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SUMMARY:Bouchra + intro
DESCRIPTION:Listen to this Event Page\n\nThis film contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.\n \nThis screening of Bouchra is hosted by SQIFF\, and will have an introduction from SQIFF Programmer\, Huss\, which will be accompanied by text backing slides for accessibility. The film itself will be screened with Descriptive Subtitles.\n\n\n\nWe have a Reduced Rate ticket option to make this screening more accessible to those on a low income. If cost is a barrier please email info@sqiff.org for a complimentary ticket.\n\n\nBouchra (35)\, a queer Moroccan coyote living in NYC\, is wrestling with writer’s block for her first film. As she begins a series of difficult yet long overdue phone calls with her mother\, Aicha\, in Casablanca\, forgotten memories begin to resurface. Balancing the precarity of working as an artist in New York\, the rift in her identity between her two homes and an array of friendships and romantic interests\, Bouchra’s emotional reckoning with her mother and herself becomes her path to expression.\n\nWith a lived-in granularity and unmistakable visual style\, Bouchra\, the debut feature from acclaimed visual artists Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki (best known together from their 2020 web series 2 Lizards)\, is a singular portrait effortlessly towing the line between documentary\, visual art and resonant family drama. Deeply felt\, surprisingly sexy and formally adventurous\, Bennani and Barki’s distinctive debut forges new ground.\n\nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of £7.50\, or £13\, with an Access Ticket at £5 and a Senior Ticket at £11.50. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nArabic\, English and French audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nText on Screen for the introduction\n\nThis screening is 83 minutes long. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Bouchra\, Dirs. Orian Barki\, Meriem Bennani\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/bouchra-intro/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Filmhouse\, 88 Lothian Road\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9BZ
CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Feature,Films,People of colour
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SUMMARY:BSL Film Club x SQIFF: Reconnection + Close to You + Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Listen to this Event Page\nThis screening will have an introduction and be followed by a Q&A with Reconnection director Amy Helena\, moderated by BSL Film Club co-programmer Charlie Little. \n\nBSL Film Club are delighted to be collaborating with Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) on a partnership screening with Filmhouse.\n\nBSL Film Club is Deaf Action’s monthly community screening\, programmed by Charlie Little and Tomas Gerrard. These screenings are designed for all deaf\, hard-of-hearing\, and hearing audiences with an interest in British Sign Language. Our screenings are presented with on-screen descriptive subtitles\, and all fluency levels of BSL are welcome.\n\nSQIFF (Scottish Queer International Film Festival) is a charity formed with the aim of showcasing diverse queer cinema and uplifting creative voices from the LGBTQIA+ community in Scotland and beyond. The organisation runs an annual film festival in Glasgow\, pop-up and year-round events\, and community-focused programmes across Scotland.\n\n\nJoin us afterwards for a Q&A with Reconnection director Amy Helena\, moderated by BSL Film Club co-programmer Charlie Little.\n\n\nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish audio and British Sing Language with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nBSL-English Interpretation for the intro and panel discussion.\nLive Captioning for the intro and panel discussion.\n\nThis screening is 110 minutes long. \n  \n\nFilms in this programme includes:\n \nReconnection (dir. Amy Helena\, UK\, 2026\, 11 mins\, British Sign Language w/ English subtitles)\n\n\nA couple’s argument is interrupted by a blackout. In candlelight\, silence gives way to honesty\, helping them reconnect and bridge the emotional distance between them.\n\nClose to You (dir. Dominic Savage\, Canada/UK/USA\, 2023\, 99 mins\, English and American Sign Language w/ English subtitles)\n\n\nElliot Page stars in this gentle romantic drama alongside co-star Hillary Baack (Sound of Metal). Close to You follows a trans man as he returns to his hometown\, facing family tensions and complicated dynamics. He reunites with a former love interest\, and begins a journey of self-acceptance.\n\n\n\nThis event is supported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, awarding funding on behalf of Screen Scotland and the BFI National Lottery. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Close to You Dir. Dominic Savage\, 2023
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/bsl-film-club-x-sqiff-reconnection-close-to-you-qa/
CATEGORIES:BSL,Deaf,Descriptive Subtitles,English language,Feature,Films,Live Captioning
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