BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SQIFF - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20180101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251030T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251030T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015501 CREATED:20250910T104925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084838Z UID:13181-1761836400-1761843600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Legacies DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nWhat shapes us? How do the stories of our families\, the legacies we inherit\, and the struggles of those before us live on in who we become? Legacies brings together films that gently unravel the complex and often tender realities of queer upbringings. These stories speak to the love\, pain\, hope\, and resilience woven through generations\, reminding us that identity is not just inherited\, but felt deeply and continuously reshaped. \nThis programme is an invitation to connect with the intimate moments that define us\, the memories that haunt us\, and the courage it takes to claim our place in a world that often tries to erase us. \nCurated by Nat Lall and Huss. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish\, Portuguese and Turkish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction. The interpreter for this event is Lou Hanson.\nLive Captioning for introduction\n\nThis screening is 119 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nBirthdays\, Dir. Adrian Jalily\, 2024\, Denmark\, 19 min \nSecond-grader Bruno faces social isolation for being different\, forcing his Iranian father Marlon to confront his son’s otherness and exclusion. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery.  \n  \nOceania\, Dir. Valentin Noujaïm\, 2024\, Lebanon\, 24 min \nNajib\, 16\, spends his summer on a video game\, until his mother\, Asma\, discovers the death of their elderly and lonely neighbor. He steals the keys to the apartment\, and dives into an unexpected world. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, HIV stigma. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery\, flashing lights. \n  \nBurcu’s Angels (Preview Screening)\, Dir. Özgün Gündüz\, 2025\, Canada\, 20 min \nTurkish queer elder Burcu Özdemir’s Vancouver vintage store has served as a sanctuary and “coming out center” for thirty years. \nContent notes: Discussion of racism. \n  \nWhile We Still Have Time\, Dir. Ava Grimshaw-Hall\, 2024\, Australia\, 15 min \nA daughter reconciles with her distant sperm-donor father as he manages an aggressive prostate cancer\, with little indication of how much time there is left to find out who he really is. \n  \nFind The Boy\, Dir. Paulin.e Goasmat\, 2025\, France\, 18min \nAs Charly\, a young trans man\, is laid to rest under his birth name\, Tom\, Louise and BB\, his queer pals\, decide to pay their last respects in his own image in a place where they used to meet\, Charly’s childhood home. But Victor\, his brother\, had the same idea. \nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use\, cigarette use\, dead naming\, misgendering\, queerphobia. Discussion of death\, loss. \n  \nScattered Pictures\, Dirs. Ibai Vigil-Escalera\, Jose André Sibaja\, 2025\, United States of America\, 8 min \nThrough the grainy nostalgia of 8mm film and the intimacy of voice-over narration\, Gabriel takes us on a deeply personal journey of self-discovery. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, sex. \n  \nSole\, Dir. Ana Berdeja\, 2024\, Mexico\, 15 min \nVeteran embalmer Sole faces a dilemma: honor a transgender man’s wishes or his family’s demands while hiding her own secret. \nContent notes: Depiction of a dead body. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Oceania\, Dir. Valentin Noujaïm\, 2024 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/legacies/ LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Oceania.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251029T210000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251029T230000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015501 CREATED:20250910T104715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084737Z UID:13176-1761771600-1761778800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Squad Goals DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nThere’s strength in numbers\, packs\, families\, squads or whatever you call them. Squad Goals celebrates chosen families with a vibrant sense of identity and culture. The screening consists of three films documenting some very different squads. These are trans footballers\, Brazilian beach vendors and leather gays. \nThe screening will be followed by an informal Q&A with local trans football team Gender Goals and Glasgow Leather Dykes. \nCurated by Nat Lall. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish and Portuguese audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion. The interpreter for this event is Louise Rodgers.\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 79 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nWe’ll Go Down In History\, Dirs. Cameron Richards\, Charlie Tidmas\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 25 min \nWe’ll Go Down In History tells the story of TRUK United\, a grassroots\, proudly trans football club. Filmed over two years\, it captures the team’s highs and lows on and off the pitch as they create a safe haven for their community in the face of rising transphobia. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, transphobia\, violence. \n  \nThree Vendors of Ipanema\, Dir. Jonathan S. Lee\, 2024\, United States of America\, 25 min \nThree street vendors from Rio’s favelas sell homemade food on Ipanema Beach\, embodying dignity and beloved by LGBTQ+ community. \nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use.  \n  \nThe Backstreet\, Dir. Romain Beck\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 29 min \nLondon’s legendary leather club The Backstreet faces closure after 37 years. Regulars share intimate memories while curators preserve relics of this secret haven’s legacy. \nContent notes: Depiction of sex. Discussion of death\, HIV stigma\, homophobia\, sex\, sexual fantasy. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: We’ll Go Down In History\, Dirs. Cameron Richards\, Charlie Tidmas\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/squad-goals/ LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-08-at-15.50.44.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251029T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251029T203000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015501 CREATED:20250910T104223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084646Z UID:13173-1761762600-1761769800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:For Real? - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n\nDid that really happen? What kind of world are we living in? ‘For Real’ explores sci-fi worlds\, dark fantasies\, technological possibilities and shocking but real science and history. Expect alienesque costumes\, body scanners\, crocodile chromosomes and lesbian telepathy. \nThis screening will be followed by a performance from Carle Gent and Linda Stupart exploring the world of Ecco the Dolphin. \nCurated by Nat Lall. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish\, Mandarin Chinese\, Spanish\, Yue Chinese (Cantonese)\, Japanese audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and performance. The interpreter for this event is Lisa Li.\nLive Captioning for introduction and performance\n\nThis screening is 81 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nSkinless\, Dirs. Estibaliz Villa\, Erik Campos\, 2024\, Spain\, 11 min \nAfter an environmental catastrophe\, the only survivors left live sheltered wearing the biodermis\, a suit they can survive with but doesn’t allow them to feel touch. After years of lockdown\, Nora and Dani go outside. \nContent notes: Depiction of nudity. Discussion of loss. \n  \nJust above the tear duct on each side\, Dirs. Cáit McClay\, Éiméar McClay\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, Ireland\, 20 min \nUsing St. Conal’s Hospital archives\, this film examines Ireland’s 1950s psychiatric institutions and their carceral\, therapeutic\, and socioeconomic influences. \nContent notes: Discussion of  death\, hospitalisation\, mental health.  \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery. \n  \nThe Xenogender\, Dir. Masataka Ishizaki\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, United States of America\, 15 min \nJapanese immigrant Kenzo in New York confesses his crocodile identity to date Jack\, but becomes more absorbed in videos afterward. \nContent notes: Depiction of racism.  \n  \nThe Martial Forest\, Dir. J Triangular\, 2025\, Colombia\, Taiwan\, 9 min \nExiled Kung Fu master Big Sister 13 leads trans fighters in creating the Martial Forest\, where care equals combat power. \nContent notes: Discussion of death. \n  \nThe Generators\, Dir. Georgie Cowan-Turner\, 2024\, Ireland\, 14 min \nIn a future drained of colour\, Oscar and his ailing husband struggle with a medical system where energy credits are the new currency. When a hospital visit reveals a zero credit balance\, Oscar must join the human generators and physically power Alex’s treatment himself. But as his energy fades\, so does the possibility of a future together. \nContent notes: Depiction of hospitalisation. \nAccess notes: Flashing lights. \n  \nHide and Seek\, Dir. Junjie Xu\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 6 min \nHide and Seek is a 3D animated short film that takes viewers on a bittersweet journey. It presents a story of a person hiding their queer identity from their parents at different stages of life. The film highlights the struggles faced by the queer community as they grow up and explores the fantasy of queer spaces with queer phenomenology. \nAccess notes: Flashing lights. \n  \nClear\, Dir. Hogan Seidel\, 2024\, United States of America\, 6 min \nClear is a visceral confrontation with the illusion of “safety\,” where altered 16mm footage and layered audio reveal the quiet violence surveillance imposes on trans and gender-nonconforming bodies. \nContent notes: Discussion of bodily surveillance. \nAccess notes: Light strobing images. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Hide and Seek\, Dir. Junjie Xu\, 2024 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/for-real/ LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Hide-and-Seek.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251029T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251029T200000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015501 CREATED:20250910T103931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084551Z UID:13159-1761760800-1761768000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:A Nova Era DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nCurated in collaboration with Mostra Queer Brasil\, this vibrant programme of short films offers a window into queer life and imagination across Brazil. From poetic documentary to sci-fi\, magical realism to tender coming-of-age\, the selection celebrates how fluidity\, resistance\, and reinvention shape queer identities and experiences in Brazilian contexts. \nThese stories reflect a country where transformation is constant and identity is expansive. Whether through ancient landscapes\, futuristic visions\, or intimate connections\, the films explore how queer Brazilians carve out space to live\, feel\, and dream on their own terms. \nThe screening includes a surprise short\, winner of Best Brazilian Short Film from Mostra Luminosa in Bahia\, and will be followed by a conversation on Brazilian queer cinema between filmmaker and Mostra Queer Brasil founder Ricky Mastro and Amazônia EcoQueer curator Danilo Baraúna. \nCurated by Indigo Korres and Ricky Mastro. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nPortuguese audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion. The interpreter for this event is Lou Hanson.\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 72 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nHow a river is born\, Dir. Luma Flôres\, 2025\, Brazil\, 9 min  \nAyla wakes up in a mountainous landscape\, surrounded only by vegetation and a river. Driven by curiosity and a desire to get to know the place\, she goes on a journey of discovery and diving. As she discovers where she is\, she also discovers herself. \nContent notes: Depiction of animated nudity. \n  \nTelepathic Encounters\, Dir. Henfil\, 2025\, Brazil\, 5 min\,  \nA love at first sight between two young girls unveils an unexpected telepathic community amid a silent library. \n  \nIf I’m Here It Is By Mystery\, Dir. Clari Ribeiro\, 2024\, Brazil\, 22 min \nNew Rio\, 2054. Renowned witch Dahlia arrives at the port with a mission: to found the most powerful Clan that has ever existed and thus defeat the Order of Truth. In the future\, many people are trans — but only a few are witches. \nContent notes: Depiction of blood\, death\, knife. \n  \nVollúpya\, Dirs. Éri Sarmet\, Jocimar Dias Jr.\, 2024\, Brazil\, 21 min \nIn a post-apocalyptic future\, an intergalactic explorer lands at an abandoned museum on a quest to find traces of his long-lost ancestors\, and ends up being teleported to the dance floor of a Brazilian queer nightclub in the 1990s. \nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use\, cigarette use\, sensual dancing\, sexual language use. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery\, flashing lights. \n  \nKings\, Dir. Juliana Pamplona\, 2024\, Brazil\, 15 min  \nA poetic documentary on a diverse group\, identified with the dyke-queer culture\, that spends a day experimenting as drag kings at a bar in the borough of Santa Teresa\, Rio de Janeiro. \nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. Also supported by Instituto Guimarães Rosa\, via the Consulate General of Brazil in Edinburgh. \n  \nImage Credit: Kings\, Dir. Juliana Pamplona\, 2024 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/a-nova-era/ LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Kings.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251029T153000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251029T173000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015501 CREATED:20250910T103808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084458Z UID:13153-1761751800-1761759000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:NO PRIDE IN GENOCIDE - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \n“I’ve always imagined you and me sitting out in the sun\, hand in hand\, free at last. We spoke of all the places we would go if we could. Yet you are gone now. If I had known the bombs falling around us would take you from me\, I would have told the world how I adored you more than anything. 
I’m sorry I was a coward.”
 – Words of a queer Palestinian\, submitted to Queering the Map \nNO PRIDE IN GENOCIDE confronts a brutal truth. While queer lives are celebrated and marketed in some parts of the world\, elsewhere they are being bombed\, silenced\, and erased. \nAs Palestine is reduced to rubble and its people fight for survival\, this programme stands in unwavering solidarity. It amplifies queer voices that refuse to be erased by genocide\, pinkwashing\, or complicity. \nFeaturing urgent works from Palestine\, the diaspora\, and Lebanon\, this programme gathers stories of queer love\, loss\, resistance\, and survival. Each film defies erasure\, insisting on presence over silence. These works reject the idea that queerness can be separated from the violence\, displacement\, and repression that shapes the lives of those it affects. Some of these stories emerge from exile\, tracing the long shadows of conflict and the quiet resilience of those still carrying memory across oceans. \nRooted in the Palestinian struggle\, NO PRIDE IN GENOCIDE also reflects broader realities of queer Arab life under occupation\, exile\, and authoritarian rule. Across borders and identities\, these films speak to the endurance of those living under systems of state violence and to the radical imagination it takes to survive them. \nIn a time when visibility is weaponised\, we refuse silence.
 There is no queer liberation without the liberation of Palestine.
 There is no pride in genocide. 
Liberation for Palestine is liberation for us all. \nFollowing the screening\, there will be a discussion with No Pride in Genocide Glasgow and Solidarity Screenings Glasgow\, inviting audiences to engage with these urgent issues and reflect on the power of solidarity. \nCurated by Huss. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nArabic and English audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion. The interpreter for this event is Lucy Niven.\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 74 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nBlood Like Water\, Dir. Dima Hamdan\, 2023\, Palestine\, 13 min \nWhen a Palestinian man is blackmailed with footage of him having sex with another man\, he and his family are forced to make a terrible decision: collaborate with the Israeli occupation or be publicly shamed. Based on true stories. \nContent notes: Depiction of homophobia\, physical assault\, strong language. Discussion of harassment\, illegal Israeli occupation\, murder. \n  \nI Never Promised You a Jasmine Garden\, Dir. Teyama Alkamli\, 2023\, Canada\, 20 min \nTara\, a queer Arab woman in her late 20s\, attempts to suppress her internal emotional turbulence during a phone call with her best friend Sarab\, with whom she is in love. \nContent notes: Depiction of cigarette use. \n  \nCinema Fouad\, Dir. Mohamed Soueid\, 1993\, Lebanon\, 41 min \nDocumentary portrait of Oscar Al-Halabiye\, a Syrian trans woman in Beirut working as domestic worker and belly dancer. Through intimate scenes of daily life\, she reflects on gender reassignment desires\, mourning her Palestinian lover’s death\, and facing societal aggressions that echo even in the filmmaker’s provocative interview style. \nContent notes: Discussion of transphobia\, violence. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Cinema Fouad\, Dir. Mohamed Soueid\, 1993 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/no-pride-in-genocide/ LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image-w856.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251028T210000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251028T230000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015501 CREATED:20250910T103440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084401Z UID:13148-1761685200-1761692400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Scottish Shorts 2 - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \nReturning for another year at the festival\, Scottish Shorts 2 is a bold and intimate programme of short films by queer filmmakers working across Scotland. This selection continues to explore the queer Scottish experience through stories shaped by displacement\, desire\, care\, survival\, and play. \nThese films move between personal documentary\, narrative storytelling\, and experimental textures. Some reflect on home and migration\, others explore relationships\, identity\, and transformation. These films reveal queer lives in all their depth and nuance\, telling stories with humour and heart. \nAt its core\, this programme brings forward voices and perspectives too often absent from Scottish screens. It celebrates a growing queer cinema that is rooted\, restless\, and unapologetically present. \nAll filmmakers in this screening and in ‘Scottish Shorts 1’ are automatically entered into a competition to win the title of Best Scottish Short. The winner will be announced at the closing screening of SQIFF 2025. \nFollowing the screening\, we’ll be joined by the filmmakers for a Q&A to reflect on their work\, share insights\, and open up space for conversation. \nCurated by Nat Lall and Huss.  \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nChinese\, English\, Mandarin audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion. The interpreter for this event is Louise Rodgers.\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 76 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nA Journey Of The Leaves\, Dir. Yash Zhang\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \nWhen memories of his father’s violence chase him from China\, a queer filmmaker drifts into an autumn-touched Estonian town. There\, a wandering traveler\, a bookstore owner\, a poet’s living statue\, and another queer Chinese soul carrying similar wounds guide him through the scattered pieces of his past. \nContent notes: Discussion of violence. \n  \nBe Honest!\, Dir. Alice Harper\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \nWith a chance to win £100\,000 for their ailing child\, a couple enter a game show where they must face the most brutal challenge of all — being honest.  \n  \nBefore You Leave\, Dir. Louise Thomas\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 12 min \nOn the day before her move to Australia\, Innes\, a veterinarian in her mid-twenties\, grapples with mounting uncertainty as she and her sister\, Saoirse\, navigate the streets of Edinburgh. On this journey\, they deliver the last of her belongings to a coworker\, an ex-boyfriend\, and a childhood friend. Each encounter becomes a poignant reminder of what she’s leaving behind. \n  \nKeith\, Dir. Steven Fraser\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 8 min \nA Glasgow filmmaker discovers a dead body behind bins and embarks on a phone-based investigation to identify the victim. Using animation techniques exploring social media\, apps\, and blogs\, the film examines neurodiversity and autistic communication styles while building tension toward revealing the deceased person’s name. \nContent notes: Depiction of animated nudity\, drug use. \n  \nBowl\, Dir. John Kelbie\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 10 min \nArthur is an elderly\, quick-witted\, gay man who has recently been diagnosed with arthritis. Upon finding out that his old foe and competitor Norma is playing in the upcoming lawn bowls charity match\, Arthur seeks the chance to prove himself. He faces many challenges along the way as he bickers with Norma and comes to terms with his illness and the losses he has faced\, but with a little help from Norma’s granddaughter Jenn\, he is able to confront his past and learn what is truly important to him. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, grief\, illness\, loss. \n  \nCahā\, Dir. Chak Hin Leung\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 10 min \nIntimate documentary capturing two immigrants—Indian and Bruneian—meeting in a London teahouse. Over tea (“cahā”)\, their casual conversation reveals profound stories of sacrifice\, identity\, and adaptation. The film explores immigrant experiences and colonial tea legacy\, showing how this simple ritual creates unexpected connection and understanding across borders. \nContent notes: Discussion of colonialism\, transphobia. \n  \nChanging Homes\, Dir. Mano Mandal\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 6 min \nAn Indian nonbinary transmasculine person goes to a European beach for the first time since their top surgery. As they sit and read about a historical trans person\, they navigate the idea of being shirtless in public for the very first time. While doing so\, they reflect on Eurocentric body standards and on their sense of home — in their own body and amidst bodies of water. \n  \nFirst Contact\, Dir. James Crang\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 8 min \nIn isolation on the moon\, a gardener tends to his small patch of life. When another person appears\, he is forced to confront his fears of connection. Will he nurture a bond that could bring light to his lonely existence\, or will his anxiety keep him in darkness? \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Keith\, Dir. Steven Fraser\, 2024 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/scottish-shorts-2-2/ LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Keith-8-Publicity-Still-Keith.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251028T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251028T203000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015501 CREATED:20250910T103153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084300Z UID:13144-1761676200-1761683400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Rookie - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \nAce is a tall\, awkward teenager who moves to an all-girls Catholic high school in the Philippines. The volleyball coach spots Ace on her first day\, and invites her to try out for the team. She is initially no good at the sport and socially ostracised\, but things begin to change when she falls for the highly motivated team captain\, Jana\, who dislikes her because she sees her as a threat. But the girls and their teammates must nonetheless join forces: not only to successfully compete in competitions\, but also to face up against a more disturbing\, insidious threat. Powered by authentic performances\, Samantha Lee’s heartfelt film captures the resilience of the young athlete as she struggles for acceptance\, and the strength of female solidarity in a society rigged against women. \nCurated by Queer East. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nPhilippines\, English and Tagalog audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction. The interpreter for this event is Lou Hanson.\nLive Captioning for introduction\nContent notes: Depiction of sexual assault. Discussion of distressing themes.\n\nThis screening is 94 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Rookie\, Dir. Samantha Lee\, 2023 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/rookie/ LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF CATEGORIES:BSL,Feature,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,People of colour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/rookie-03.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251028T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251028T200000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015501 CREATED:20250910T102959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084204Z UID:13141-1761674400-1761681600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:How We Loved\, How We Broke - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \nLove arrives in many forms\, and heartbreak rarely leaves without a trace. How We Loved\, How We Broke brings together six short films that explore intimacy\, longing\, separation\, and survival. Each story reveals a different facet of queer connection\, from fleeting encounters and deep ruptures to surreal escapes and quiet acts of care. \nSpanning cities\, languages\, and emotional landscapes\, this programme offers a tender and vivid reflection on the ways queer people love\, lose\, remember\, and move forward. Whether anchored in reality or slipping into fantasy\, these films speak to the complexity of queer relationships and the echoes they leave behind. \nFollowing the screening\, join us for a live performance by Glasgow-based artists Simone Seales and Mele Broomes\, sharing new music from their upcoming album inspired by experiences of first love. \nCurated by Huss. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nArabic\, English\, French\, Mandarin Chinese\, Persian\, Tagalog\, Yue Chinese (Cantonese) audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and performance. The interpreter for this event is Lisa Li.\nLive Captioning for introduction and performance\n\nThis screening is 98 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nAliens In Beirut\, Dir. Raghed Charabaty\, 2025\, Lebanon\, 17 min \nA Lebanese immigrant returns to Beirut for the first time in a decade\, only to find love and horror by the sea\, in the alleyways\, and on the elusive rooftops of the city – right before the 2020 Beirut Port Explosion. \nContent notes: Depiction of cigarette use\, destruction\, explosion. Discussion of homophobia\, war. \n  \nAt Least We Had This Moment\, Dir. Joshua de Vera\, 2025\, Philippines\, 20 min \nIn his quest to capture the aged architecture of Manila\, film photographer Dino seeks the company of a local stranger\, Vince. But as the city noises grew\, their stories stood out. \nContent notes: Depiction of cigarette use. \n  \nEarworm\, Dir. Ilias Merabiha\, 2025\, France\, Germany\, 11 min \nTormented Gaspard battles a parasitic worm feeding on his grief after romance ends\, undergoing cathartic metamorphosis through healing rituals. \n  \nEDEN (باغ عدن)\, Dir. Rustin Zam-Zam Madadi\, 2024\, United States of America\, 10 min \nIn the sun-soaked suburbs of Orange County\, CA\, Roya returns home seeking a fresh start\, only to become entangled in a web of desire at an all-women’s yoga studio with their trans masculine counterpart. As loyalties shift and old wounds resurface\, the studio transforms into a battleground where love and hate collide. \n  \nFortune Favours the Fantabulous\, Dir. Em Li\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 25 min \nNon-binary fortune teller Fei Liu’s marsh tent becomes invaded by phantoms over three days\, threatening their reality and future. \n  \nPurebred\, Dir. Caleb J. Roberts\, 2025\, Ireland\, United Kingdom\, 15 min \nDuring a heatwave in Belfast\, transgender man Owen returns to the flat of his on-off-again lover Seán after taking a pregnancy test. \nContent notes: Depiction of non-explicit nudity\, sex scenes\, strong language use. Discussion of pregnancy. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Aliens In Beirut\, Dir. Raghed Charabaty\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/how-we-loved-how-we-broke/ LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Aliens-in-Beirut.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251028T153000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251028T173000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015501 CREATED:20250910T102725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084128Z UID:13125-1761665400-1761672600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Scottish Shorts 1 - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \nWe are once again back with an opening event celebrating Scottish queer cinema! This screening exclusively contains short films by artists based in Scotland. The selected short films highlight the diversity of LGBTQIA+ films being made right here in Scotland. Before we spend the week enjoying cinematic treats from across the globe\, let’s take a moment to appreciate the talented and close-knit queer community we are so grateful to have right here. Expect bright colours\, lovely creatures\, big laughs and plenty of fun informal chat in our post-screening Q&A with the filmmakers. \nAll filmmakers in this screening and ‘Scottish Shorts 2’ are automatically entered into a competition to win the title of Best Scottish Short. The winner will be announced at the closing screening of SQIFF 2025. \nCurated by Nat Lall and Huss. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nAudio Description\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion. The interpreter for this event is Lou Hanson.\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 75 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nThis Werewolf Complex\, Dir. Heather E Andrews\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 15 min \nMoving portrait explores brain auras through personal voices\, examining seizure warnings\, social stigma\, and their positive impact on artistic expression. \n  \nTWISTED PAIR\, Dir. Edward Gwyn Jones\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \nTwo characters engage in erotic\, absurdist phone calls that invert power dynamics\, sampling 1975-1985 queer cinema and pop culture.\n \n  \nLate Bloomers\, Dir. Axel Gutapfel\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 6 min \nLate Bloomers depicts a post-nature world where Glasgow’s queer community creates reality through mimicking wilderness they’ve never known. \n  \nThree Act Structure\, Dir. Iona Rose Wheeler\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \nIona recounts and imagines experiences discussing gender with doctors. \nContent notes: Discussion of difficulties in accessing trans healthcare\, medical conversations\, transphobia. \n  \nTAPS\, Dir. Louis O. Utieyin\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 7 min \nWhen Max unknowingly summons a demon on Grindr\, he must do whatever it takes to survive. \nContent notes: Discussion of drug use\, sex. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery.  \n  \nTaxonomy\, Dir. Ren Leverentz\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \nUsing a combination of movement art and conversation\, Taxonomy is a short documentary that explores the relationship between language and gender for trans and non-binary people. \nContent notes: Discussion of dysphoria\, misgendering. \n  \nThe Figure in the Carpet\, Dir. Fibi Cowley\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 7 min \nPersonal reflection on living with hallucinations\, told through experimental puppetry and informed by the director’s lived sensory experiences. \n  \nWell … Actually\, Dir. Zyra Evangelista\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \nWhen xeir best friend pulls a prank that goes terribly wrong\, an agoraphobic doomsday pepper becomes the world’s last hope for survival… or so they think. \nContent notes: Depiction of misgendering\, strong language use. Discussion of climate change\, genocide\, homelessness\, intense fears and phobias. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: TAPS\, Dir. Louis O. Utieyin\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/scottish-shorts-1/ LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Discussion,English language,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/TAPS.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251027T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251027T220000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015501 CREATED:20250910T102316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T150236Z UID:13123-1761595200-1761602400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:SQIFF 2025 Opening Night Scottish Shorts - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \nWe are once again back with an opening event celebrating Scottish queer cinema! This screening exclusively contains short films by artists based in Scotland. The selected short films highlight the diversity of LGBTQIA+ films being made right here in Scotland. Before we spend the week enjoying cinematic treats from across the globe\, let’s take a moment to appreciate the talented and close-knit queer community we are so grateful to have right here. Expect bright colours\, lovely creatures\, big laughs and plenty of fun informal chat in our post-screening Q&A with the filmmakers. \nAll filmmakers in this screening and ‘Scottish Shorts 2’ are automatically entered into a competition to win the title of Best Scottish Short. The winner will be announced at the closing screening of SQIFF 2025. \nCurated by Nat Lall and Huss. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nAudio Description\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 75 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nThis Werewolf Complex\, Dir. Heather E Andrews\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 15 min \nMoving portrait explores brain auras through personal voices\, examining seizure warnings\, social stigma\, and their positive impact on artistic expression. \n  \nTWISTED PAIR\, Dir. Edward Gwyn Jones\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \nTwo characters engage in erotic\, absurdist phone calls that invert power dynamics\, sampling 1975-1985 queer cinema and pop culture.\n \n  \nLate Bloomers\, Dir. Axel Gutapfel\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 6 min \nLate Bloomers depicts a post-nature world where Glasgow’s queer community creates reality through mimicking wilderness they’ve never known. \n  \nThree Act Structure\, Dir. Iona Rose Wheeler\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \nIona recounts and imagines experiences discussing gender with doctors. \nContent notes: Discussion of difficulties in accessing trans healthcare\, medical conversations\, transphobia. \n  \nTAPS\, Dir. Louis O. Utieyin\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 7 min \nWhen Max unknowingly summons a demon on Grindr\, he must do whatever it takes to survive. \nContent notes: Discussion of drug use\, sex. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery.  \n  \nTaxonomy\, Dir. Ren Leverentz\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \nUsing a combination of movement art and conversation\, Taxonomy is a short documentary that explores the relationship between language and gender for trans and non-binary people. \nContent notes: Discussion of dysphoria\, misgendering. \n  \nThe Figure in the Carpet\, Dir. Fibi Cowley\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 7 min \nPersonal reflection on living with hallucinations\, told through experimental puppetry and informed by the director’s lived sensory experiences. \n  \nWell … Actually\, Dir. Zyra Evangelista\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \nWhen xeir best friend pulls a prank that goes terribly wrong\, an agoraphobic doomsday pepper becomes the world’s last hope for survival… or so they think. \nContent notes: Depiction of misgendering\, strong language use. Discussion of climate change\, genocide\, homelessness\, intense fears and phobias. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: TAPS\, Dir. Louis O. Utieyin\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-2025-opening-night-scottish-shorts/ LOCATION:The Social Hub\, The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Discussion,English language,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/TAPS.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251027T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251027T190000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015501 CREATED:20250910T102449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T150324Z UID:13128-1761584400-1761591600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Swipe Right on Your Next Film Collab DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nJoin SQIFF and Trans on Screen for an exciting speed-filmmaking event exclusively for queer and trans filmmakers. Designed in a fast-paced “speed dating” format\, this session connects queer and trans directors\, producers and HODs looking to spark new collaborations and bring fresh stories to life. Whether you’re an emerging filmmaker or already working in the industry\, this is a unique opportunity to meet potential creative partners\, share ideas\, and build community in a focused\, time-efficient setting. \nEach short round of conversation allows participants to introduce their work\, explore shared interests\, and discover new possibilities for partnership. Expect a warm\, welcoming space centred on creative exchange and mutual support\, where trans voices lead the conversation. \nBring your project ideas\, passion\, and curiosity! This is your chance to connect with the next wave of queer and trans filmmaking talent and maybe even meet your next collaborator. \nCurated by Trans on Screen. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish-BSL interpretation throughout the event\nLive Captioning throughout the event\n\nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Tiu Makkonen URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/swipe-right-on-your-next-film-collab/ LOCATION:The Social Hub\, The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/SQIFF2024_FRIDAY1110_TiuMakkonen_web-22-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251027T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251031T190000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015501 CREATED:20250910T102514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T150437Z UID:13132-1761573600-1761937200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:The River and The Glen\, Camp Trans Scotland: The Exhibition DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nCradled by the mountains\, refreshed by the clear river\, walk into the deep magic of Camp Trans Scotland. This exhibition holds its viewers in a moment of peace\, pausing the chaos outside. It leads the audience into a time and space built on and by nature\, community care and trans ancestry. \nPhotographs from 2024 and 2025 take the viewer into a world still vibrating within the camp trans folks. It invites the viewer under its green shield\, to breathe the golden air\, heal\, and restore the strength we need to face the relentless attacks on trans people.  \nStones\, and other objects from the Camp will be in the space\, available to touch\, smell\, creating a palpable\, alive\, archive. The stones will be returned to the glen\, taking with them those who touched them.  \nThe film made at the first camp\, The River and The Glen\, will play every hour.  \nCurated by Jules Lacave-Fontourcy. \n  \nThis is a FREE exhibition. \n2pm-7pm daily from 27th October – 1st November. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis exhibition has English Language descriptive subtitles. \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nThis exhibition features the film: \nThe River and The Glen\, Dir. Jules Lacave-Fontourcy\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 30 min \nThe first Scottish Camp Trans happened in September 2024\, near Aberfeldy. Cradled by the mountains\, far away from cis-society for a weekend\, we existed on our own terms. Far from being a commodified retreat\, Camp Trans was a coming together of trans people to rest and restore our strength. \nContent notes: Depiction of one image of naked people (chest up) & seen from behind from feet up to head. Discussions of ableism\, alcohol use\, current trans panic\, drug use\, racism\, transphobia. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: The River and The Glen\, Dir. Jules Lacave-Fontourcy\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/the-river-and-the-glen-camp-trans-scotland-the-exhibition/ LOCATION:Listen Gallery\, 60 York Street\, Glasgow\, G2 8JX CATEGORIES:English language,Films,Hearing loop,Installation,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-08-at-13.39.12.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240813T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240813T153000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015501 CREATED:20240717T154152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T154211Z UID:12101-1723554000-1723563000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Filming Our World: Queer Ecologies and Rewilding BSL (Showcase) DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nWhat does it mean for our world to be truly ‘ours’? Join Take One Action\, SQIFF and Edinburgh Deaf Festival for a special lunchtime showcase of short films by emerging deaf filmmakers created in response to the Scottish Sensory Centre’s ‘Rewilding BSL’ project. \nExploring the intersections between Deafness\, queer ecologies and climate justice\, this short film programme celebrates the power in our collectivity\, and how we can centre wildness in our intertwined struggles. \nFeaturing food and informal networking as an opportunity to meet other folk interested in climate storytelling on film.   \nTickets are FREE (optional £5 or £10 donation). To book\, click here. \n  \nACCESSIBLITY  \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 12+. \nScreening with introduction and Q&A. \nEnglish and British Sing Language with English language descriptive subtitles. BSL-English interpretation provided. Induction Loop available. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at for this event\, please get in touch with us at 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.  \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 🌈✨ URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/filming-our-world-queer-ecologies-and-rewilding-bsl-showcase/ LOCATION:Deaf Action\, Deaf Action - GEIKIE SUITE - 49 Albany St\, EDINBURGH\, EH1 3QY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Deaf,English language,Films,Free event,Hearing loop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_4875-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230930T153000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230930T173000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015501 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:20260613T015502 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:20230929T210000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230929T230000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015502 CREATED:20230908T105703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T155214Z UID:11325-1696021200-1696028400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Queer East Presents: Peafowl 공작새 DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nShin-myung is a transgender woman and dancer who competes in waacking. Having cut ties with her family and rural hometown\, Shin-myung seeks various ways to fund her gender reassignment surgery. But one day\, she is informed that her estranged father\, a master of Nongak folk music\, has died. He stipulated that Shin-myung can receive her inheritance money if she returns to the village and performs a traditional drum dance\, as part of his memorial rituals. Unwilling to yield to her intolerant father’s posthumous demands\, the unapologetic Shin-myung is forced to reluctantly reconnect with her past while staying true to herself. Driven by an empowering vision of trans identity\, this assured debut feature from Byun Sung-bin contemplates the possibilities – and limits – of forgiveness. \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  \nACCESSIBLITY  \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 16+. \n115 minutes long. \nKorean audio with English language captions. BSL-English interpretation and live captioning provided. \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 Peafowl 공작새 (2022\, Dir. Byun Sung-bin) URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/queer-east-presents-peafowl-%ea%b3%b5%ec%9e%91%ec%83%88/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Deaf,Disability,Feature,Films,Hearing loop,People of colour,Speech to Text ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-30-at-15.35.34.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230929T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230929T200000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015502 CREATED:20230908T105818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T134540Z UID:11331-1696010400-1696017600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Animation Now DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this News Post\n \n \n  \n‘Animation Now’ celebrates a new generation of queer animators. The programme includes both 2D and 3D animation in the form of narrative shorts\, experimental art film and an immersive game walkthrough.  \nThe screening starts with the heartfelt 3D animation Dear Nana telling the story of the narrator’s late grandmother who was a supportive figure throughout their life. Clotilde follows in a stop-motion animated medium and provides a playful light-hearted moment in the programme. \nThe screening ends with a panel featuring some of the filmmakers in the programme on the newest wave of digital animation. Expect talk of gaming-inspired filmmaking. \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  \nDear Nana (2023\, Dir. Han Nguyen): Dear Nana is a deeply personal work that reflects my own childhood memory of living as a queer kid in a small\, conservative town in North Central Coast\, Vietnam. It is made in memory of my maternal grandmother who passed away in 2011. She was the first person to teach me that there is no shame in being myself and doing whatever makes me happy instead of trying to conform to the norm and doing what is expected of me. This work is both about remembering her and reassuring myself that she would still be supportive of me now that I have come so far in my journey of self-expression. The film also features aspects of Vietnamese culture\, such as the tradition to venerate our ancestors and pray for their blessings. \nClotilde (2023\, Dir. Maria João Lourenço): In a planet where reproduction is mandatory in the daily life of its inhabitants\, there is an alien who just wishes to pleasure herself. \nWhite-Haired Witch and Black-Haired Witch (2023\, Dir. Yini Yang): In a distant corner of the universe\, amidst flowers\, vines\, and an endless expanse of crimson water\, numerous placentas float. One of the placentas connects two fetuses\, and in a flash of lightning\, the placenta is divided into two halves. From one of the halves\, a white-haired witch grows gradually\, longing to find the other half of the fetus but unable to locate it. Consequently\, it gives birth to a black-haired witch from its own body to coexist. One day\, the black-haired witch embarks on a journey\, leaving behind a letter documenting its travels for the white-haired witch. While waiting\, the white-haired witch finds answers and returns to the primordial dream. \nLiving with It (2023\, Dir. Holly Summerson): Perfectionist Lee (Annabelle Davis) must adapt to the imperfect reality of living with an illness – brought to life as a chaotic supernatural flatmate – Bug (Lawrence Chaney). Accepting the long-term effects of illness – and making the best of an imperfect situation – are explored through the relationship between two dysfunctional flatmates in this dark comedy animated short. \nComing Out Autistic (2023\, Dir. Steven Fraser): Coming out Autistic is a short animated documentary that explores the experience of telling the world that you are autistic when you also identify as LGBTQ+. Queer coming out stories are well documented\, but the occurrence of telling friends\, family\, co-workers and strangers that you are autistic is less explored. Parallels with queer experiences are investigated and a wide range of individuals are interviewed to express the array of feelings and reactions that are encountered. \nDesire’s Exhibition (2023\, Dir. Salmo Pagão): With the aim of finding Desire\, so-and-so performs a ritual to go down in the depths of himself. There he came across an exhibition of Desire’s works which had until then haunted his dreams and non-dreams in land. It is important to him confront the works\, recognize them\, and rise with crucial answers. \nA mother’s love for her baby (2022\, Dirs. Éiméar McClay & Cat McClay): Using a combination of 3D animation and experimental prose\, A mother’s love for her baby explores the corruption and conditions endemic in the Magdalene Laundries and mother and baby homes run by the Catholic church in Ireland throughout the 20th century. Influenced by Saidiya Hartman’s concept of “critical fabulation” – the use of storytelling to fill the gaps left in historical records – the film advocates for a bottom-up form of historiography: centring historically marginalised voices of Irish women and critiquing the structures of power that (re)produce their dispossession. \nJunior & The Kid (2023\, Dir. Dani Wasserman): Junior & The Kid is a sparse retelling of a fictional love affair between an unnamed western cowboy and 90s baseball superstar and heartthrob Ken Griffey Jr. \nWhere the Mouth is (Machinima Version) (2022\, Dir. Benjamiin Hall): Set in the Saxon-era archipelago once where Oxford now stands\, “Where the Mouth” is (re)builds Oxfordshire as an interactive world outside of time\, leaping off from the collections of the public Museum of Oxford. You are let loose in the swampy terrain to observe the local tradition of ‘beating the bounds’ – marking parish boundary stones with a stick in order to embed them in the memory of the town’s residents. The mouth of that collective memory has issued many truths\, half-truths\, desires\, cries\, anecdotes\, apocryphal stories\, and tiny reminders of a future from the past.  \nOriginally commissioned by the Museum of Oxford and Digital Artist Residency\, with later support from Bloomberg New Contemporaries Digital Fellowships; Soundtrack by Peter Talisman (Slugabed and Samuel Organ) as mixed from their 2021 album ‘Lord of the Harvest’; Movement/ motion capture performance by Anya Sirina; Special thanks to Tom Milnes. \nPatches (2021\, Dir. Georgie Athanasopoulos): Outcast due to physical differences\, a lonely little boy in the 1920’s makes an unlikely friend and finds belonging through sacrifice. \nThe Prince’s Dilemma (2023\, Dir. Devin Rowe): The film follows Prince Philip\, who longing to be with a prince of his own\, must decide to follow the traditional tale expected of him or forge his own happily ever after. \n  \nACCESSIBLITY  \nContent Warnings: \n\nDiscussion of living with a chronic illness;\nDepictions of animated genitalia\, animated masturbation.\n\nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 16+. \n74 minutes long with a Q&A after the screening. \nEnglish\, Latin\, Portuguese\, and Vietnamese audio and screens 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 by emailing 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 Coming Out Autistic (2023\, Dir. Steven Fraser) URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/animation-now/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Deaf,Disability,Films,Hearing loop,Speech to Text ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Animation-Now-Brochure.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230929T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230929T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015502 CREATED:20230908T105731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T105731Z UID:11338-1695999600-1696006800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Come Back to the 5 and Dime\, Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean with TGirlsonFilm DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this News Post\n \n \n  \nFive girlies reunite at a five-and-dime for the 20th anniversary of James Dean’s death. They all gossip and process where life has led them over a cup of coffee\, the film features five female leads\, one of which is Cher and another is a glamorous transexual. Based on a play and directed by Robert Altman\, this is trans director Kristiene Clarke’s favourite trans representation.  \nCurated by Jaye Hudson. Presented with TGirlsonFilm and Introduction by Kristiene Clarke.\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  \nACCESSIBLITY  \nContent Warnings: \n\nDepiction of transmisogyny\, ableism\, outdated language and sexism.\n\nThis screening has an age recommendation of BBFC 15. \n109 minutes long. \nEnglish audio and screens 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 Come Back to the 5 and Dime\, Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean (1982\, Dir. Robert Altman) URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/come-back-to-the-5-and-dime-jimmy-dean-jimmy-dean-with-tgirlsonfilm/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Deaf,Disability,English language,Feature,Films,Hearing loop,Speech to Text ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Come-back-to-the-5-and-dime-jimmy-dean-jimmy-dean-Brochure-Social-Media.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230929T123000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230929T140000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015502 CREATED:20230908T105754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230921T210930Z UID:11341-1695990600-1695996000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Building Community with LGBT Unity DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nIn the summer of 2023\, SQIFF and LGBT Unity hosted filmmaking workshops for queer asylum seekers and refugees. The workshops were facilitated by filmmakers Campbell X and Ambroise of Paradax Period\, and focused on not only storytelling\, filming and editing\, but also building community and creating accessible ways to make films. \nIn this screening\, we bring you all the shorts made during this workshop series\, followed by a small Q&A where Campbell X and Ambroise talk about this process with some of the participants. \nPresented in partnership with LGBT Unity Scotland\, a community-led group providing essential support to LGBTQIA+ refugees\, asylum seekers\, and other migrants.\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  \nACCESSIBLITY  \nContent Warnings: \n\n\n\n\n\nDepiction of date rape drug\, being outed\, drug use\, alcohol use\, suicide attempt;\nDiscussion of persecution\, transphobia\, abuse\, assault\, homophobia\, conversion therapy\, mental health issues.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 16+. \n30 minutes long and a Q&A after the screening. \nEnglish and Portuguese audio and screens 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 SQIFF x LGBT Unity URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/building-community-with-lgbt-unity/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Deaf,Disability,Films,Hearing loop,People of colour,Speech to Text ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Building-Community-with-LGBT-Unity-Brochure-Social-Media.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211010T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211010T203000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015502 CREATED:20210916T095616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211007T135247Z UID:10419-1633890600-1633897800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Closing Film: Changing the Game with LEAP Sports Scotland SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. CCA Box Office are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please contact them directly to be added to this!** \nChanging the Game (Michael Barnett\, 2019) follows the lives of three trans teen athletes in the USA. Sarah is a skier and activist policymaker; Andraya is a track star; and Mack is the Texas State Champion in wrestling. This documentary takes us into their personal lives and showcases the challenges faced by trans teens in sports. \nIt is an incredible exploration into intersectional identities in sports. In partnership with LEAP Sports Scotland\, and followed by an exploration of the myths presented throughout the film and how local LGBTQIA+ sports activists’ experiences in Scotland compare. \nAll ticket holders are invited to join us for a drink at CCA after the screening. \nThis film will also be available to rent from SQIFF’s Vimeo on Demand channel 2 to 10 October. \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/873627585′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nEnglish audio with English language captions. BSL-English interpretation by Lisa Li and live captioning by Louisa McDaid provided for the intro and Q&A. \nAudio description available. Headsets available at the cinema entrance. \n95 minutes long with closing night speeches at the start and a Q&A afterwards. \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. \n  URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/closing-film-changing-the-game-with-leap-sports-scotland/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Hearing loop,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/changingthegame_turner_jumonville_3-e1631612538889.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191006T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191006T210000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015502 CREATED:20190828T104755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190901T115701Z UID:9240-1570392000-1570395600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:SQIFF Shorts: Gross Out DESCRIPTION:With supposed tolerance and acceptance of LGBT people in western public life comes enforced sanitisation and respectability. Straight society pats itself on the back for allowing (some of) us to get married and feature in shiny corporate advertising but is still repelled by our bodies and sex lives. To counter the continued suppression of fleshly and carnal appetites and practices\, we went on a hunt for the grossest\, most yucky films we could find. Featuring experimental musing on why we find our bodies disgusting and scary; some gay sex-tinged body horror; literal shit in a variety of forms; and a performance involving an empty stomach and a large jar of honey. Please note this programme requires resilience for what some would consider stomach-churning and gruesome imagery. \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/873611604/events/129089634′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nFilms have English and Spanish audio with English language subtitles/captions. Hearing loop available. \nFilms are not very accessible to English-speaking blind and partially sighted audiences with a lot of visual storytelling and ideas and dark 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  \nÄmber (6m)\nDir: Remmi E. Välja\, Country: UK\, Year: 2019\, Language/s: No spoken sound\nÄmber is an experimental film about the basic functions of the human body. The film studies affect; it seeks to raise the question of why we sometimes find our own bodies and their natural existence to be unpleasant\, disgusting\, and scary. The aim of the film is to make the audience uncomfortable in a humorous way. \nContent note: Depiction of bleeding. \nEstigma (14m)\nDir: David Velduque\, Country: Spain\, Year: 2018\, Language/s: Spanish\nIt’s Friday night\, the bell rings and Alex opens the door to the worst of his fears. “Estigma speaks to us about that inner prison we build because of fear of rejection and not being loved for who we are. This is the starting point of a story that I’ve intended to face as a personal matter\, dealing with my complex relationship with illness and rejection.” David Velduque \nContent note: Depiction of injury with body horror elements. \nNext Level Shit (11m)\nDir: Gary Jaffe\, Country: USA\, Year: 2018\, Language/s: English\nTaylor wants to be squeaky clean downstairs before his big third date with dreamboat Chris\, but his efforts backfire\, sending the relationship spiralling to a whole new level of intimacy. \nContent note: None. \nBear (13m)\nDir: Fred Guerrier\, Country: USA\, Year: 2018\, Language/s: English\nA bear-suit wearing dancer ignores the news of his estranged father’s death but begins to see his ghost. Meanwhile\, an ex-lover’s infatuation quickly devolves into something more sinister (and stinky). The line between reality and fiction get blurred during the terrifying showdown between the Bear\, the ghost\, and the lover. \nContent note: Depiction of death. \nForce Feed (15m)\nDir: Alan Vincent\, Country: USA\, Year: 2018\, Language/s: No spoken sound\nPerformance for video. One empty stomach\, one pound of honey. \nContent note: Depiction of overeating. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-shorts-gross-out/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,Films,Gay men,Hearing loop,People of colour,Performance,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sqiff_shorts_gross_out-e1565730600612.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191006T194500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191006T210000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015502 CREATED:20190828T104813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T082328Z UID:9237-1570391100-1570395600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:We Are Parable presents: Dirty Computer: An Emotion Picture by Janelle Monae DESCRIPTION:As part of their season “The Art of the Black Visual Album” We Are Parable partner with SQIFF to present a special screening of Janelle Monae’s Dirty Computer visual album or\, as she calls it\, “emotion picture.” Set in a dystopian nightmare\, Jane 57821 (played by Monae) is being subjected to having her memories removed or “cleaned\,” ones that mainly involve her relationship with Zen (Tessa Thompson). As the removal of her thoughts and feelings takes place\, we’re taken on a journey to find out who Jane really is\, with her emotions displayed as songs from Dirty Computer. \nPreceded by our Closing Night speeches and awards. After the screening\, we invite you to a listening party where CC TIME and SQU!SHY will perform a homage to Janelle Monae\, playing Dirty Computer in its entirety alongside other tunes. Includes tasty beers sponsored by Drygate Brewing Co. \nThis screening is part of the BFI Musicals nationwide season. \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/873611607/events/129089636′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 12+. \nFilm has English audio with English language subtitles/captions. BSL interpretation for introduction. Hearing loop available. \nFilm is relatively accessible to blind and partially sighted audiences – there is a lot of visual storytelling but a reasonable amount of explanatory dialogue and lots of song lyrics. 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/we-are-parable-presents-dirty-computer-an-emotion-picture-by-janelle-monae/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,Bisexual,BSL,English language,Feature,Films,Hearing loop,People of colour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dirty_computer-e1565730306253.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191006T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191006T190000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015502 CREATED:20190828T104839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190930T190925Z UID:9234-1570383000-1570388400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Vision Portraits DESCRIPTION:Vision Portraits is a vivid and hypnotic exploration by filmmaker Rodney Evans illuminating the compelling stories of four visually impaired artists – photographer John Dugdale\, dancer Kayla Hamilton\, writer Ryan Knighton\, and the filmmaker himself. Evans contrasts their journeys with his own personal and professional one as a filmmaker gradually losing his vision and as a gay man. Evans’ self-reflexive approach emphasises how each artist adapted creatively and thrived as their process evolved with their unique perspectives. An important film for anyone interested in disability aesthetics\, demonstrating how blindness and visual impairment bring about distinct artistic viewpoints. \nScreening with Fashion in the Dark I and II (8m) by Emily Ford-Halliday exploring fashion and identity with people who are visually impaired or blind. Presented in association with Royal National Institute of Blind People Scotland. With an introduction by filmmaker and poet\, Ross Wilcock\, and filmmaker and academic\, Emily Ford-Halliday. \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/873611608/events/129089638′ 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 introduction. Hearing loop available. \nAudio description available. Films are relatively accessible to 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/vision-portraits/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Disability,Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Gay men,Hearing loop,People of colour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/vision_portraits-p1di6c8o8n194j9561fav11a18an-0-e1565730003715.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191006T171500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191006T181500 DTSTAMP:20260613T015502 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:20191006T180000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015502 CREATED:20190828T104931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190901T115856Z UID:9229-1570381200-1570384800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:DOCMA screening DESCRIPTION:Following our DOCMA workshop (click here for the workshop listing) – where participants will take part in creating their own 1-minute documentary as part of a 5-minute documentary film made by 5 filmmakers in 5 different documentary styles – we invite audiences to come and view the resulting films. Come and support the filmmakers\, who will have created their masterpieces within 48 hours. Also a chance to learn more about DOCMA and its mission to encourage and support people to have a go and get creative in producing documentary work. \nScreening followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. \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/873611610/events/129089643′ 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/caption. BSL interpretation for Q&A. Hearing loop available. \nWe don’t know how accessible the films will be for blind and partially sighted audiences as yet but please ask a member of staff on the day if you need information about this. 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/docma-screening/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,BSL,Documentary,English language,Films,Hearing loop,Shorts,World premiere ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DOCMA-screening-e1565798273250.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191006T151500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191006T163000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015502 CREATED:20190828T104949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190901T115916Z UID:9225-1570374900-1570379400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:No Box for Me. An Intersex Story DESCRIPTION:A heartfelt\, poetic documentary focusing on four young adults who – like an estimated 0.5 to 1.7 percent of people – were born with variations in their sex characteristics making it difficult for Western medicine to impose classifications on them. The intersex people in No Box for Me seek to reclaim their bodies and explore their identities. They reveal the error in a binary understanding of gender and highlight the physical and psychological harm unnecessary medical treatments impose on children. \nScreening with A Normal Girl (14m) about intersex activist and educator\, Pidgeon Pagonis. \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/873611611/events/129089641′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 12+. \nFilms have French and English audio with English language subtitles/captions. Hearing loop available. \nFilm is not accessible to English-speaking blind and partially sighted audiences – there is a reasonable amount of explanatory dialogue but mostly French 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/no-box-for-me-an-intersex-story/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature,Films,Hearing loop,Intersex ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/no_box_for_me-p1di6bf0ng1nfglg71lcuek4eun-e1565728980676.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191006T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191006T163000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015502 CREATED:20190828T105007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190901T115938Z UID:9223-1570374000-1570379400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Kat Lindner Tribute: Tomboy DESCRIPTION:French queer filmmaker Celine Sciamma’s naturalistic drama about childhood gender identity is touching\, painful\, and humorous all at once. Ten-year-old Laure has moved with her family to a new neighbourhood. The local kids take her for a boy and instead of correcting them\, Laure introduces herself as Mikael and starts living a double life\, with her parents unaware of her secret and her young sister persuaded to play along. \nScreening in celebration of Festival co-founder Kat Lindner\, who passed away earlier this year. We screened Tomboy at the first ever SQIFF event alongside an intro from Kat\, who also wrote about the film in her academic work. We’ll read out Kat’s original intro and share our memories of her. \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/873611612/events/129089644′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age certification of U. \nFilm has French audio with English language subtitles/captions. BSL interpretation for the introduction. Hearing loop available. \nFilm is not accessible to English-speaking blind and partially sighted audiences with all French language and visual storytelling and minimal 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/kat-lindner-tribute-tomboy/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Feature,Films,Hearing loop,Lesbian,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Tomboy-308716594-large-e1565798428167.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191006T144500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191006T170000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015502 CREATED:20190828T105034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190923T100432Z UID:9308-1570373100-1570381200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Lemebel DESCRIPTION:Pedro Lemebel’s sharp\, poetic texts and provocative performances make him one of South America’s most significant artists. Under Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile\, Lemebel expressed things most wouldn’t dare. For the country’s left-wing opposition\, his queerness made him an awkward figure as he exposed their machismo and homophobia. Lemebel embodied an uncomfortable gay identity and fiercely criticised the wish of some queer people to assimilate. Lemebel uses slides and video clips to shape an essay-like memento\, enhanced with intimate interviews\, to portray a tireless fighter who continued to speak out until the end of his life. \nJoanna Reposi Garibaldi will join us for a Q&A after the screening. Kindly sponsored by Scottish Documentary Institute. Part of strand Latinx Legends. Joanna will also be giving a workhop on documentary filmmaking as part of the Festival. Click here for more information. \nTickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book\, please use the button below or call GFT box office on +44 (0)141 332 6535. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://glasgowfilm.org/whats-on/all/booking?eventid=42405′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nFilm has Spanish 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 at least 2 weeks in advance. Hearing loop available. \nFilm is not accessible to English-speaking blind and partially sighted audiences with minimal dialogue mostly in Spanish. Large print versions of handouts available. \nGFT has good access for wheelchair users and welcomes assistance animals. Click here for GFT’s Accessibility Guide. \nProgramme content notes will be available. Click here for a list of content notes for the 2019 Festival. \nIf you would like to reserve specific seating\, 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/lemebel/ LOCATION:Glasgow Film Theatre\, 12 Rose Street\, Glasgow\, G3 6RB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature,Films,Gay men,Hearing loop,Latinx Legends,Working class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2LEMEBEL_Copyright_JoannaReposiGaribaldi1-e1566827116575.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191006T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191006T160000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015502 CREATED:20190828T105051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T105051Z UID:9220-1570370400-1570377600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Workshop: Sound for Screen with Seamus Stewart-Skinner DESCRIPTION:Join Seamus Stewart-Skinner as he delivers a Sound Department 101 for beginners\, combining a brief history of sound in cinema with hands on teaching of how sound is captured on set. Explore and be inspired by the ingenuity of early sound designers who created the language of sound in modern cinema. Then get to grips with the basics of location sound recording and boom operating\, testing your skills in a practical environment. Use industry standard equipment and learn how to run your own sound department for independent film. Give yourself a running start to gaining entry to the sound department on commercial TV and film sets. You will leave with a new or renewed passion for cinema sound and the skills to get yourself started. \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/873611614/events/129089646′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis event has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nAny film clips shown in the workshop screening with English captions/subtitles. If you would like to attend this workshop and require a BSL interpreter\, please contact access@sqiff.org at least 2 weeks in advance. 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. \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/workshop-sound-for-screen-with-seamus-stewart-skinner/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Hearing loop,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sound_for_screen-e1565726852365.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191006T123000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191006T141000 DTSTAMP:20260613T015502 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 END:VCALENDAR