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SUMMARY:Sqifflix: Queer Horror Stories
DESCRIPTION:Click here to access the full programme. \nIn Queer Horror Stories we showcase provocative\, bizarre\, sometimes gory\, sometimes scary films that delve into the terror of queerness and oppression. In a dystopian 2064\, a federation of African States initiate an annual cull of men; a young gay man in Russia has a surprise in store for the ultranationalists who attack him; the unbearable weight of family expectations and difficulty of being stuck in unhealthy relationships are explored through formal film experiments; the movies of horror director Kang-Chien Chui are given a queer reading; and two queer feminist crews tackle violent forces in a surreal present. \nAll films have English language subtitles or captions. See notes for below for each film’s language/s\, level of accessibility for blind and partially sighted people\, age recommendation\, content notes\, and if the film contains flashing lights or sound levels that might be disturbing for some. These notes are also found on each film’s page on vimeo. \nThe films are all free to watch with thanks to the filmmakers. Click here to donate to LGBT Unity Scotland to support LGBTQIA+ refugees\, asylum seekers\, and other migrants.\n \n2064 (12m) [click here to watch]\nDir: Joseph Adesunloye\, Country: Botswana\, Year: 2019\nDevastating population growth\, famine\, and mass internal displacement pushes Africa to the brink. Many of the continent’s animals are wiped out due to hunting\, ever-warming climate\, and a ballooning population.  A federation of African States is created and institutes an annual cull of four million men. Soon the policy is successful\, and the continent’s wildlife begins to flourish again. In 2064\, a nascent freedom movement led by the ‘Ladies in White’ is fighting for the emancipation of the condemned men and to put an end to the human cull. \nLanguage/s: Tswana\n \nAccessibility for blind and partially sighted people: Only Tswana spoken and mostly visual storytelling; relatively bright images.\n \nSound design access notes: Some abrasive sound effects.\n \nAge recommendation: 15+ \nContent note: Discussion and depiction of death and suicide.\n \nCheat (2m) [click here to watch]\nDir: Ania Urbanowska\, Country: UK\, Year: 2015\nAt what cost to ourselves are we complicit in our families’ expectations for us? This is a film about breaking that unspoken contract; about the moment when cheating them of the person they want us to be stops feeling like a choice. \nLanguage/s: English \nAccessibility for blind and partially sighted people: Small amount of surreal and poetic voiceover; dark images. \nSound design access notes: Loud and abrasive sound effects. \nAge recommendation: 15+ \nContent note: Discussion of suicide.\n \nPYOTR495 (15m) [click here to watch]\nDir: Blake Mawson\, Country: Canada\, Year: 2016\nSet in present-day Moscow\, 16-year-old Pyotr is baited by an ultranationalist group known for their violent abductions and attacks bolstered by Russia’s LGBT propaganda law\, but Pyotr has a dangerous secret his attackers haven’t accounted for. \nLanguage/s: Russian\n \nAccessibility for blind and partially sighted people: All Russian language with some dialogue and some image-based filmmaking; quite dark images. \nSound design access notes: Abrasive horror sound effects.\n \nAge recommendation: 18+ \nContent note: Discussion of sex including BDSM; depiction of homophobia\, xenophobia\, and graphic\, degrading\, and gory violence.\n \nStuck (11m) [click here to watch]\nDir: Ania Urbanowska\, Country: UK\, Year: 2013\nHave you ever been in relationship where you can’t see its problems…? \nLanguage/s: No spoken language\n \nAccessibility for blind and partially sighted people: No dialogue\, only music and sound effects; quite dark images.\n \nAge recommendation: 15+ \nContent note: Depiction of drug-taking.\n \nYi-Ren (the person of whom I think) (14m) [click here to watch]\nDir: Tzuan Wu\, Country: Taiwan\, Year: 2015\nA love letter in collage style\, consisting of found footage and a queer reading of the work of Kang-Chien Chui\, screenwriter of classic East Asian movies such as The Bells of Death and Twin Blades of Doom. \nLanguage/s: Mandarin\n \nAccessibility for blind and partially sighted people: All in Mandarin\, poetic voiceover; dark images. \nSound design access notes: Abrasive sound effects. \nAge recommendation: 15+ \nContent note: Suggestion of distress and violence.\n \nSwarm of Selenium (23m) [click here to watch]\nDir: Maude Matton & SJ Rahatoka\, Country: Germany\, Year: 2015\nIn the surreal dystopian present\, two queer feminist crews cohabit the shells of an abandoned malt factory. As a troubling pattern begins to emerge from their mouths in the form of shattered glass\, all are shaken\, but some are hit harder than others. Through dance\, visual work\, and anti-work\, they merge forces to try to care for one another and combat the insidious violent process which seems to increasingly come from within. \nSwarm of Selenium is a queer sci fi short film about collective healing\, trauma\, and other world-making. It was shot in Berlin in spring 2016 by a crew of more than 40 women\, nonbinary\, and trans artists. \nLanguage/s: English \nAccessibility for blind and partially sighted people: Sparse and surreal dialogue; relatively dark images.\n \nSound design access notes: Lots of loud and abrasive sound effects and music. \nAge recommendation: 15+ \nContent note: Depiction of violence.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqifflix-queer-horror-stories/
CATEGORIES:Films,Free event,Gay men,People of colour,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200526T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200626T170000
DTSTAMP:20200526T210922Z
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SUMMARY:Sqifflix: Sexual Content Warning
DESCRIPTION:Click here to access the full programme. \nFor anyone after some slightly xxx-y content to make lockdown more pleasureable\, we bring you Sexual Content Warning. A sweet night cleaner has his work cut out in Canada’s busiest gay bathhouse. Disability activist Andrew Gurza reflects on his first sexual encounter and how the event shaped his identity. Scottish filmmaker John Walter addresses cruising and sexual risk\, in particular around the ‘cottage\,’ a public toilet that is repurposed as a space of sex. Gustavo is a photographer who captures the bodies of naked men in public spaces in Sao Paulo. And writer and poet Aurora Levins Morales\, a.k.a. The Gimp Gourmet\, prepares a very special recipe! \nAll films have English language subtitles or captions. See notes for below for each film’s language/s\, level of accessibility for blind and partially sighted people\, age recommendation\, content notes\, and if the film contains flashing lights or sound levels that might be disturbing for some. These notes are also found on each film’s page on vimeo. \nThe films are all free to watch with thanks to the filmmakers. Click here to donate to LGBT Unity Scotland to support LGBTQIA+ refugees\, asylum seekers\, and other migrants.\n \nThe Night Cleaner (5m) [click here to watch]\nDir: Blair Fukumura\, Country: Canada\, Year: 2016\nAs the night cleaner in Canada’s busiest gay bathhouse\, Travis has his work cut out for him. With good humour he shyly takes us on an amusing and sometimes harrowing tour through his nightly duties. \nLanguage/s: English\n \nAccessibility for blind and partially sighted people: Lots of voiceover/dialogue and bright images.\n \nSound design access notes: Some abrasive sound effects.\n \nAge recommendation: 18+ \nContent note: Discussion of sex\, bodily fluids\, and brief reference to sexual harrassment; depiction of sex and bodily fluids. \n \nBedding Andrew (5m) [click here to watch]\nDir: Blair Fukumura\, Country: USA\, Year: 2014\nOn the eve of his 30th birthday\, Andrew\, a man with Cerebral Palsy\, reflects on his first sexual encounter and how the event shaped his identity as a gay man. \nLanguage/s: English \nAccessibility for blind and partially sighted people: Lots of voiceover/dialogue and bright images. \nSound design access notes: Loud and abrasive sound effects. \nAge recommendation: 15+ \nContent note: Discussion of sex and ableism.\n \nCourtship Disorder (5m) [click here to watch]\nDir: John Walter\, Country: UK\, Year: 2015\nCourtship Disorder addresses cruising and sexual risk\, in particular around the ‘cottage\,’ a public toilet that is repurposed as a space of sex. Cruising for sex in real space has not disappeared despite the development of online cruising apps. ‘Courtship Disorder’ refers to a controversial term used by sexologists such as John Money to describe a spectrum of human behaviours\, especially in men\, including exhibitionism\, voyeurism\, toucherism\, rubbing\, and sexual assault. \nLanguage/s: English\n \nAccessibility for blind and partially sighted people: Film is mostly visual with surreal monologues; bright images. \nSound design access notes: Some abrasive sound effects.\n \nAge recommendation: 18+ \nContent note: Discussion of sex; depiction of sex and nudity.\n \nLightrapping (22m) [click here to watch]\nDir: Marcio Miranda Perez\, Country: Brazil\, Year: 2016\nGustavo is a photographer who captures the bodies of naked men in public spaces in Sao Paulo. One night\, young Pedro follows him\, curious and undecided about participating in the project. \nLanguage/s: Portuguese\n \nAccessibility for blind and partially sighted people: All in Portuguese with sparse dialogue; very dark images.\n \nAge recommendation: 18+ \nContent note: Discussion of sex; depiction of possible sexual violation.\n \nPussy Vinaigrette (3m) [click here to watch]\nDir: Patty Berne\, Country: USA\, Year: 2011\nThe Gimp Gourmet prepares a very special recipe! Starring\, written by and with fruit carving by Puerto Rican Jewish writer and poet Aurora Levins Morales. Does activist filmmaking have room for this much sexiness…? \nLanguage/s: English\n \nAccessibility for blind and partially sighted people: Poetic monologue with some visual ideas. Not very bright images. \nAge recommendation: 15+ \nContent note: Depiction of sexual imagery and suggestiveness.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqifflix-sexual-content-warning/
CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,Disability,Documentary,Films,Free event,Gay men,People of colour,Shorts,Working class
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200615T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200621T233000
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SUMMARY:Sqifflix: 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. \nWe are pleased to be hosting a live Q&A with director Rodney Evans on Saturday 20 June at 7pm. The Q&A will take place on SQIFF’s Facebook page at facebook.com/sqiff. Hosted by Amelia Cavallo\, theatre practioner\, academic\, and co-founder of Quiplash. \nIn partnership with LGBT Health & Wellbeing. Supported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and Lottery funding from the BFI. \nVision Portraits will be available online 15 to 21 June. Tickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 on a pay what you can basis. To book\, please use the button below. We will email a link to the film to ticket holders and this will be available to view/experience at any time between 15 to 21 June. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sqifflix-vision-portraits-tickets-109203657078′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nAccess \nFilm has English audio with English language captions. \nAudio description available. We will send the version of Vision Portraits that has audio description built into the soundtrack to all ticket holders. \nFilm is otherwise relatively accessible to blind and partially sighted audiences with some visual storytelling but a reasonable amount of explanatory dialogue and voiceover and bright images. \nAge recommendation of N/C 12+. \nContent note: Discussion of ableism. \nLive Q&A with BSL interpretation and live captioning.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqifflix-vision-portraits/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,Disability,Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Gay men,People of colour
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200622T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200722T170000
DTSTAMP:20200622T161719Z
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SUMMARY:Sqifflix: More Love from Neelu
DESCRIPTION:Click here to access the full programme. \nOur special shorts programme More Love from Neelu showcases films by award-winning artist and filmmaker Neelu Bhuman\, whose feature film TRANSFINITE we are screening online 25 – 28 June. Neelu’s work explores social and political themes as they play out in close relations. Playfully evoking insights into the workings of difference in intimacy\, their films blend viewpoints ranging from race\, gender\, sexuality\, culture\, class\, and romance. \nIn FU377\, the dignity of queer people in India is under attack through Section 377\, which the Supreme Court had recently re-introduced\, re-criminalising ‘gay sex\,’ when the film was made in 2014. Meanwhile\, an adorable Indian mother is totally down with gay sex and wheels out some choice lines for her heartbroken queer daughter in an effort to cheer her up. \nMore Love. Less Prepackaged Bullshit. (2017) is set to the soul beat of Assata Shakur\, and features a trio resisting dystopia with a bowl of joy\, intimacy\, and love. \nNeelu’s 2016 short ṣadāqa is a kaleidoscopic view of friendship transcending borders. \nAll films have English language subtitles or captions. See notes for below for each film’s language/s\, level of accessibility for blind and partially sighted people\, age recommendation\, content notes\, and if the film contains flashing lights or sound levels that might be disturbing for some. These notes are also found on each film’s page on vimeo. \nThe films are all free to watch with thanks to Neelu Bhuman. Click here to donate to LGBT Unity Scotland to support LGBTQIA+ refugees\, asylum seekers\, and other migrants. Click here to donate to the Wahala Film Fund\, a film completion fund for Queer\, Transgender and Intersex People of Colour filmmakers based in UK\, Europe and the Global South co-founded by Neelu Bhuman.\n \nFU377 (5m) [click here to watch]\nDir: Neelu Bhuman\, Country: UK\, Year: 2014\nBasic dignity of queer people in India is under attack\, yet again. The scorching IPC Section 377 is re-unleashed to police to criminalise “gay sex” in India. While the law and the Supreme Court dated themselves back a few hundred years\, an adorable Indian mother has her knowledge of “gay sex” in mint condition\, wheeling out a tidbit or two for her heartbroken queer daughter in an effort to cheer her up. The pair are shocked into action by the Supreme Court’s latest rejection. \nLanguage/s: English\n \nAccessibility for blind and partially sighted people: Quite a lot of dialogue with some visual ideas; bright images.\n \nSound design access notes: None\n \nAge recommendation: 15+ \nContent note: Reference to sex.\n \nMore Love. Less Prepackaged Bullshit. (1m) [click here to watch]\nDir: Neelu Bhuman\, Country: USA\, Year: 2017\nSet to the soul beat of Assata Shakur\, a trio resists dystopia with a bowl of joy\, intimacy and love. \nLanguage/s: English \nAccessibility for blind and partially sighted people: No dialogue – only music lyrics and sound effects; quite bright images. \nSound design access notes: None \nAge recommendation: 12+ \nContent note: None\n \nṣadāqa (5m) [click here to watch]\nDir: Neelu Bhuman\, Country: UK\, Year: 2016\nA kaleidoscopic view of friendship transcending borders. \nLanguage/s: English and Arabic\n \nAccessibility for blind and partially sighted people: Small amount of English dialogue and some Arabic but mostly visual ideas; quite bright images. \nSound design access notes: None\n \nAge recommendation: 12+ \nContent note: None
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqifflix-more-love-from-neelu/
CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,Bisexual,Films,Free event,People of colour,Shorts,Trans
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200625T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200628T233000
DTSTAMP:20200623T160934Z
CREATED:20200619T132448Z
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SUMMARY:Sqifflix: TRANSFINITE + shorts
DESCRIPTION:TRANSFINITE is a sci-fi omnibus feature film by Neelu Bhuman composed of seven standalone short stories where supernatural trans and queer people from various cultures use their powers to protect\, love\, teach\, fight\, and thrive. Most of us have been in situations where we feel completely powerless and deeply frustrated with the unfairness of it all. Sometimes we have lost control of life and sometimes we find a way to use our rage\, resentment\, and frustrations to grow a beautiful garden. In TRANSFINITE\, the protagonists\, like smooth warriors\, choose to find that inner power and use it to transform undesirable situations into desirable ones in a snap. \nScreening with shorts FETISH and Something In The Closet. In Topher Campbell’s FETISH a multi-dimensional being bestrides the streets of New York in defiance and celebration as he embodies the past\, present and future of Blackness. Featuring a mesmerising original score by Mercury Prize Award Winner’s Young fathers. Something In The Closet directed by Nosa Eke is about a queer teenager struggling with her sexuality\, as desires manifest their way from the depths of her eerie closet into reality. \nWe are pleased to be hosting a live discussion with Black queer UK artists’ responses to the films on Saturday 27 June at 7pm. The discussion will take place on SQIFF’s Facebook page at facebook.com/sqiff. Hosted by writer and programmer Harvey Dimond with filmmaker Nosa Eke and other guests tbc.\n \nIn partnership with LGBT Health & Wellbeing. Supported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and Lottery funding from the BFI. \nTRANSFINITE + shorts will be available online 25 to 28 June. Tickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 on a pay what you can basis. Films are viewable within UK and Ireland only. To book\, please use the button below. We will email a link to the film to ticket holders and this will be available to view at any time between 25 to 28 June. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sqifflix-transfinite-shorts-tickets-110259615478′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nAccess \nFilms have English\, Navajo\, Swahili\, Spanish\, Asura (in Japanese)\, and Tagalog audio with English language subtitles or captions. \nFilms are less accessible to blind and partially sighted audiences with lots of visual storytelling and large non-English language sections. \nLoud and abrasive sound effects throughout the films. \nAge recommendation of N/C 15+. \nContent note: Discussion of racism including anti-blackness and violence; depiction of homophobia\, transphobia\, racism including anti-blackness\, mild and/or animated violence\, nudity\, sex\, vomit\, and urine. \nLive discussion with BSL interpretation and live captioning.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqifflix-transfinite-shorts/
CATEGORIES:Bisexual,Discussion,Feature,Films,Gay men,Lesbian,People of colour,Trans
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