Tangerine (2015) starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor made waves for being one of the few feature films about trans women played by actual trans women actors as well as being shot entirely on an iPhone. Sin-Dee Rella, a sex worker who has just finished a 28-day prison stint, meets her friend Alexandra at …
As part of LGBT History Month Scotland, we present a lovingly-curated selection of indie, punk, and DIY lesbian shorts from across half a century of filmmaking, featuring known names and unsung (s)heroes alike. Ranging from the hilarious to the experimental, the programme features a rare screening of Caroline Sheldon's witty and subversive 17 Rooms (Or …
We are very happy to again be supporting screenings as part of LGBT History Month 2018 at An Lanntair on Lewis! Call Me By Your Name (15) - Friday 2nd Feb, 8.30pm and Saturday 3rd Feb, 6pm in the Auditorium (£7) The Children's Hour (12A) - Thursday 8th Feb, 6pm in the Auditorium (£7/4.50) God's …
We present on tour an inclusive selection of LGBTQ+ short films from our 2018 Festival Opening Night. Headlining the programme is VISIBLE, created by Campbell X and Kayza Rose, who explore QTIPOC (queer, trans, and intersex people of colour) histories, challenging mainstream perceptions and sanitisation of legacies, and celebrating complexity, multiplicity, myths, gossip, and legends. …
For Valentine's Day we are showing Andrew Haigh's gay classic Weekend. A one night stand that becomes something more - an unconventional love story between two young men trying to make sense of their lives. Screening at Seamore Community Cinema in Maryhill. Programmed by Ross Wilcock. Tickets are £3. To book, please use the button …
For LGBT History Month, SQIFF and the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) are partnering to showcase short films focusing on QTIPOC representation and ideas. My Loneliness is Killing Me features a femme man of colour who invites a white man to his apartment for a hook-up, unexpectedly unearthing a dark emotional connection. Clash …
As part of LGBT History Month Scotland 2020, SQIFF presents a programme of short films looking back into largely unseen and undiscovered aspects of the history of queer Scottish representation in the 20th century. Featuring archival documentaries and short films by queer filmmakers, screenings will be accompanied by discussions examining whether these films are a …
Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America is a feature-length documentary revealing the untold stories of LGBT refugees and asylum seekers who have fled intense persecution from their home countries and who are resettling in the United States. As leadership in America continues to demonize immigrants and drastically restrict the flow of refugees and asylum seekers into …
Pride & Protest is a documentary about QTIPOC communities and activists in Britain today and struggles surrounding the politics of desire, self-care, and found family. In the wake of the Birmingham protests against LGBTIQ+ relationship education in primary schools, director Blaise Singh follows various queer people of colour as they challenge homophobia and racism in …
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