of the sessions later this year\, we will run a short films pitch contest and we will be giving £500 to contribute towards the production of two films. \nSession (4/12) \nSupported by the National Lottery Community Fund. \nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here \n  \nAccessibility:  \nPlease get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org if you have any access requirements to attend this session. \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 16+. \n15 minutes long with Q&A after the screening. \nEnglish audio with English language captions. BSL-English interpretation and live captioning provided. \nRelaxed event. \nWheelchair Access. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel. If you would like to take this up\, please visit the access desk at the entrance of the CCA\, or contact info@sqiff.org. \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2023 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2023\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \nWe ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. FFP2 masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space. \nImage credit: SQIFF URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-queer-filmmaking-group-4/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,Free event,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SQIFF2021_Day1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230930T153000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230930T173000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20230908T105822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T105822Z UID:11283-1696087800-1696095000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Documenting and Archiving DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nThis event is all about queer histories\, past and present. It explores a range of approaches to documentation and archiving. \nThe programme alternates between shorts of around 5min and ‘longer shorts’ of 10+ minutes. The first films are about American and English histories of the 80s-90s. The next couple document millennial queer experiences surrounding advancements in technological communication. And the latter films tell of QTIBPOC resistance\, love and solidarity. \nThis screening will conclude with a panel discussion hosting River Seager of I Am a Cyborg: Conversations About Queerness and Anime\, and Campbell X of Still We Thrive\, on the importance of documenting queer experiences. \nCurated by Nat Lall. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, or £10. To book\, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’LINK’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nPride TM (2019\, Dir. Hogan Seidel): An observational film about the changing environment surrounding pride festivals. This piece specifically looks at my current city of residence\, Boston’s Pride Parade.  \nStonewall Postal Action Network (2023\, Dir. Sarah Elizabeth Drummond): Stonewall Postal Action Network (SPAN)\, is a short documentary\, telling the story of Austin’s activism\, his letter writing campaign and the packing up of his life work for an archive as he contemplates his legacy from his new home in rural Wales. \nDigital Natives (2022\, Dir. Jo Reid): Made as part of the BBC100 Make Film History project\, Digital Natives is a personal exploration of a childhood on the internet. Using the computer desktop like a diary\, Digital Natives reflects on posting as performance. \nI Am a Cyborg: Conversations About Queerness and Anime (2023\, Dir. River Seager): Composed of interviews with LGBT+ individuals\, this is a documentary that discusses the popularity of anime in Queer communities. The visual style is heavily influenced by mid-2000s fandom aesthetics\, and the discussions rotate around androgyny in anime\, television censorship\, identity formation\, and fandom as a site of expression. \nStill We Thrive (2022\, Dir. Campbell X): Archive footage of Black history from the Caribbean\, United Kingdom\, United States and the African continent is interwoven with Black actors speaking direct to camera. Performers are Black – trans / non-binary\, and cis including Martina Laird\, Michelle Tiwo\, Kim Tatum and Don Warrington. Included are poems A Negro Dreams of Rivers by Langston Hughes and Yemoja by Olive Senior. Still We Thrive is a balm to Black people’s mental health now being assailed by images of violence and trauma. \nAangan ‘a blooming space’ (2023\, Dir. Shiv Priya): In the world of insensitivity and insecurity\, some plants of the new generation of LGBTQI+ community members especially transgenders are flourishing in the courtyard of their Maai(Mother).  \n  \nACCESSIBLITY  \nContent Warnings: \n\nDiscussion of transphobia\, homophobia\, violence\, jail\, Section 28\, bullying\, colonisation\, racism\, slavery\, physical abuse\, mental abuse\, sexual abuse\, violence\, abduction\, sex work.\n\nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \n85 minutes long with a Q&A after the screening. \nEnglish and Hindi audio with English language captions. BSL-English interpretation and live captioning provided for the intro and panel discussion. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel. If you would like to take this up\, please visit the access desk at the entrance of the CCA\, or contact info@sqiff.org. \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2023 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2023\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \nWe ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. FFP2 masks will be available for free around the building. \nImage: from Still We Thrive (2022\, Campbell X) URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/documenting-and-archiving/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,Films,Hearing loop,Speech to Text ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Documenting-and-Archiving-Brochure.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230930T123000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230930T143000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20230908T105727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230921T064731Z UID:11307-1696077000-1696084200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Not Quite That DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n‘Not Quite That’ follows 57-year-old Sarah\, a butch lesbian predisposed to breast cancer. \nSarah discusses the implications of a mastectomy as a butch presenting person. She contemplates if people would perceive her as transmasculine and how that would make her feel. \nHer long-term close friends listen attentively and help her process the situation. The love and support shared by this group of old friends is heartwarming. A feel-good film for sure. \nThis film is followed by two shorts. Director Leo Torre of The Ship of Theseus will join us to chat about short filmmaking and the importance of queer/trans friendships. \nCurated by Nat Lall.\n \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, or £10. To book\, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n  \nNot Quite That (2022\, Dir. Ali Grant): Might a genetic mutation be the very thing that allows this nice Jewish butch lesbian to be fully seen at last? Meet Sarah\, 57. Lesbian? For sure. Jewish? Yes and no. Mother? In all but one sense. Trans? No\, just often mistaken as such. Breast cancer survivor? Well\, that’s the plan\, the survival bit\, but without the cancer or the breasts. Not Quite That is an intimate and insightful exploration of how we are seen\, how we see ourselves\, and why it matters. \nThe Ship Of Theseus  (2022\, Dir. Leo Torre): A creative trans self-documentary video exploring themes of early transition and gender rebirth using themes of mythology and the sea. \nPatricia in the Dark (2023\, Dir. Laura Hartley): Born into a world where the word ‘transgender’ didn’t exist\, 95-year-old Patricia spent most of her life longing for love and acceptance but too afraid to reveal her true self. \n  \nACCESSIBLITY  \nContent Warnings: \n\nDiscussion of cancer diagnosis\, surgery\, gender dysphoria\, body image\, transphobia; \nDepictions of pregnancy\, nudity\, drains\, hospitalisation.\n\nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 16+. \n60 minutes long with Q&A after the screening. \nEnglish and French audio with English language captions. BSL-English interpretation and live captioning provided. \nAudio description available for the film. Headsets available at the cinema entrance. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel. If you would like to take this up\, please visit the access desk at the entrance of the CCA\, or contact info@sqiff.org. \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2023 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2023\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \nWe ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. FFP2 masks will be available for free around the building. \nImage: from Not Quite That (2022\, Dir. Ali Grant) URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/not-quite-that/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Deaf,Disability,Discussion,Films,Hearing loop,Speech to Text ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Not-Quite-That-Brochure-Social-Media.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230902T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230902T180000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20230607T143347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240720T062212Z UID:11073-1693670400-1693677600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \nAre you a queer filmmaker wanting to meet other queer filmmakers and develop project ideas together? \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. These sessions will be facilitated by a SQIFF member. We aim to grow the group in the future to become a collective of queer filmmakers in Glasgow. \nThe group is open for any level of filmmaking and we really encourage people just starting out in the medium to come along. \nWe got enough funding to run the monthly SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group sessions until June 2024\, hope to see you all in every single session. Moreover\, during one of the sessions later this year\, we will run a short films pitch contest and we will be giving £500 to contribute towards the production of two films. \nSession (3/12) \nSupported by the National Lottery Community Fund. \nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here \n  \nAccessibility:  \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. \nWe ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space. \nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-queer-filmmaking-group-3/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,Free event,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SQIFF2021_Day1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230812T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230812T180000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20230613T135155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240720T061101Z UID:11156-1691856000-1691863200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \nAre you a queer filmmaker wanting to meet other queer filmmakers and develop project ideas together? \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. These sessions will be facilitated by a SQIFF member. We aim to grow the group in the future to become a collective of queer filmmakers in Glasgow. \nThe group is open for any level of filmmaking and we really encourage people just starting out in the medium to come along. \nWe got enough funding to run the monthly SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group sessions until June 2024\, hope to see you all in every single session. Moreover\, during one of the sessions later this year\, we will run a short films pitch contest and we will be giving £500 to contribute towards the production of two films. \nSession (2/12) \nSupported by the National Lottery Community Fund. \nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here \n  \nAccessibility:  \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. \nWe ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space. \nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-queer-filmmakers-group-2/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,Free event,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SQIFF2021_Day1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230701T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230701T180000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20230607T125626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240720T060919Z UID:11068-1688227200-1688234400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \nAre you a queer filmmaker wanting to meet other queer filmmakers and develop project ideas together? \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. These sessions will be facilitated by a SQIFF member. We aim to grow the group in the future to become a collective of queer filmmakers in Glasgow. \nThe group is open for any level of filmmaking and we really encourage people just starting out in the medium to come along. \nWe got enough funding to run the monthly SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group sessions until June 2024\, hope to see you all in every single session. Moreover\, during one of the sessions later this year\, we will run a short films pitch contest and we will be giving £500 to contribute towards the production of two films. \nSession (1/12) \nSupported by the National Lottery Community Fund. \nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here \n  \nAccessibility:  \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. \nWe 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. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space. \nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-queer-filmmaking-group-1/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,Free event,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SQIFF2021_Day1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230610T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230610T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20230525T202804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230610T221737Z UID:10934-1686416400-1686430800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Begana x SQIFF Joyland + Discussion Group SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:As the Ranas – a happily patriarchal joint family – yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line\, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for an ambitious trans starlet. \nTheir impossible love story slowly illuminates the entire Rana family’s desire for a sexual rebellion. \n\n\nDiscussion Group \nAfter the screening\, there will be a discussion group facilitated by Nat Raha to decompress together and unpack the themes and topics explored in the film. \nPlease note that the discussion group is exclusively for anyone who is a person of colour (POC) or identifies as LGBTQ+. \nAbout Nat Raha \nDr Nat Raha is a poet and activist-scholar\, a South Asian British trans queer femme\, and a Lecturer in Fine Art Critical Studies at the Glasgow School of Art. Her books of poetry include Of sirens\, Body & Faultlines (Boiler House Press\, 2018) and Apparitions (nines) (Winner of the Nightboat Poetry Prize\, forthcoming 2024). Recent critical and creative writing appears in Queer Print in Europe\, 100 Queer Poems\, Transgender Marxism\, We Want It All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetics\, and Third Text (‘Imagining Queer Europe then and now’\, 2021). With Mijke van der Drift\, Nat co-edits Radical Transfeminism zine\, and is currently co-authoring a book Trans Femme Futures: An Abolitionist Ethics for Transfeminist Worlds (forthcoming\, 2024). \n\n\nTicketing \nThe ticketing link for this event will be shared first with South Asian and queer communities to ensure that they have priority access. However\, if you are a member of these communities and interested in attending the screening and have not received the ticketing link\, please contact our Box Office boxoffice@cca-glasgow.com. \n\n\nThis screening is presented by Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) in collaboration with Begana: Musing on Queer South Asian Stories (programmed by Neha Apsara). \n\nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nPunjabi and Urdu audio with English language captions. \nQuiet Space available. \nAudio Description available. \nInduction Loop available. \n126 minutes long. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nWe ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space. \nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/begana-x-sqiff-joyland-discussion-group/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Feature,Films,People of colour,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Joyland-_-Haidar-Biba_38da81f45c19bb76f67f6536892ea883-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211007T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211007T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20210916T094134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211006T084340Z UID:10344-1633631400-1633636800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:LUX Scotland Presents: After the Ice\, the Deluge DESCRIPTION:Artist\, writer\, and educator Linda Stupart screens their new experimental moving image work After the Ice\, the Deluge\, a mostly diptych film which consists of both Linda’s performance as well as their research in the Arctic. The work also makes use of degraded film to enhance its theme of traumatised bodies and climate change. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Linda Stupart about their work and the way it engages with queer theory and environmental crises. \nIn partnership with LUX Scotland\, a non-profit agency dedicated to supporting\, developing\, and promoting artists’ moving image practices in Scotland. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. To book\, click the button below or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873627546′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 16+. \nEnglish audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation by Catherine King and Yvonne Strain for the discussion. Please note with apologies we may not have live captioning available for the intro.\n \n90 minutes long. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel and internet data top-up costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2021\, please contact info@sqiff.org. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/lux-scotland-presents-after-the-ice-the-deluge/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,English language,Films,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Linda-Stupart-still-4-e1631618974622.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210219 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20210129T124824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T133224Z UID:10248-1612324800-1613620799@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America DESCRIPTION:Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America is a feature-length documentary revealing the untold stories of LGBT refugees and asylum seekers who have fled intense persecution from their home countries and who are resettling in the United States. As leadership in America continues to demonize immigrants and drastically restrict the flow of refugees and asylum seekers into the U.S.\, Unsettled follows Subhi\, a gay Syrian refugee\, Cheyenne and Mari\, a lesbian couple from Angola\, and Junior\, a gender non-conforming gay man from the Congo\, struggling to create new lives for themselves. \nClick here to rent Unsettled on our Vimeo on Demand channel up until 17 February. You can rent the film on our pay what you can sliding scale of free to £8. Please note the film is only available to rent within the UK. \nWe are holding two free online events to discuss the themes of the film and the situation for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in the UK on 4 and 11 February. To book for our discussion 7-8pm on Thursday 11 February with Leni Candan from UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group and Solomon Adebayo LGBT Unity Scotland responding to the film\, click the button below. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders on the day. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unsettled-discussion-with-uk-lesbian-gay-immigration-group-and-lgbt-unity-tickets-140278198869′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nPresented in partnership with LGBT Unity Scotland\, a community-led group providing essential support to LGBTQIA+ refugees\, asylum seekers\, and other migrants\, and Scottish Borders LGBT Equality for LGBT History Month. Supported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \n  \nACCESS \nThe film and events have an age recommendation of N/C 12+. \nThe film has English audio with English language captions. Live captioning provided for online discussions. \nThe film has quite a lot of dialogue and voiceover\, all English language\, and mostly bright images. \nThe film is 84 minutes long. Each discussion event is 1 hour long. \nContent notes: Discussion and depiction of homophobic violence\, honour-based violence\, trauma\, emotional distress\, and substance abuse.\n \nIf you have any questions about accessibility for the film and events\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nFilm rental price\n \nRental of the film on our Vimeo on Demand is on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/unsettled-seeking-refuge-in-america/ CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,Discussion,English language,Free event,LGBT History Month,People of colour,Speech to Text ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/unsettled_photo_01-e1611924389975.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201015T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201015T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20200909T103502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200919T202940Z UID:10009-1602786600-1602792000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Discussion: Film Programming for QTIPOC DESCRIPTION:A conversation with QTIPOC film programmers from across the UK. We’ll be tackling questions such as: What does it mean to programme for us\, by us? What unique and specific challenges are we facing? How do we curate safe and nourishing spaces for our communities? How do we take care of our selves while doing this grassroots work? Guest speakers include queer crip Black fat femme and Fringe! Queer film & arts fest and freelance film curator\, Tara Brown\, Director of CineQ and Festival Manager of SHOUT Festival\, Rico Johnson-Sinclair\, and Scottish-Zimbabwean artist\, researcher\, and curator\, Natasha Thembiso Ruwona. \nThis event is only open to QTIPOC (queer\, trans\, and intersex people of colour). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are free. To book\, click the button below. You can book a ticket up to one hour before the start time. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders a day or two beforehand. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discussion-film-programming-for-qtipoc-tickets-120173693753′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nBSL interpretation\, live captioning\, and live audio description provided for the event. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nWe have a limited access fund to assist people with no or limited internet access to attend the Festival. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020\, please contact info@sqiff.org. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/discussion-film-programming-for-qtipoc/ CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Discussion,Free event,People of colour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SQIFF2019_Day5_highres-12-e1599647491101.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201012T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201012T184500 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20200908T232707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200911T161017Z UID:9980-1602525600-1602528300@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Q&A: Game on: queer disruptions in sport DESCRIPTION:Game on: Queer Disruptions in Sport is a documentary which shines a light on the experiences of those with diverse identities within grassroots sport. The film features the stories of gay runners Csaba and Benjamin from Hungary; Natalie\, a Scottish lesbian boxer; Pol\, an intersex rower from Bulgaria\, and a German trans woman footballer called Jessi. Join us for a live Q&A with the film’s director Maria Takacs\, protagonists from the film\, and LEAP Sports. \nPresented in partnership with LEAP Sports Scotland\, promoting LGBTI participation and ending LGBTI-phobia in sport. The Q&A will also be live-streamed to Facebook. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree event. To book\, click the button below. You can book a ticket up to one hour before the start time. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders a day or two beforehand. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/qa-game-on-queer-disruptions-in-sport-tickets-120125549753′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThe event has BSL interpretation and live captioning. \nThe event is 45 minutes long. \nWe have a limited access fund to assist people with no or limited internet access to attend the Festival. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020\, please contact info@sqiff.org. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/qa-game-on-queer-disruptions-in-sport/ CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,BSL,Discussion,Free event,Gay men,Intersex,Lesbian,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/game_on_A3-e1599607352349.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201010T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201010T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20200908T222504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201004T131845Z UID:9960-1602338400-1602345600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Dream Access Focus Group SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:**Please note this event is now sold out. You can join a waiting list by clicking Buy Tickets below and we will contact you if a space becomes available** \nDisability provision is almost always a second thought even in places that are all about radical inclusivity – this is the case with queer spaces as well. This workshop is an opportunity to listen to advocates experiencing diverse disabilities\, and to find solutions for radical access provisions in a collaborative way. Documentation of the event\, in the form of a zine to share with SQIFF and other festivals\, will provide a community-based\, co created list of problems and suggested solutions\, prioritising input from excluded communities rather than theoretical ‘best practices.’ \nEvent led by Disabled activist Luke Murphy. Zine created by Dr of medieval queer+trans theology\, storyteller\, and zine-maker\, Jonah Coman. \nPlease note this workshop is intended for Deaf and Disabled participants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are free. To book\, click the button below. You can book a ticket up to one hour before the start time. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders a day or two beforehand. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dream-access-focus-group-tickets-120119848701′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nBSL interpretation\, live captioning\, and live audio description are provided for the workshop. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe workshop is 2 hours long with a comfort break in the middle. \nWe have a limited access fund to assist people with no or limited internet access to attend the Festival. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020\, please contact info@sqiff.org. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/dream-access-focus-group/ CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Deaf,Disability,Discussion,Free event,Speech to Text,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SQIFF2019_Day3_highres-103-e1599603645906.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200625T000000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200628T233000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20200619T132448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200623T160934Z UID:9787-1593043200-1593387000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Sqifflix: TRANSFINITE + shorts DESCRIPTION:TRANSFINITE is a sci-fi omnibus feature film by Neelu Bhuman composed of seven standalone short stories where supernatural trans and queer people from various cultures use their powers to protect\, love\, teach\, fight\, and thrive. Most of us have been in situations where we feel completely powerless and deeply frustrated with the unfairness of it all. Sometimes we have lost control of life and sometimes we find a way to use our rage\, resentment\, and frustrations to grow a beautiful garden. In TRANSFINITE\, the protagonists\, like smooth warriors\, choose to find that inner power and use it to transform undesirable situations into desirable ones in a snap. \nScreening with shorts FETISH and Something In The Closet. In Topher Campbell’s FETISH a multi-dimensional being bestrides the streets of New York in defiance and celebration as he embodies the past\, present and future of Blackness. Featuring a mesmerising original score by Mercury Prize Award Winner’s Young fathers. Something In The Closet directed by Nosa Eke is about a queer teenager struggling with her sexuality\, as desires manifest their way from the depths of her eerie closet into reality. \nWe are pleased to be hosting a live discussion with Black queer UK artists’ responses to the films on Saturday 27 June at 7pm. The discussion will take place on SQIFF’s Facebook page at facebook.com/sqiff. Hosted by writer and programmer Harvey Dimond with filmmaker Nosa Eke and other guests tbc.\n \nIn partnership with LGBT Health & Wellbeing. Supported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and Lottery funding from the BFI. \nTRANSFINITE + shorts will be available online 25 to 28 June. Tickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 on a pay what you can basis. Films are viewable within UK and Ireland only. To book\, please use the button below. We will email a link to the film to ticket holders and this will be available to view at any time between 25 to 28 June. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sqifflix-transfinite-shorts-tickets-110259615478′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nAccess \nFilms have English\, Navajo\, Swahili\, Spanish\, Asura (in Japanese)\, and Tagalog audio with English language subtitles or captions. \nFilms are less accessible to blind and partially sighted audiences with lots of visual storytelling and large non-English language sections. \nLoud and abrasive sound effects throughout the films. \nAge recommendation of N/C 15+. \nContent note: Discussion of racism including anti-blackness and violence; depiction of homophobia\, transphobia\, racism including anti-blackness\, mild and/or animated violence\, nudity\, sex\, vomit\, and urine. \nLive discussion with BSL interpretation and live captioning. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqifflix-transfinite-shorts/ CATEGORIES:Bisexual,Discussion,Feature,Films,Gay men,Lesbian,People of colour,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/TRANSFINITE-e1592570149128.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200208T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200228T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20200115T184204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200224T185550Z UID:9677-1581184800-1582920000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:SQIFF Shorts: Out of the Archives! DESCRIPTION:As part of LGBT History Month Scotland 2020\, SQIFF presents a programme of short films looking back into largely unseen and undiscovered aspects of the history of queer Scottish representation in the 20th century. \nFeaturing archival documentaries and short films by queer filmmakers\, screenings will be accompanied by discussions examining whether these films are a fair representation of the past\, and asking what they may be able to contribute to an understanding of the future. Films include Bongo Erotico\, a surreal nightmare of bisexual lust from 1950s’ Wishaw; groundbreaking documentary of Edinburgh queer life in the 80s\, Coming Out; and Pratibha Parmar’s experimental 1990 short\, Bhangra Jig\, which follows a young Asian woman walking the streets of Glasgow with signs of colonialism ever-present. \nAges 12+. All screenings are in the English language with English language captions for D/deaf and Hard of Hearing access. A BSL interpreter will be available at the Glasgow event on 8th February. All venues have wheelchair access. Please get in touch via info[at]sqiff.org if you have any questions about access at any of the events. \nSupported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and Lottery funding from the BFI. \nTo book\, see list of screenings and links below. \nCCA\, Glasgow\, Saturday 8th February\, 6pm. Tickets on a sliding scale of free to £8. To book\, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’http://www.cca-glasgow.com/programme/sqiff-shorts-out-of-the-archives’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=‘pink’] \n  \nDundee Contemporary Arts\, Tuesday 11th February\, 6pm. Tickets £5-8. To book\, please use the button below or call DCA box office on +44 (0)1382 432 444. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.dca.org.uk/whats-on/event/sqiff-shorts-on-tour1′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=‘pink’] \n  \n50 George Square\, University of Edinburgh in partnership with MSc Film\, Exhibition and Curation\, Tuesday 18th February\, 6pm. Tickets offered on a sliding scale of free to £8. To book\, please use the button below\, or cash payments will be taken on the night.\n \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sqiff-shorts-out-of-the-archives-in-edinburgh-tickets-90926637019′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=‘pink’] \n  \nAyr Town Hall in partnership with Ayr Film Society and Ayrshire LGBTQ\, Wednesday 19th February\, 7 pm. Free\, unticketed – just come along. \nMacArts\, Galashiels in partnership with Scottish Borders LGBT Equality. Sunday 23rd February\, 2pm. Tickets offered on a sliding scale of free to £8. To book\, please use the button below\, or cash payments will be taken on the day.\n \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sqiff-shorts-out-of-the-archives-in-galashiels-tickets-91306838211′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=‘pink’] \n  \nEden Court\, Inverness in partnership with Highland Winter Pride\, Friday 28th February\, 6.30pm. Tickets £3.50-5.50. To book\, please use the button below or call Eden Court box office on +44 (0)1463 234 234. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://eden-court.co.uk/event/sqiff-shorts-out-of-the-archives’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=‘pink’] \n  \nOban Phoenix Cinema\, Saturday 29th February\, 6.15pm. Free. To book\, please use the button below or call Oban Phoenix box office on +44 (0)1631 562 905. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.obanphoenix.com/movie/out-of-the-archive-sqiff’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=‘pink’] URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/out-of-the-archives-tour/ CATEGORIES:Bisexual,Discussion,Documentary,English language,Gay men,Lesbian,LGBT History Month,Shorts,Working class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ComingOut-e1579113391921.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191022T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191022T203000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20190828T104704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T184302Z UID:9294-1571770800-1571776200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Black History Month: Calalai: In Betweenness + shorts DESCRIPTION:Calalai: In Betweenness by filmmaker Kiki Febriyanti depicts women in South Sulawesi Bugis culture\, which for centuries has accepted gender diversity as implicit\, believing humans consist of 5 genders\, one of them being calalai. The film takes a closer look at the definition of femininity and masculinity in the Bugis culture. What or who is calalai? What are the dynamics of gender\, spirituality\, and performance? How do these dynamics define the everyday life of the Bugis people? \nScreening with accompanying short films and discussion on queerness in Indonesian cultures outside of white\, colonialist impositions. \nCurated and hosted by artist and researcher Claricia Parinussa. Presented as part of Black History Month in partnership with Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER). \nFree. To book\, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873612018/events/129093019′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nFilm languages tbc with English language subtitles/captions. If you would like to attend this event and require BSL interpretation for the discussion\, please email access@sqiff.org at least 2 weeks in advance. \nAccessibility of films to English-speaking blind and partially sighted audiences tbc. Large print versions of handouts available. \nCCA has good access for wheelchair users\, gender neutral toilets\, and welcomes assistance animals. Click here for CCA’s Accessibility Guide. \nProgramme content notes will be available. Click here for a list of content notes for the 2019 Festival. \nComfy seating (bean bags) are available. If you would like to reserve this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/black-history-month-calalai-in-betweenness-shorts/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Discussion,Documentary,Films,Free event,People of colour,Shorts,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Calalai-In-Betweenness-e1566394995971.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191015T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191015T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20190828T104739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190906T163402Z UID:9290-1571166000-1571173200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Black History Month: Portrait of Jason DESCRIPTION:Portrait of Jason shows sex worker and entertainer\, Jason Holliday\, recounting his life story for filmmaker Shirley Clarke. \nJason is the sole on-screen presence in the film. He narrates his life story to the camera\, behind which Clarke and her partner at the time\, actor Carl Lee\, provoke and berate Jason with increasing hostility as the film progresses. The film alleges to employ avant-garde and cinéma vérité techniques to reach the tragedy underlying Jason’s performative persona. However\, Portrait of Jason is one of if not the first documentation of black queer experiences and trauma exploited by white ‘gatekeepers’ for the sake of the artist’s cultural and financial capital gains. \nAlthough Portrait of Jason is a landmark film\, there is a need here to discuss the fuzzy problem of ‘visibility’ within the white/capitalist domination of visual culture. Are the lines between exposure and exploitation blurred in Portrait of Jason? \nCurated and hosted by Sequoia Barnes\, an art/design scholar and doctoral candidate at The School of Design with Edinburgh College of Art. Presented as part of Black History Month in partnership with Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER). \nFree. To book\, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873612019/events/129093020′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nFilm has English audio with English language subtitles/captions. If you would like to attend this event and require BSL interpretation for the introduction/discussion\, please email access@sqiff.org at least 2 weeks in advance. \nFilm is moderately accessible to English-speaking blind and partially sighted audiences with a lot of visual storytelling but some explanatory dialogue and all English language. Large print versions of handouts available. \nCCA has good access for wheelchair users\, gender neutral toilets\, and welcomes assistance animals. Click here for CCA’s Accessibility Guide. \nProgramme content notes will be available. Click here for a list of content notes for the 2019 Festival. \nComfy seating (bean bags) are available. If you would like to reserve this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/black-history-month-portrait-of-jason/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Discussion,Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Free event,Gay men,People of colour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Portrait-of-Jason-e1566394278404.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191006T171500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191006T181500 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20190828T104856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190901T115807Z UID:9231-1570382100-1570385700@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:LGBT Health & Wellbeing Community Filmmaking DESCRIPTION:LGBT Health & Wellbeing is a charity promoting the health\, wellbeing\, and equality of lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, and transgender people in Scotland and providing support\, services\, and information. Two of the organisation’s groups have recently created collectively-made short films\, which we will showcase at this event. Return to the Closet? was created as part of a collaboration between Luminate\, LGBT Health and Wellbeing\, artist Glenda Rome\, and participating community filmmakers. Luminate commissioned the film with support from LGBT Health and Wellbeing. This is a documentary exploring issues around care for older LGBT people. Everything Just Collapsed is an experimental short reflecting on stigma and survival by Tim Knights in collaboration with participants of The LGBT Mental Wellbeing Collective. Come and watch both movies and join in an open discussion on the process and value of community filmmaking. \nClick here to find out more about Luminate. Click here for more information about LGBT Health & Wellbeing. \nTickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book\, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873611609/events/129089639′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 12+. \nFilms have English audio with English language subtitles/captions. BSL interpretation for discussion. Hearing loop available. \nFilms are relatively accessible to English-speaking blind and partially sighted audiences with some visual storytelling but a reasonable amount of explanatory dialogue and voiceover and bright images. Large print versions of handouts available. \nCCA has good access for wheelchair users\, gender neutral toilets\, and welcomes assistance animals. Click here for CCA’s Accessibility Guide. \nA Quiet Space and programme content notes will be available. Click here for a list of content notes for the 2019 Festival. \nComfy seating (bean bags) are available. If you would like to reserve this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nWe have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nIn order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income\, we use a sliding scale ticket price of £0-£8 for our events. 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! Our ticket sales go towards supporting the vital work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers\, artists and organisers. If you have a free ticket and can no longer use it\, please contact the relevant venue box office to let them know so it can be used by someone else. For more info on what you should pay\, click here. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/lgbt-health-wellbeing-community-filmmaking/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,BSL,Disability,Discussion,Documentary,English language,Films,Gay men,Hearing loop,Lesbian,Shorts,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/health_and_wellbeing_filmmaking-e1565729453946.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191006T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191006T183000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20190828T104913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190901T115833Z UID:9316-1570381200-1570386600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:QWPS presents: We Were Always Crazy\, Freely Singing Queers DESCRIPTION:To mark the 30th anniversary of the first collection of Scottish lesbian and gay literature\, And Thus Will I Freely Sing\, we are bringing together queer writers from the original collection and across later generations for readings and chat. Featuring contributors to And Thus and its 1992 follow-up\, The Crazy Jig\, as well as recently published queer anthology\, We Were Always Here. We will be joined by author\, activist\, and co-founder of Scotland’s original LGBT bookshop\, Lavender Menace\, Sigrid Nielsen\, writer and activist\, Jane Carnall\, and writer and poet\, April Hill. The discussion will be chaired by writer and co-editor of We Were Always Here\, Ryan Vance. \nIn partnership with Queer Words Project Scotland and Category Is Books. \nTickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book\, please use the button below. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/qwps-presents-we-were-always-crazy-freely-singing-queers-tickets-70501252143′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis event has an age recommendation of ages 15+. \nIf you would like to attend this event and require a BSL interpreter\, please contact access@sqiff.org at least 2 weeks in advance. \nLarge print versions of handouts available. \nCategory Is Books has good access for wheelchair users and welcomes assistance animals. Please note there is no toilet at the venue. Nearest toilets\, including an accessible toilet\, are located at The Rum Shack\, 300 feet from the venue. \nProgramme content notes will be available. Click here for a list of content notes for the 2019 Festival. \nComfy seating (bean bags) are available. If you would like to reserve this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nWe have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nIn order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income\, we use a sliding scale ticket price of £0-£8 for our events. 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! Our ticket sales go towards supporting the vital work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers\, artists and organisers. If you have a free ticket and can no longer use it\, please contact the relevant venue box office to let them know so it can be used by someone else. For more info on what you should pay\, click here. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/qwps-presents-we-were-always-crazy-freely-singing-queers/ LOCATION:Category Is Books\, 34 Allison Street\, Glasgow\, G42 8NN\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/SQIFF2018_day4_webres-921-1-e1566829441402.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191006T123000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191006T141000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20190802T105308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190901T120024Z UID:9089-1570365000-1570371000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:SQIFF Shorts: You Gotta Have Faith DESCRIPTION:Short films exploring what it means to have faith as a queer person today. A seemingly pious Hasidic man living a secret double life faces a challenge when his two worlds collide. A chaplain from Cheshire sets up a helpline for gay farmers and is inundated with calls. LGBTQIA+ people in Nepal use a Hindu festival as a medium to appear in public. Plus more compelling stories in this captivating selection. \nJoin us for a discussion after the screening with playwright and author of The Gospel According to Jesus\, Queen of Heaven\, Jo Clifford\, LGBTQIA+ Muslim charity Imaan\, and Rev. Jane Clarke from Glasgow’s LGBT+ Metropolitan Community Churches. Part of our strand on queerness and religion\, You Gotta Have Faith. \nTickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book\, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873610484/events/129085538′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 12+. \nFilms have a mixture of English\, Hebrew\, and Nepali audio with English language subtitles/captions. The discussion will be BSL interpreted. Hearing loop available. \nAround half the films are relatively accessible to English-speaking blind and partially sighted audiences with explanatory dialogue and relatively bright images. Large print versions of handouts available. \nCCA has good access for wheelchair users\, gender neutral toilets\, and welcomes assistance animals. Click here for CCA’s Accessibility Guide. \nA Quiet Space and programme content notes will be available. Click here for a list of content notes for the 2019 Festival. \nComfy seating (bean bags) are available. If you would like to reserve this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nWe have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nIn order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income\, we use a sliding scale ticket price of £0-£8 for our events. 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! Our ticket sales go towards supporting the vital work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers\, artists and organisers. If you have a free ticket and can no longer use it\, please contact the relevant venue box office to let them know so it can be used by someone else. For more info on what you should pay\, click here. \n  \nBlack Hat (15m)\nDir: Sarah Smith\, Country: USA\, Year: 2019\, Language/s: English\, Hebrew\nA seemingly pious Hasidic man living a secret double life misplaces his black hat one night causing his two separate lives to collide in a way he never imagined. \nContent note: Sexual content. \nTwo Blinks (8m)\nDir. Bruno Fraga Braz\, Country: UK\, Year: 2018\, Language/s: English\nAfter her father rejects her request to get a haircut\, hijab-wearing Farhana searches the streets of Peckham London for a hair salon where her modesty can be protected. \nContent note: Depiction of homophobia. \nLandline (12m)\nDir. Matt Houghton\, Country: UK\, Year: 2018\, Language/s: English\nLandline is a short documentary about the only helpline in the UK for gay farmers set up by a chaplain from Cheshire. Through a series of recorded telephone conversations and reconstructive visuals\, the film uses the helpline as a lens through which to view the experiences of LGBTQ people in the British farming community. \nContent note: Discussion of homophobia and suicide. \nEden (5m)\nDir. Jędrzej Gorski\, Country: Poland\, Year: 2018\, Language/s: No dialogue\nA story of a young Catholic man who is struggling with his homosexuality. He is in love with another man but also does not want to abandon his religion. He has to choose between love and religion on one rainy day in the countryside. \nContent note: Sexual content. \n21st Century Nuns (10m)\nDir. Tom Stephen\, Country: UK\, Year: 1994\, Language/s: English\nDocumentary about the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The Sisters are an order of queer nuns. Their work covers many areas including: safer sex education\, protests and demonstrations\, outreach to the gay community\, and providing ritual to the gay population. Their goal is to “expiate all stigmatic guilt and promulgate universal joy…” \nContent note: Sexual content and depiction of homophobia. \nThe Visible (4m)\nDir. Atikah Zainidi\, Country: Brunei\, Year: 2019\, Language/s: English\nA short documentary exploring what it’s like to be a girl in Brunei. \nContent note: Discussion of homophobia\, transphobia\, and sexual violence. \nGai Jatra (20m)\nDir. Gopal Shivakoti\, Country: Nepal\, Year: 2019\, Language/s: Nepali\nTraditionally\, Gai Jatra is literally translated as procession of cows and is an age-old festival commemorating the death of loved ones. Since 2001\, LGBTI people in Nepal have been using Gai Jatra festival as a medium to appear in the public\, flaunt their true selves with pride\, and pay tribute to the deceased members of their community. \nContent note: Discussion of mental health issues\, suicide\, homophobia\, and transphobia. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-shorts-you-gotta-have-faith/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,Films,Gay men,Hearing loop,Lesbian,People of colour,Shorts,Trans,Woman director,Working class,You Gotta Have Faith ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/SQIFF-Shorts-You-Gotta-Have-Faith1-e1564740695980.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191004T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191004T193000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20190826T122106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190901T120653Z UID:9283-1570212000-1570217400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Talk: Luke+Jack present: Accessible Toys DESCRIPTION:Scotland’s leading sex toy retailer\, Luke+Jack\, explores toys and kink paraphernalia designed to be accessible to D/deaf and Disabled consumers. Award- winning erotica author and inventor of the Ruby Glow ride on vibrator\, Tabitha Rayne\, will discuss the power of sensuality\, pleasure\, and sexual empowerment\, and creation of easy to use sex toys to help enable this. Sex blogger and author of filth\, feminism\, and funny stuff\, Girl on the Net\, will focus on audio porn – turning sexy stories into audio recordings to make erotica more accessible. Luke+Jack founders\, Drew Harvey Bigglestone and Ian Diamond\, will also host an open discussion with Disabled Producer and Founder of Creative Talent Connections\, Claire Maguire – as someone who is directly impacted by these decisions – on the (harsh and hopeful) realities of encouraging other sex shops\, designers\, and suppliers of sex toys to truly provide sexual pleasure for all. \n\nTickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book\, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873612021/events/129093022′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis event has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nThe event is BSL interpreted. Hearing loop available. \nLarge print versions of handouts available. \nCCA has good access for wheelchair users\, gender neutral toilets\, and welcomes assistance animals. Click here for CCA’s Accessibility Guide. \nA Quiet Space and programme content notes will be available. Click here for a list of content notes for the 2019 Festival. \nComfy seating (bean bags) are available. If you would like to reserve this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nWe have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nIn order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income\, we use a sliding scale ticket price of £0-£8 for our events. 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! Our ticket sales go towards supporting the vital work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers\, artists and organisers. If you have a free ticket and can no longer use it\, please contact the relevant venue box office to let them know so it can be used by someone else. For more info on what you should pay\, click here. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/talk-lukejack-present-accessible-toys/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Disability,Discussion,Hearing loop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Ruby-Glow-Dusk-11-e1566388977556.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191004T151500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191004T164500 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20190828T110139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190901T120755Z UID:9187-1570202100-1570207500@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:SX presents: What Brings You On Here? DESCRIPTION:Filmmaker and poet Ross Wilcock presents films focusing on the experiences of gay men with online dating. A history of gay sex and cruising from the 70s to the internet takeover of today. Dissatisfaction with emotionless encounters and the yearning for something more. Meeting up with men online as a way of expressing your queerness when you’re not out. The sometimes all-consuming obsession of people with their phones. Grindr\, swiping left\, hooking up\, insecurities\, getting tested\, and a bit of hot sex are all contained in this challenging selection. \nCurated by Ross Wilcock\, who will host a discussion after the screening with director Sean Lìonadh. In partnership with SX\, Sex Health Wellbeing for Gay & Bisexual Men provided by Waverley Care. \nTickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book\, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873611626/events/129089660′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nFilms have English audio with English language subtitles/captions. The discussion will be BSL interpreted. Hearing loop available. \nAudio description available. Films are otherwise relatively accessible to English-speaking blind and partially sighted audiences with some visual storytelling but a reasonable amount of explanatory dialogue and relatively bright images. Large print versions of handouts available. \nCCA has good access for wheelchair users\, gender neutral toilets\, and welcomes assistance animals. Click here for CCA’s Accessibility Guide. \nA Quiet Space and programme content notes will be available. Click here for a list of content notes for the 2019 Festival. \nComfy seating (bean bags) are available. If you would like to reserve this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nWe have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nIn order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income\, we use a sliding scale ticket price of £0-£8 for our events. 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! Our ticket sales go towards supporting the vital work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers\, artists and organisers. If you have a free ticket and can no longer use it\, please contact the relevant venue box office to let them know so it can be used by someone else. For more info on what you should pay\, click here. \n  \nHave We Met Before? (12m)\nDir: Oliver Mason\, Country: UK\, Year: 2019\, Language/s: English\nA short docudrama exploring the history of sex in the gay community from the 1970s to the present day\, and how the internet has changed the way queer men meet forever. \nContent note: Depiction of sex. \nFun Only (9m)\nDir: Lukas Revzin\, Country: UK\, Year: 2018\, Language/s: English\nGrowing tired with emotionless digital encounters\, Matt yearns for something more substantial. \nContent note: Depiction of sex. \nJamie (10m)\nDir: Christopher Manning\, Country: UK\, Year: 2016\, Language/s: English\nShy\, quiet Jamie spends a revealing afternoon with Ben after meeting on a dating app. As they chat\, Jamie finds himself opening up and letting loose his hopes and fears in an unexpected awakening. \nContent note: Discussion of homophobia. \nThe Date (15m)\nDir: Christopher Birk\, Country: USA\, Year: 2015\, Language/s: No dialogue\nTwo guys meet on a date – but it is not your ordinary date\, as they both soon discover. \nContent note: None. \nThirst (8m)\nDir: Eoin Maher\, Country: UK\, Year: 2017\, Language/s: English\nDrew leaves another disappointing gay hook up and wonders why he feels so alone. This revealing monologue delves deep into the mind of a lonely gay man. His desires\, his insecurities\, and his wavering belief he’ll find love. \nContent note: Brief depictions of sex and blood. \nTonight (2m)\nDir: Sean McInally\, Country: UK\, Year: 2017\, Language/s: English\nLooking for fun\, looking for home\, looking for assurances\, but maybe not tonight. Tonight is a circular short film by Sean McInally exploring the relationship of a user with his hook-up app. From swiping left to getting tested\, Tonight shows the reality for many. \nContent note: Brief depictions of sex and blood. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sx-presents-what-brings-you-on-here/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,Audio description,BSL,Discussion,English language,Films,Gay men,Hearing loop,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sqiff_shorts_what_brings_you_on_here-e1565721966210.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191004T123000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191004T140000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20190828T110225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190901T120849Z UID:9181-1570192200-1570197600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:See Me Proud presents: Mental Health Shorts DESCRIPTION:We know that mental health issues disproportionately affect LGBTQIA+ individuals and communities\, who often experience difficulties in accessing support. To create space for discussion and representation of these topics\, we’ve curated a collection of insightful and powerful shorts in partnership with See Me Proud. Topics covered include depression\, anxiety\, loneliness\, irrational thoughts\, living with bipolar disorder\, medication\, and queerphobia encountered whilst obtaining treatment. The films incorporate a diversity of identities and styles\, including animation\, experimental\, documentary\, and sci-fi. \nFollowed by a discussion on themes raised in the films with See Me Proud. With refreshments sponsored by Clever Kombucha. \nTickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book\, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873611628/events/129089662′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nFilms have English and Chinese audio with English language subtitles/captions. The discussion will be BSL interpreted. Hearing loop available. \nFilms are moderately accessible to English-speaking blind and partially sighted audiences with mostly English language\, some explanatory dialogue and voiceover\, and/or relatively bright images. Large print versions of handouts available. \nCCA has good access for wheelchair users\, gender neutral toilets\, and welcomes assistance animals. Click here for CCA’s Accessibility Guide. \nA Quiet Space and programme content notes will be available. Click here for a list of content notes for the 2019 Festival. \nComfy seating (bean bags) are available. If you would like to reserve this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nWe have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nIn order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income\, we use a sliding scale ticket price of £0-£8 for our events. 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! Our ticket sales go towards supporting the vital work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers\, artists and organisers. If you have a free ticket and can no longer use it\, please contact the relevant venue box office to let them know so it can be used by someone else. For more info on what you should pay\, click here. \n  \nDon’t Blame Jack (29m)\nDir. Dale John Allen\, Country: UK\, Year: 2019\, Language/s: English\nDon’t Blame Jack follows newly diagnosed manic-depressive\, Jack\, as he battles with the thought of life without his beloved ‘mania’. Now on a daily cocktail of anti-psychotics and anti-depressants\, Jack searches for the adrenaline-fuelled\, extraordinary manic highs in the most ordinary of places. He escapes his drab\, routine-filled existence by jumping into the arms of strangers\, searching for moments of magic. \nContent note: Depiction of sex including light BDSM\, nudity\, self-harming scars\, and blood; discussion of mental health issues including self-harming and violence; brief reference to suicide. \nHanging by a Thread (3m)\nDir: Russell Atkinson\, Country: UK\, Year: 2019\, Language/s: English\nHanging by a Thread is director Russell Atkinson’s final BA Animation film\, highlighting the struggle of loneliness and irrational thought. \nContent note: Depiction of mental health issues; animated\, abstract depiction of violence. \nMy Crazy Boxers (9m)\nDir. Krissy Mahan\, Country: USA\, Year: 2019\, Language/s: English\nSuicidal\, or a working class butch caught in the wrong underpants? A re-enactment of an actual interview at a mental health facility. \nContent note: Discussion of mental health issues including brief reference to suicide; depiction of queerphobia. \nMy Room 37 (14m)\nDir. Beatrice Wong\, Country: Hong Kong\, Year: 2018\, Language/s: Chinese\, English\nWill I stay or will I leave this room that has felt the best? A brief first-hand account of my darker days in depression\, journeying through my tangled thoughts to the exit. \nContent note: Depiction of mental health issues\, mild violence\, and nudity. \nTurning (2m)\nDir. Linnéa Haviland\, Country: UK\, Year: 2019\, Language/s: English\nVoices in a crowd stir violent emotions and microaggressions bring up past traumas. Then a turning shifts the emotional landscape… \nContent note: Depiction of mental health issues. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/see-me-proud-presents-mental-health-shorts/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,BSL,Disability,Discussion,Films,Gay men,Hearing loop,Lesbian,Shorts,Trans,Working class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sqiff_shorts_mental_health-e1565720228708.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191003T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191003T201500 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20190828T110401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190912T114421Z UID:9287-1570127400-1570133700@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Black History Month: Fabulous + Father Figure DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) for Black History Month\, we look at the thriving ballroom culture of contemporary Europe. In Fabulous (2019)\, international legend Lasseindra Ninja returns to her home of Guyana to introduce voguing to its LGBTQ community. Father Figure follows Guilliano\, founding father of The Kiki House of Angels\, and his friends as they share experiences of homophobia and racism in the Netherlands. \nCurated and hosted by artist and researcher Claricia Parinussa\, co-founder and organiser of Vogue Scotland. Followed by an introduction to the history of House Ball culture and discussion with guest from the London Ballroom scene\, Elijah 007\, including on the necessity of prioritising the QTIPOC community in these spaces. \nFree. To book\, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873612020/events/129093021′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nFilms have Dutch\, English\, and French audio with English language subtitles/captions. If you would like to attend this event and require BSL interpretation for the discussion\, please email access@sqiff.org at least 2 weeks in advance. Hearing loop available. \nFilms are not very accessible to English-speaking blind and partially sighted audiences with a lot of visual storytelling and mostly non-English language. Large print versions of handouts available. \nCCA has good access for wheelchair users\, gender neutral toilets\, and welcomes assistance animals. Click here for CCA’s Accessibility Guide. \nA Quiet Space and programme content notes will be available. Click here for a list of content notes for the 2019 Festival. \nComfy seating (bean bags) are available. If you would like to reserve this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nWe have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nIn order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income\, we use a sliding scale ticket price of £0-£8 for our events. 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! Our ticket sales go towards supporting the vital work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers\, artists and organisers. If you have a free ticket and can no longer use it\, please contact the relevant venue box office to let them know so it can be used by someone else. For more info on what you should pay\, click here. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/black-history-month-fabulous-father-figure/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Black History Month,Discussion,Films,Free event,Hearing loop,People of colour,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Black-History-Month-Fabulous-Father-Figure-e1566389555576.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191003T181500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191003T203500 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20190828T110426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190901T121152Z UID:9169-1570126500-1570134900@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:LEAP Sports Scotland presents: Man Made DESCRIPTION:Trans FitCon is an all-transgender bodybuilding competition held in Atlanta\, USA. Man Made follows 4 trans men stepping on the stage to compete. Rese is a young father struggling with periods of homelessness; Dominic seeks out his family of origin\, confronting an alternate history for himself; Kennie admits to himself and his loved ones who he is for the first time in his life; and Mason\, a loving husband who struggles with mental illness\, works daily to be the man he’s always wanted to be. We follow their emotional and physical journeys as they navigate their lives with the very real risks inherent in the current social and political climate. For the men of Man Made\, it’s not about winning – it’s about being seen. \nIn partnership with LEAP Sports Scotland and followed by a discussion about access of trans people to sport. \nTickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book\, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873611631/events/129089665′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nFilm has English audio with English captions/subtitles. If you would like to attend this event and require a BSL interpreter for the discussion\, please contact access@sqiff.org. Hearing loop available. \nFilm is relatively accessible to English-speaking blind and partially sighted audiences with a fair amount of explanatory voiceover and dialogue. Large print versions of handouts available. \nCCA has good access for wheelchair users\, gender neutral toilets\, and welcomes assistance animals. Click here for CCA’s Accessibility Guide. \nA Quiet Space and programme content notes will be available. Click here for a list of content notes for the 2019 Festival. \nComfy seating (bean bags) are available. If you would like to reserve this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nWe have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nIn order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income\, we use a sliding scale ticket price of £0-£8 for our events. 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! Our ticket sales go towards supporting the vital work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers\, artists and organisers. If you have a free ticket and can no longer use it\, please contact the relevant venue box office to let them know so it can be used by someone else. For more info on what you should pay\, click here. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/leap-sports-scotland-presents-man-made/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Hearing loop,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Man_Made-e1567094301677.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191002T153000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191002T165000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20190828T110726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190906T122302Z UID:9147-1570030200-1570035000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:LUX Scotland presents: where did we land + Fi Dem I & II DESCRIPTION:London-based curator and artist Rabz Lansiquot screens their new moving image essay where did we land\, an ongoing experiment interrogating the effect of images of anti-black violence produced and reproduced in film and media\, and parts 1 and 2 of artist Zinzi Minott’s Fi Dem Series\, a continued investigation into Blackness and Diaspora made annually on the anniversary of the Empire Windrush docking in the UK on June 22nd 1948. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Rabz Lansiquot about their research on moving beyond representation and towards liberation in Black film\, and how queerness informs their approach. \nIn partnership with LUX Scotland\, a non-profit agency dedicated to supporting\, developing\, and promoting artists’ moving image practices in Scotland. \nTickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book\, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873611638/events/129089883′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 12+. \nFilms have a mixture of English and Patois audio with English language subtitles/captions. Hearing loop available. If you would like to attend this event and require BSL interpretation for the discussion\, please email access@sqiff.org at least 2 weeks in advance. \nFilms are not very accessible to English-speaking blind and partially sighted audiences with mostly image-based ideas. Large print versions of handouts available. \nCCA has good access for wheelchair users\, gender neutral toilets\, and welcomes assistance animals. Click here for CCA’s Accessibility Guide. \nA Quiet Space and programme content notes will be available. Click here for a list of content notes for the 2019 Festival. \nComfy seating (bean bags) are available. If you would like to reserve this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nWe have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nIn order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income\, we use a sliding scale ticket price of £0-£8 for our events. 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! Our ticket sales go towards supporting the vital work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers\, artists and organisers. If you have a free ticket and can no longer use it\, please contact the relevant venue box office to let them know so it can be used by someone else. For more info on what you should pay\, click here. \n  \nLUX Scotland is a non-profit agency dedicated to supporting\, developing and promoting artists’ moving image practices in Scotland. Working at the intersection of the contemporary visual arts and film sectors\, its core activities include public exhibition and touring projects\, learning and professional development for artists and arts professionals\, distribution\, commissioning and production support\, research and sector advocacy. From its offices based in Glasgow\, it works with a growing network of national and international partners\, including museums\, contemporary art organisations\, film festivals and educational institutions\, to deliver its programme. Established in 2014\, LUX Scotland is a part of LUX and is supported by Creative Scotland. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/lux-scotland-presents-where-did-we-land-fi-dem-i-ii/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Films,Hearing loop,Non-narrative,People of colour,Shorts,Working class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lux_scotland-e1565715172800.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191002T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191002T134500 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20190828T143754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190901T121715Z UID:9417-1570017600-1570023900@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:SQIFF Schools: Norfolk Trans Youth: Respecting & Understanding Differences DESCRIPTION:Commissioned by Mancroft Advice Project\, a Norwich-based charity\, and created by Scottish filmmaker Nicole O’Reilly\, Norfolk Trans Youth: Respecting & Understanding Differences gives a voice to young trans people. Incorporating interviews with trans youth in Norfolk\, O’Reilly’s debut feature gives its participants space to explain transness in their own words. Issues of discrimination\, visibility\, and media representation are discussed. Norfolk Trans Youth uses an eclectic pallet of stylistic techniques\, attempting to find a new way to use the documentary format to reflect trans experiences. Merging factual documentary with experimental techniques\, this is a visually inventive film centring a group often marginalised in conversations about their personhood. \nDirector Nicole O’Reilly will join us for a Q&A after the screening. Kindly sponsored by LGBT Youth Scotland\, who will also join us at the event to give information about their work supporting LGBTI young people. \nThis is a free event open to school groups only. Recommended for Secondary 4 – 6. To book\, please email sami@sqiff.org stating how many places you would like to reserve. \nPlease note the film includes discussion of transphobia\, mental health issues including suicidal thoughts\, physical abuse\, and sex education. \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nFilm has English audio with English language subtitles/captions. If you would like to attend this event and require a BSL interpreter for the Q&A\, please contact access@sqiff.org. Hearing loop available. \nThe film is relatively accessible to English-speaking blind and partially sighted audiences with explanatory dialogue and relatively bright images. Large print versions of handouts available. \nCCA has good access for wheelchair users\, gender neutral toilets\, and welcomes assistance animals. Click here for CCA’s Accessibility Guide. \nA Quiet Space and programme content notes will be available. Click here for a list of content notes for the 2019 Festival. \nComfy seating (bean bags) are available. If you would like to reserve this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nWe have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-schools-norfolk-trans-youth-respecting-understanding-differences/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Free event,Hearing loop,Schools,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/norfolk_trans_youth-e1565714394510.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190222T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190222T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20190215T155854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190216T182329Z UID:8967-1550862000-1550869200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:QTIPOC shorts for LGBT History Month DESCRIPTION:For LGBT History Month\, SQIFF and the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) are partnering to showcase short films focusing on QTIPOC representation and ideas. \nMy Loneliness is Killing Me features a femme man of colour who invites a white man to his apartment for a hook-up\, unexpectedly unearthing a dark emotional connection. Clash is a short experimental documentary by queer Iraqi non-binary filmmaker Amrou Al-Khadi critiquing the lack of diversity in on-screen representation in Britain today. Iconic transgender artist and activist\, Marsha “Pay it No Mind” Johnson\, and her life in the hours before she ignited the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City are depicted in Happy Birthday\, Marsha!. \nThe event will be hosted by Samar Ziadat\, curator\, activist\, and co-founder of Dardishi\, with a discussion with local QTIPOC artists and activists following the screening. \nFREE ENTRY (no need to sign up\, just come along on the night) \nACCESS \nFilms in the English language with captions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing access. BSL interpretation for the discussion. Our venue\, Kelvin Hall\, is wheelchair accessible with accessible toilet facilities. For more information on the venue\, click here. Please get in touch via helen@sqiff.org with any questions about access. \nContent note: reference to violence and scenes of a sexual nature. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/qtipoc-shorts-for-lgbt-history-month/ LOCATION:Kelvin Hall\, 1445 Argyle Street\, Glasgow\, G3 8AW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,English language,Films,Free event,Gay men,LGBT History Month,People of colour,Shorts,Trans,Woman director ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Clash-e1550246322786.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181209T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181209T170000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20181002T184621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181113T223559Z UID:8286-1544367600-1544374800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:SQIFF Shorts: Gay as in Hysterically Funny DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to make fun of yourself and your community as an LGBTQ+ person? This programme examines queerness and onscreen comedy\, including short films by Raymond Yeung\, Jordan Firstman\, and Alli Logout\, and episodes from Ingrid Jungermann’s classic webseries\, F to 7th. Featuring self-loathing and loathable gay men\, butch lesbians in denial\, and queer femmes in their own carefree universe. \nFollowed by a panel discussion on queerness and comedy featuring comedian Rosie Jones and more guests tbc. \nScreening as part of QFN’s Gay as in Hysterically Funny tour for BFI Comedy Genius. \nComedy Genius is a celebration of comedy on screen\, led by BFI\, the Independent Cinema Office and BFI Film Audience network\, supported by funds from the National Lottery. QFN is a strategic Film Hub Wales project and receives support from the BFI Film Audience Network.  \nTickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book\, please use the button below. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sqiff-shorts-gay-as-in-hysterically-funny-tickets-50921241805′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nFilms are in the English language with English language subtitles/captions. BSL interpretation for panel discussion. \nFilms contains some visual ideas but have a lot of dialogue\, so are relatively suitable for blind and partially sighted audiences. Large print versions of handouts available. \nScottish Youth Theatre has good access for wheelchair users. Click here for more details on venue access. \nWe have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nIn order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income\, we use a sliding scale ticket price of £0-£8 for our events. 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! Our ticket sales go towards supporting the vital work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers\, artists and organisers. If you have a free ticket and can no longer use it\, please contact the relevant venue box office to let them know so it can be used by someone else. For more info on what you should pay\, click here. \n  \nYellow Fever (27m)\nDir: Raymond Yeung\, Year: 1998\nA fun and astute look at the self-imposed prejudices of a gay Chinese-British man. Anglophile Monty is looking for his perfect man\, but only white British men need apply. That is until the attractive Jai Ming moves in next door and the two men seem to connect. Can Monty overcome his prejudices? Writer-director Raymond Yeung’s debut short is a light-hearted comedy of manners. \nF to 7th: Season 1\, Episode 2 “Tweener” (5m)\nDir. Ingrid Jungermann\, Year: 2013\nAn internally homophobic gay struggles to find herself in a world where sexuality and gender have left her old-fashioned lesbianism behind. In “Tweener\,” Ingrid tries to deny her butchness when barred from a lesbian bachelorette party\, whilst cheering on her softball team\, the Wet Lips\, alongside her misogynistic dyke friend. \nCall Your Father (20m)\nDir. Jordan Firstman\, Year: 2016\nOn Josh and Greg’s first date\, they quickly realize that the generational divide between them is the least of their worries. The infuriatingly mixed messages from a cute but potentially sociopathic millennial force an older man to choose between hopping into bed with him and bailing\, in this darkly comical satire on entitled twenty-somethings. \nF to 7th: Season 1\, Episode 3 “Interchangeable” (12m)\nDir. Ingrid Jungermann\, Year: 2013\nGeeky and sensible Ingrid meets a woman online\, who invites herself over for a hot night of passion\, but what happens when both of them want to ‘be the man’? \nLucid Noon\, Sunset Blush (32m)\nDir. Alli Logout\, Year: 2015\n17-year-old bb gay Micha has just moved into The Palace – a basement full of queer femme Dominatrix\, lovers and misfits. They are beautiful\, carefree and as young as the night. An alternative\, comedy narrative of queer sex workers of colour. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-shorts-gay-as-in-hysterically-funny/ CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,English language,Gay men,Lesbian,People of colour,Shorts,Web series,Woman director ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Screen-Shot-2016-08-10-at-5.27.00-PM-e1538505443299.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181209T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181209T170000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20180926T091414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181020T190221Z UID:8213-1544367600-1544374800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:A Deal With The Universe DESCRIPTION:Documentary A Deal with the Universe is filmmaker Jason Barker’s debut feature. Autobiographical and made entirely from personal archive and home video diaries\, the film follows Jason’s incredible story of how he came to give birth to his child\, charting over 15 years of his and his partner’s life. This film is groundbreaking in terms of its intimate insights into gender identity and new parenthood. \nJason will join us after the screening to take part in a discussion. In partnership with Rainbow Families. \nTickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book\, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873597115′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nFilm in the English language with English language subtitles/captions. The post-film discussion will be BSL interpreted. Hearing loop available. \nFilm relies on visual material to convey ideas but has a lot of voiceover and commentary\, so is relatively accessible for blind and partially sighted audiences. Large print versions of handouts available. \nCCA has good access for wheelchair users. Click here for more details on venue access. \nComfy seating (bean bags) available. If you would like to reserve this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nWe have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nIn order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income\, we use a sliding scale ticket price of £0-£8 for our events. 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! Our ticket sales go towards supporting the vital work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers\, artists and organisers. If you have a free ticket and can no longer use it\, please contact the relevant venue box office to let them know so it can be used by someone else. For more info on what you should pay\, click here. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/a-deal-with-the-universe/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,Documentary,Families,Feature,Films,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/A-Deal-with-the-Universe-image-1-1-e1537960985354.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181209T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181209T153000 DTSTAMP:20260411T214010 CREATED:20181025T102200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181031T203603Z UID:8398-1544364000-1544369400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Walking:Holding DESCRIPTION:What does your town look like from someone else’s perspective? What’s it like to hold hands with a complete stranger and walk through the city centre? \nPerformance art and mobile technology converge in Walking:Holding\, a meditative documentary that journeys through urban landscapes exploring identity and intimacy in public space with a focus on LGBTQ+ experiences. \nThis film is a response to Glasgow based artist Rosana Cade’s award-winning interactive performance of the same name\, which invites audience members to embark on a carefully designed route through a town whilst holding hands with a series of different local participants. Shot entirely on mobile phones\, the film follows the performance to 6 towns across the UK between June and November 2016\, bookended by the Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump. This unique collaborative documentary offers an insight into the intimate work at a particularly poignant time in terms of identity politics\, weaving together a range of perspectives and experiences from across the country. \nFollowed by a discussion with the filmmakers and participants of the Walking:Holding performance. Supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation and using public funds from the National Lottery through Arts Council England. \nImage credit: Walking:Holding by Rosana Cade\, Charlie Cauchi and Claire Nolan \nTickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book\, please use the button below. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walkingholding-tickets-51783909066′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nFilm is in the English language with English language subtitles/captions. \nWe are awaiting information about how accessible the film is for blind and partially sighted audiences. Large print handouts available. \nThe Space has good access for wheelchair users. Please email access@sqiff.org for more details on venue access. \nWe have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this\, please contact access@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nIn order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income\, we use a sliding scale ticket price of £0-£8 for our events. 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! Our ticket sales go towards supporting the vital work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers\, artists and organisers. If you have a free ticket and can no longer use it\, please contact the relevant venue box office to let them know so it can be used by someone else. For more info on what you should pay\, click here. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/walkingholding/ LOCATION:The Space\, London Road\, 257 London Road\, Glasgow\, G40 1PE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Woman director ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/walk1option1-JPEG-1-e1540416646660.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR