BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SQIFF - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:SQIFF X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.sqiff.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SQIFF REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20200101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251101T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251101T210000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145415 CREATED:20250910T111219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T123809Z UID:13285-1762023600-1762030800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Closing Film: Dreams in Nightmares - 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  \nThree queer black femmes embark on a road trip across the Midwest United States in search of their missing friend. The trio face challenges as they encounter different communities along their journey and this prompts  reflection on the group as friends\, as well as individuals. \nExpect tender friends and lovers\, open country roads and a chance to dream in a world of nightmares. \nThe winner of Best Scottish Shorts will be announced at the end of this event. \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\nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use\, distressing argument scenes\, nudity\, sex. Discussion of racism and transphobia.\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction. The interpreter for this event is Sula Brookes.\nLive Captioning for introduction\n\nThis screening is 128 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  \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: Dreams in Nightmares\, Dir. Shatara Michelle Ford\, 2024 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/closing-film-dreams-in-nightmares/ LOCATION:The Social Hub\, The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,People of colour,Polyamory,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DreamsInNightmaresCourtesyofMementoInternational-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251030T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251030T200000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145415 CREATED:20250910T105110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084932Z UID:13242-1761847200-1761854400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Eachdraidh Na Tìre - 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  \nEachdraidh Na Tìre is a screening of two short films by Scottish filmmakers that explore queer connections to place\, memory\, and belonging. Rooted in the landscapes of Scotland\, the programme reflects on how the land holds traces of marginalised histories and how these can be reclaimed through queer storytelling. \nThe films offer personal and poetic reflections on identity and resilience\, asking how we relate to the places we come from and the spaces we move through. They invite us to consider whose stories are remembered\, whose are erased\, and how queer people continue to shape and be shaped by Scotland’s shifting cultural and physical environments. \nThe screening will open with a poetry performance by Esraa Husain\, who will also lead a post-screening workshop exploring personal and collective connections to land through a queer lens. \nCurated by Take One Action Film Festivals. \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\nBritish Sign Language (BSL)\, English\, Scottish Gaelic audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and workshop. The interpreter for this event is Lisa Li.\nLive Captioning for introduction and workshop\n\nThis screening is 60 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: \nDissonance\, Dir. Aderayo Adenekan\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 30 min \nExperimental short following a young Black woman exploring her queerness after moving cities\, battling internal conflict from homophobic upbringing. Split between wordless narrative and documentary epilogue\, the film uses movement\, sound\, and symbolism to capture psychological dissonance between taught identity and authentic self-discovery. \nContent notes: Discussion of homophobia\, racism\, transphobia. \nAccess notes: Flashing lights.  \n  \nwho will be remembered here\, Dirs. Michael Sherrington\, Lewis Hetherington\, CJ Mahony\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 30 min \nA cry against cultural erasure. Four queer people across Scotland’s historic landscapes question the stories we tell and their impact on future generations. This intimate film archives marginalized identities\, claiming space in history as a beacon for those who follow—a tender refusal to be forgotten. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, war\, queer and disabled erasure. \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: Dissonance\, Dir. Aderayo Adenekan\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/eachdraidh-na-tire/ LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Deaf,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Live Captioning,People of colour,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dissonance.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251028T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251028T203000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145415 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:20250622T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250622T150000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145415 CREATED:20250524T071000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T095349Z UID:13011-1750597200-1750604400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Building Solidarity & Kinship: Short Film Screenings + Panel Discussion (Glasgow) DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nThis event is part of the Building Solidarity & Kinship programme curated by Esraa Husain at the Refugee Festival Scotland 2025. \nWe are featuring a selection of short films followed by a panel discussion exploring the Festival’s theme Milestones and elements connected to finding refuge and belonging and the importance of community building. \nAfter the screening we are joined by the directors Adéráyọ̀ Adenekan and Theo Panagopoulos\, community organisers Mahasin from Exhale Group\, Solidarity Screenings\, and Xuanlin Tham the author of Revolutionary Desires: The Political Power of the Sex Scene to discuss the themes mentioned and share reflections. \nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish language descriptive subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction and panel discussion\nLive Captioning for the introduction and panel discussion\nKelvin Hall is a wheelchair accessible venue\n\n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n\nMark Thomas\, Permissible Beauty (2023)\nBaz Sells\, Two Black Boys in Paradise (2025)\nTheo Panagopoulos\, The Flowers Stand Silently\, Witnessing (2024)\nAdéráyọ̀\, DISSONANCE (2025)\n\n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Permissible Beauty\, Dir. Mark Thomas\, 2023 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/building-solidarity-kinship-short-film-screenings-panel-discussion-glasgow/ LOCATION:Kelvin Hall\, 1445 Argyle Street\, Glasgow\, G3 8AW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Free event,People of colour,Refugee,Speech to Text ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/PB2_1.187.1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250621T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250621T173000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145415 CREATED:20250524T071901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T062722Z UID:13015-1750518000-1750527000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Building Solidarity & Kinship: Short Film Screenings + Panel Discussion (Inverness) DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nThis event is part of the Building Solidarity & Kinship programme curated by Esraa Husain at the Refugee Festival Scotland 2025. \nWe will feature a selection of short films followed by a panel discussion exploring the Festival’s theme Milestones and elements connected to finding refuge and belonging and the importance of community building. \nAfter the screening\, we will be joined by local creatives and community organisers in Inverness who come from migrant backgrounds to discuss the themes mentioned and share reflections. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £3\, £5\, £10. To book\, click here or call the Eden Court Box Office on 01463 234 234 or email at boxoffice@eden-court.co.uk. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish language descriptive subtitles\nLive Captioning for the introduction and panel discussion\nGlasgow Film Theatre is a wheelchair accessible venue\n\nThis screening is 93 minutes long. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n\nMark Thomas\, Permissible Beauty (2023)\nBaz Sells\, Two Black Boys in Paradise (2025)\nTheo Panagopoulos\, The Flowers Stand Silently\, Witnessing (2024)\nAdéráyọ̀\, DISSONANCE (2025)\n\n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Permissible Beauty\, Dir. Mark Thomas\, 2023 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/building-solidarity-kinship-short-film-screenings-panel-discussion-inverness/ LOCATION:Eden Court\, Bishops Road\, Inverness\, IV3 5SA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Films,People of colour,Refugee ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/PB_1.269.1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250503T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250503T150000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145415 CREATED:20250410T090433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T101805Z UID:12871-1746277200-1746284400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Floating in Ecosystems DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nThis screening brings together the work of queer East and Southeast Asian artists based in Scotland\, showcasing bold explorations of identity\, transformation\, and community. The films in this programme experiment with dynamic visual narratives that challenge cultural and bodily boundaries\, blurring the lines between reality and fiction\, self and other. From fictional work to artist moving image work\, these films offer a range of experiences where body and identity intersect with culture and memory. \nFlorence To will introduce this event by presenting an expansive overview of queer East and Southeast Asian filmmaking in Scotland today. \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of £3\, £6\, £9\, £12\, £15. To book\, click here or call the Rio Cinema Box Office on 020 7241 9410. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nBritish Sign Language\, Chinese\, and English audio with English language descriptive subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction.\nRio Cinema is a wheelchair accessible venue.\n\nThis screening is 90 minutes long. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n  \nStrangers\, Dir. Klarissa Webster\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 4 min \n2 peoples worlds collide in a graveyard. One dealing with a near loss\, another still harbouring the pain after many years. \n  \nIn the penumbra\, the strange wave\, Dir. Wei Zhang\, 2022\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \nThis 11-minute collage film explores Zhang’s personal trauma through a blend of various media forms and techniques\, creating an alternate reality with symbolic characters representing complex emotions. \nAccess notes: Distorted voice. \n  \nFluid\, Dir. Wei Zhou\, 2016\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \nAn autobiographical story traces the filmmaker’s very own personal growing-up experiences of love and desire as a Chinese born and raised queer woman. \nAccess notes: Static imagery. \nContent notes: Discussion of porn\, self harm. \n  \nbody is/as landscape\, Dir. Joanne Lee\, 2020\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \n‘Body as/is Landscape’ shows the landscapes of St Andrews\, Dunoon\, a human body and the now demolished site of the Red Road flats in Glasgow. Lee asks what frames of references we are using to understand and relate to these landscapes? Attempting to situate the self among these places of privilege\, absence\, ruin and industry by observing in front and behind the camera. Questioning how we relate to and consume these landscapes – through the frame of the phone\, the lens of the digital camera. \n  \nIn Conversation with\, Dir. Eye Suriyanon\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \n‘In Conversation with ‘ (2024) is an animated film in collaboration with Members of the Children’s Parliament (MCP)  from Stirling and Eye Suriyanon. As part of the ‘Fairness and Bias in AI’ workshop for the ‘Exploring Children’s Rights and AI’ project by Children’s Parliament Scotland. Featuring elements of graphic scores created by MCP and sound effects from DIY instruments\, animated in Processing\, additional music by Eye Suriyanon. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery. \n  \nNarratives and Counternarratives\, Dir. Chaoying Rao\, 2022\, United Kingdom\, 9 min \nThis work examines representations of the self\, dissecting the persistent fetishisation of Asian women through collaging and reviewing memorable moments in Western culture. Questioning the ideas of the ‘Asian mystique’ and how it manifests in popular culture\, this film examines how the legacy of orientalism continues to manifest in spaces both physical and digital. \nContent notes: Depiction of nudity\, physical violence\, body modification\, fetishisation\, racism\, sex\, sensual dancing\, death\, gun violence\, knife violence\, sword violence\, decapitated head\, blood. Discussion of harassment\, violence. \n  \nWah Yen\, Dir. Wei Zhang\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 29 min \nSet in 1970s Glasgow\, the film explores the rich inner world of young\, queer\, and neurodivergent Chinese immigrant Chen through their emerging kinship with Scottish shipbuilder\, James. Wah Yen employs a non-linear narrative\, underpinned by Wei’s interweaving of 3D animation\, archival footage\, and drag performances\, creating a dynamic and compelling visual language. The visually diverse film highlights the intimate relationships and struggles of marginalised identities\, resonating particularly with Glasgow’s Chinese and queer residents. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Wah Yen\, Dir. Wei Zhang\, 2024 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/floating-in-ecosystems/ LOCATION:Rio Cinema\, 107 Kingsland High Street\, London\, E8 2PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,People of colour,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Wah-Yen_Wei-Zhang_2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250330T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250330T180000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145415 CREATED:20250211T161741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T133232Z UID:12609-1743343200-1743357600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Collaging our Films (Filmmaking Workshops for QTIPOC+) DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n\nAre you LGBTQIA+ and Black/a Person of Colour and would like to learn how to make your own short films? \nSQIFF and Exhale Group C.I.C. are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions\, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Nat Lall and hosted at Transmission Gallery. \nNat Lall is a Glasgow-based film curator\, known for their work with the SQIFF. Nat is also an artist and DJ. Notable works include the film Pink Excavation (2018) and their musical alias is DJ FLUFFIE. \nEach workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions\, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about! \n\n  \nInformation on this session (4/4): \nIn our final session\, we will edit the film and sound clips from previous sessions into a finished film. \nI’ll show you where and how you can download free film editing software. then I’ll give you a little demonstration of how I edit films. \nI treat the editing process the same way I would treat a paper collage. I start editing when I have all my materials to hand and then I cut\, copy and paste the clips in and around each other. \nFor me\, this is really when the whole narrative comes together. I don’t start with a clear structure. Using the clips of improvised sound and image\, I piece together a story and add in a little bits narration of when needed. \nPS. No existing software licenses or experience of film software is necessary. I will show you free-to-use options and help you install them on your own laptops. If you do not own laptop\, please be in touch and we will organise one for you to borrow. \n  \nTickets are FREE. To book a spot\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility: \n\nWheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.\nSnacks and Drinks will be provided.\nQuiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.\nAudience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.\nFace Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.\nSupport Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.\nThe SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.\n\nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: SQIFF URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/collaging-our-films-filmmaking-workshops-for-qtipoc/ LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 28 King Street\, Glasgow\, G1 5QP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Films,Free event,People of colour,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250318T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250318T210000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145415 CREATED:20241206T112904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T124945Z UID:12512-1742324400-1742331600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:SQIFF Queer Screening: Edinburgh Takeover with Edinburgh Arts Festival & Rhubaba - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. Edinburgh Arts Festival are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please contact elle@edinburghartfestival.com to be added to this!** \n  \nSQIFF are very excited to announce our collaboration with Rhubaba for the Edinburgh Art Festival. The evening will consist of a screening of short films\, a panel discussion with Scottish QTIPOC filmmakers and food. The event will take place on the 18th March 2025 in the French Institute\, Edinburgh. \nAll of the short films in the screening are taken from the SQIFF 2024 programme and with this we aim to bring a bit of the queer magic we experienced in Glasgow to Edinburgh. The selected films include works from our Scottish Shorts\, Sci-Fi Meets Reality\, Queer Asia\, ★\,。·::·ﾟ☆ “The Real Internet Is Inside You” ·ﾟ✧*:·ﾟ✧ and Drag & Performance Through Censorship events. The selection highlights a range of techniques and genres in queer filmmaking including digital animation\, text-based film\, collage and live-action. It also explores a diverse range of topics such as young trans girlhood\, intimate friendships between men of colour\, medical drag-satire and more. \nAll of the selected films are either directed by and/or have a central focus on QTIPOC. This event aims to spotlight and celebrate queer people of colour in film. We will explore filmmaking techniques\, community initiatives and future hopes for people of colour in queer film with a panel discussion after the screenings. And after that\, we will end by chatting over food and drink provided by the festival. \nCurated by Nat Lall. \nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here and you’ll be redirected to the Edinburgh Arts Festival website. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nA Float\, Dir. Isabel Barfod\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \n\nA Float explores subtle modes of refusal through the lens of a Black Queer swimmer in a hostile environment. Set in a Victorian era public swimming pool\, A Float follows our protagonist as they access alternate realities\, speculated futures and enact small acts of revenge. \n\n\nContent Notes: Depiction of racism. \n\n\nAccess Notes: Contains flashing imagery. \n\n\n  \n\nDr. XYZ: A Medical Drag Transthology\, Dir. El Jones\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 14 min \n\nDr. XYZ is a community-made trans+ healthcare training film and ethnofiction. It is an exercise in queering the public information film genre\, shot in 16mm. The film weaves ethnographic healthcare accounts from Birmingham’s trans+ community with moments of drag-satire re-enactment to depict a collective vision of the UK’s healthcare system. \n\n\nContent notes: Discussion of suicidal ideation\, suicide attempt\, mental health issues\, medical neglect within NHS\, transphobia\, ableism\, racism\, passing culture\, self-medicating\, gender dysphoria\, medical waiting lists\, explicit language. Depiction of animated genitalia. \n\n\n  \n\nScrapped Fabric\, Dir. Jake Muñoz Consing\, 2024\, Philippines\, 11 min \n\nFearing her mother’s disapproval\, a teenage trans girl secretly sews a prom dress from her mother’s scrap fabric (“retaso”). \n\n\nContent notes: Discussion of transphobia. \n\n\n  \n\nFarewell\, Dir. Soham Kundu\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 15 min \n\nTwo friends: one with a broken heart\, the other on the brink of marriage. Together they set out on a day’s journey that leads them to confront their past amidst shared grief and hopes for a brighter future. Centred around intimate friendships between men of colour\, Farewell presents evolving expressions of modern masculinity. \n\n\nContent notes: Depiction of cigarette use. \n\n\n  \n\nDiffused in Marginalised Orders\, Dir. Florence To\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \n\nWords have a powerful role in shaping identity and transforming our lived experiences. The Scottish-born Hong Kong artist uses texts that ignite deep connections and solidarity. Their work confronts the dispossessions wrought by imperialism and challenges complicity in public amnesia about ongoing injustices\, redefining our relationship within social barriers and power struggles in public spaces. \n\n\nAccess notes: Flashing light and rapid visual effects. \n\n\n  \n\nBellydance Vogue\, Dir. Hadi Moussally\, 2020\, Lebanon\, 5 min \n\n“My birthday was on the 3rd of April 2020 during lockdown\, and for the first time\, I celebrated it all by myself. But even if I was alone\, I decided to celebrate it as if it’s the last one” \n\n\nThe film was made during quarantine. \n\n  \nAccessibility:  \n\nBSL-English interpretation for introduction and discussions.\nEnglish Descriptive Subtitles.\nThis event is located upstairs in the Salle Emilienne Moreau-Evrard space at the French Institute of Scotland\, accessible via stairs or lift.\nYou will enter the building at street level via the entrance on George IV Bridge\, where a reception desk is available for directions to the space or the lift.\nAccessing this venue is an uphill walk from Waverley Station. For a step-free journey\, travel along Market Street\, left along North Bank Street towards the Bank of Scotland\, and find the French Institute across the road.\nIf travel costs would be a barrier to attending this workshop\, please contact Rhubaba (admin@rhubaba.org) or EAF (info@edinburghartfestival.com) to arrange travel reimbursement.\n\nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \n  \nThis event is part of Refractions: New Conceptions of Film + Photography (15 Jan—18 Mar). Co-created by the EAF Civic Programme and Rhubaba\, this free event series aims to connect marginalised people with creativity through film\, ceramics\, writing\, and more. Find out more here. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Tiu Makkonen URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-queer-screening-edinburgh-takeover-with-edinburgh-arts-festival-rhubaba/ LOCATION:French Institute\, West Parliament Sq\, Edinburgh\, EH1 1RF\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,Films,Free event,People of colour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SQIFF.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250315T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250315T180000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145415 CREATED:20250211T161558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T133246Z UID:12607-1742047200-1742061600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Fantasy Field Recording (Filmmaking Workshops for QTIPOC+) DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n\nAre you LGBTQIA+ and Black/a Person of Colour and would like to learn how to make your own short films? \nSQIFF and Exhale Group C.I.C. are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions\, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Nat Lall and hosted at Transmission Gallery. \nNat Lall is a Glasgow-based film curator\, known for their work with the SQIFF. Nat is also an artist and DJ. Notable works include the film Pink Excavation (2018) and their musical alias is DJ FLUFFIE. \nEach workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions\, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about! \n\n  \nInformation on this session (3/4): \nWe’re going to get creative and make immersive\, otherworldly soundscapes\, from the comfort of the gallery space. Expect an intro to Foley\, Spatial Audio and my own concept of ‘IRL field recording’. \nFoley lets you create a range of textural sound effects to add into films. You can create big\, gory\, explosive\, slimy sounds simply with some everyday items and a microphone. \nSpatial Audio lets you create a physical space with your recordings. Rather than flat mono sounds\, you can place your sounds left or right\, up or down and forwards or back. It lets your audience transport to vast otherworldly dimensions… without you having to leave the comfort of your home or studio. \nIRL Field Recording is a concept I coined during my BA in Sound Arts. The soundscapes are not at all recorded ‘In Real Life’\, rather they are dreamed up and carefully devised. The name represents my skeptical views towards the ‘facts’ of science\, reality\, and notably gender. Who constructed these ‘facts’ anyway? Is everything not sci-fi to an extent? \nPS. No equipment\, or prior audio recording knowledge is necessary. Also\, be in touch if you have any access needs. \n  \nTickets are FREE. To book a spot\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility: \n\nWheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.\nSnacks and Drinks will be provided.\nQuiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.\nAudience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.\nFace Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.\nSupport Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.\nThe SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.\n\nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: SQIFF URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/fantasy-field-recording-filmmaking-workshops-for-qtipoc/ LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 28 King Street\, Glasgow\, G1 5QP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Films,Free event,People of colour,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250309T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250309T180000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145415 CREATED:20250211T161352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T133324Z UID:12605-1741528800-1741543200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Acting is just me hanging out with my friends (Filmmaking Workshops for QTIPOC+) DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n\nAre you LGBTQIA+ and Black/a Person of Colour and would like to learn how to make your own short films? \nSQIFF and Exhale Group C.I.C. are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions\, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Nat Lall and hosted at Transmission Gallery. \nNat Lall is a Glasgow-based film curator\, known for their work with the SQIFF. Nat is also an artist and DJ. Notable works include the film Pink Excavation (2018) and their musical alias is DJ FLUFFIE. \nEach workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions\, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about! \n\n  \nInformation on this session (2/4): \nDon’t have the time or money or energy to write a script and cast actors? Don’t worry… just have a fun silly day with your pals and film it. Once again\, that’s what I did. \nWe’ll chat about filming dialogue on the fly\, making filming your friends into a fun hang out instead of a job\, and ways to repay your pals in other ways than money. \nI’ll be honest with you\, you’re probably not going to earn loadsa cash from your DIY films\, you could\, but it’s unlikely. So make it fun and worth your time. Be honest\, and kind\, to yourself about it. I struggle with the awkwardness of asking for favours too\, but maybe your pals/community actually love you..? Or if not at least maybe you could return the favour. \nWe’ll hang out together as a group\, we’ll have tea and chat\, and then we’ll devise rough ideas for acting in each others’ films. Then we’ll record our footage and help each other out. It won’t be too planned\, it won’t be scripted\, but it will be fun. \nPS. No equipment\, or prior filmmaking knowledge is necessary. Everything will be shot on our phone cameras. If you do not have one to use\, please be in touch and we will organise a camera for you to borrow. Also\, be in touch if you have any access needs. \n  \nTickets are FREE. To book a spot\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility: \n\nWheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.\nSnacks and Drinks will be provided.\nQuiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.\nAudience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.\nFace Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.\nSupport Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.\nThe SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.\n\nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: SQIFF URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/acting-is-just-me-hanging-out-with-my-friends-filmmaking-workshops-for-qtipoc/ LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 28 King Street\, Glasgow\, G1 5QP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Films,Free event,People of colour,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250302T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250302T180000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20250211T160845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T133303Z UID:12599-1740924000-1740938400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:D.I.Why? (Filmmaking Workshops for QTIPOC+) DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n\nAre you LGBTQIA+ and Black/a Person of Colour and would like to learn how to make your own short films? \nSQIFF and Exhale Group C.I.C. are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions\, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Nat Lall and hosted at Transmission Gallery. \nNat Lall is a Glasgow-based film curator\, known for their work with the SQIFF. Nat is also an artist and DJ. Notable works include the film Pink Excavation (2018) and their musical alias is DJ FLUFFIE. \nEach workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions\, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about! \n\n  \nInformation on this session (1/4): \nIn our first session together we are going to look into why DIY(Do It Yourself) filmmaking is such a fun and accessible way to make film. What if we used our limitations as a starting point for our creativity? That’s what I did! \nWe’re going to play around with cheap\, camp objects from our homes and pound shops. I personally love the look of cheap bits of tatt\, they tend to be colourful\, childish and inventive. They’re often not fit for purpose and how/why they could actually be used gets my creative juices flowing. We are going to use these objects as a starting point for our narratives. We will imagine new worlds from these precious\, and cost-friendly wonders. \nWith a bit of observation\, free-writing and plenty of imagination… we will think up conceptual bases for our films. We’ll do a bit of improvised narration as we ponder on our objects. And by the end of the session\, each filmmaker will have a some clips about a fantastical world in which these objects exist. \nPS. No equipment\, or prior filmmaking knowledge is necessary. Everything will be shot on our phone cameras. If you do not have one to use\, please be in touch and we will organise a camera for you to borrow. Also\, be in touch if you have any access needs. \n  \nTickets are FREE. To book a spot\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility: \n\nWheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.\nSnacks and Drinks will be provided.\nQuiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.\nAudience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.\nFace Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.\nSupport Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.\nThe SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.\n\nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: SQIFF URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/12599/ LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 28 King Street\, Glasgow\, G1 5QP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Films,Free event,People of colour,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250221T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250221T170000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20250210T114009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T114009Z UID:12586-1740150000-1740157200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Confessions of a Reformed Activist DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nAn engaging\, participatory session led by filmmaker and artist Kiana Kalantar-Hormozi\, exploring the limits of activist filmmaking and how new narratives of unique individual truths can lead to greater societal understanding. \nOpen to all Scotland-based filmmakers\, moving image artists\, producers and cinematographers. \nThrough an open and reflective discussion\, we will critically examine the role of activism in the current climate\, explore new ways to use film as a tool for dialogue and social change\, and consider how empathetic storytelling and reimagined activism can help shape a more liberated future— where the personal and political intersect in our creative practice. \nPlease note: This session will involve discussions around activism\, identity\, and social change\, which may include topics that some participants find sensitive or triggering. We are committed to fostering a supportive environment\, and a quiet area will be available for anyone who may need a break at any point during the session. \n  \nHOW TO APPLY\nThis session is part of our Filmmakers Circle\, an intimate and collaborative space designed for industry professionals and peers to demystify documentary filmmaking by nurturing a holistic understanding of the craft and engaging in ongoing topical dialogues. \nIn order to join the Circle\, please fill out the application form by the end of Wednesday 12 February. \n  \nTICKET INFO\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpace is limited\, we encourage you to submit your early to secure your spot. \nTickets are available at a flexible\, pay-what-you-can rate (£2/£4/£6). A link to make the payment will be sent to the selected applicants to confirm their place in the Circle. \nTo ensure accessibility for all\, travel and accessibility bursaries are available and will be considered on a case-by-case basis\, so financial constraints don’t prevent participation. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nACCESS\nWe aim to create a comfortable environment for the session which will include breaks\, refreshments\, comfortable seating\, and access to a quiet area. To find out more about accessibility at Glasgow Women’s Library click here. \nIf you have any specific access needs or concerns\, please feel free to let us know in the application form. \nConfessions of a Reformed Activist is presented by SDI in collaboration with Take One Action and SQIFF. \n  \n\nKiana Kalantar-Hormozi is creative\, entrepreneur and Akashic reader. Based in Glasgow\, Kiana works with collaborators all over the world on creative\, ground-breaking\, and social justice projects. \nKiana studied BA (Hons) Film and Media/Psychology at the University of Stirling\, then went on to get an MA Film from Screen Academy Scotland in 2016\, before beginning my internship at media co-op to create her hip-hop protest film Tax on Me in 2017. She also holds an LLB Law Degree from the Open University. \nKiana’s work has challenged societal narratives and sparked important conversations about justice and inclusion. Her debut hip-hop protest short film Tax on Me in 2017\, making a media splash and bringing to attention the injustices of the care tax. Tax on Me received press attention and provoked a parliamentary motion which praised its impact on bringing to light human rights issues faced by thousands of disabled people across the UK\, as well being a catalyst for policy change. Kiana was named one of 30under30 most inspirational women in Scotland 2017 and MDUK Campaigner of the Year 2018. \nShe is currently developing her autobiographical documentary\, Kiana: Stargazing and Spinraza; and working on new music releases as a singer/songwriter. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Kiana Kalantar-Hormozi URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/confessions-of-a-reformed-activist/ LOCATION:Glasgow Women’s Library\, 23 Landressy Street\, Glasgow\, G40 1BP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Disability,Discussion,People of colour,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-10-at-11.38.26.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241009T210000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241009T230000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20240823T091545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241009T162426Z UID:12158-1728507600-1728514800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Queer Asia - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n**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 or go to their website to be added to this!** \nQueer Asia is a vibrant and evocative short film screening programme that shines a spotlight on queer Asian stories and filmmakers. This collection of films delves into diverse experiences of identity\, love\, struggle\, and resilience within the LGBTQ+ community across Asia and the diaspora. This screening offers a compelling and multifaceted look at the queer Asian experience\, celebrating the resilience and creativity of its storytellers. Through these films\, audiences are invited to explore the rich tapestry of identities and narratives that define the LGBTQ+ community across Asia and beyond. \nThis programme starts with a special introduction by filmmaker and visual artist Wei Zhang. \nCurated by Nat Lall and Huss. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, £10\, or £12. To book\, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nBengali\, Burmese\, Chinese\, English\, Mandarin Chinese\, Nepali\, Tagalog\, Tamil audio with English language descriptive subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction.\nLive Captioning for the introduction\n\nThis screening is 122 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2024 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2024\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n  \nIn the place where we left and arrived\, Dir. Samuel Zhang\, 2022\, United Kingdom\, 20 min \nThis film explores shared experiences of queer Chinese people living in the UK\, offering a look at the wider context of these important issues as the director tries to understand the possible definitions of home and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Chinese lives through voice over\, intimate letter changes\, archives\, interviews\, and digital mappings.  \nContent notes: Discussion of COVID-19 pandemic\, queerphobia\, racism\, xenophobia\, beauty standards\, fetishisation\, microaggression. Depiction of physical violence. \n  \nNarratives and Counternarratives\, Dir. Chaoying Rao\, 2022\, United Kingdom\, 9 min \nThis work examines representations of the self\, dissecting the persistent fetishisation of Asian women through collaging and reviewing memorable moments in Western culture. Questioning the ideas of the ‘Asian mystique’ and how it manifests in popular culture\, this film examines how the legacy of orientalism continues to manifest in spaces both physical and digital. \nContent notes: Depiction of nudity\, physical violence\, body modification\, fetishisation\, racism\, sex\, sensual dancing\, death\, gun violence\, knife violence\, sword violence\, decapitated head\, blood. Discussion of harassment\, violence. \n  \nArkesta\, Dir. Safal Pandey\, 2023\, Nepal\, 19 min \nGokul is a single father\, who feels a sense of embarrassment as he watches his son’s public dance performance. Determined to bring about a change in his son’s lifestyle\, Gokul wholeheartedly commits himself to putting in considerable effort and taking the required actions. Over time\, Gokul gradually becomes aware of his son’s inherent feminine side. \nContent notes: Depiction of homophobia\, cigarette use. \n  \nForbidden Reverie 宿祭\, Dir. Yisong Huang\, 2023\, China\, 4 min \nA groundbreaking 3D CG film that navigates the dynamic virtual realm of Generation Z. This film sheds light on the struggles\, victories\, and identity journeys within the LGBTQ+ community; providing a powerful platform for increased visibility and acceptance. “Forbidden Reverie” contributes to a vital conversation on LGBTQ+ representation and acceptance in contemporary contexts. \n  \nReligiosa\, Dir. Han Oo Htet\, 2024\, Myanmar\, 8 min \nBefore transitioning\, Eingyinn May Tun was a famous actress. Now\, he is trying to get back into the film industry as a producer and an actor. A Buddhist devotee\, Eingyinn May Tun dreams of the day he will be reborn in a male body. \n  \nScrapped Fabric\, Dir. Jake Muñoz Consing\, 2024\, Philippines\, 11 min \nFearing her mother’s disapproval\, a teenage trans girl secretly sews a prom dress from her mother’s scrap fabric (“retaso”). \nContent notes: Discussion of transphobia. \n  \nIf\, Dir. Tathagata Ghosh\, 2023\, India\, 26 min \nAn arranged marriage tears a lesbian couple apart\, but with a mother’s love\, perhaps another future is possible. \nContent notes: Discussion of death. Depiction of cigarette use. \n  \nFarewell\, Dir. Soham Kundu\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 15 min \nTwo friends: one with a broken heart\, the other on the brink of marriage. Together they set out on a day’s journey that leads them to confront their past amidst shared grief and hopes for a brighter future. Centred around intimate friendships between men of colour\, Farewell presents evolving expressions of modern masculinity. \nContent notes: Depiction of cigarette 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  \nImage Credit: Narratives and Counternarratives\, Dir. Chaoying Rao\, 2022 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/queer-asia-2/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Films,Live Captioning,People of colour,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Narratives-and-Counternarratives.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240628T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240628T210000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20240514T124748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T113659Z UID:11872-1719601200-1719608400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:SQIFF x Porty Pride Film Night DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nThis year SQIFF and Porty Pride are partnering to bring an exciting selection of short films from Scotland and beyond to Portobello Town Hall! \nThis screening presents a mix of animation\, documentary and fiction film exploring various queer identities. The Singer\, Coming Out Autistic and Living with It are Scottish films made by queer people with various disabilities. Still We Thrive is an experimental documentary directed by Campbell X\, showcasing a rich tapestry of image\, music and poetry is interwoven in this powerful meditation on Black resilience. Digital Natives is a personal film and exploration of Jo’s relationship to the internet. Finally\, Not Quite That is a raw documentary about a queer woman and breast cancer survivor in Canada. The film is an intimate and insightful exploration of how we are seen\, how we see ourselves\, and why it matters. \nJoin us for an incredible conversation after the screening with Scottish filmmaker Holly Summerson\, and hosted by Nat Lall. BSL-English Interpretation\, and wheelchair access are available at this event. \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of £5\, or £10. To book\, please click here. \n  \nThe Singer (2023\, Dir. Cora Bissett): In the loud streets of Glasgow\, deaf song-writer Joe meets busker Andy. The two learn to communicate over their love of music and realise together they can create something unique. \nComing Out Autistic (2023\, Steven Fraser): This animated documentary explores the experience of telling the world that you are autistic when you also identify as LGBTQ+. \nLiving with It (2023\, Holly Summerson): Perfectionist Lee must adapt to the imperfect reality of living with an illness – brought to life as her chaotic supernatural flatmate Bug. \nStill We Thrive (2021\, Campbell X): A rich tapestry of image\, music and poetry is interwoven in this powerful meditation on Black resilience. \nDigital Natives (2022\, Jo Reid): A film by Jo Reid (2022) – an exploration of Jo’s relationship to the internet. \nNot Quite That (2023\, 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. \n  \nACCESSIBLITY  \nContent Warnings: \n\nDiscussion of cancer diagnosis\, surgery\, colonialism\, body image; \nDepictions of pregnancy\, nudity\, drains\, hospitalisation\, ableism.\n\nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 16+. \n89 minutes long with a introduction and Q&A. \nEnglish audio and British Sign Language with English language descriptive subtitles. BSL-English interpretation provided. \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.  \nImage: from Living with It (2023\, Dir. Holly Summerson) URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-x-porty-pride-film-night/ LOCATION:Portobello Town Hall\, 147-149 Portobello High Street\, Edinburgh\, EH15 1AF CATEGORIES:BSL,Deaf,Disability,Discussion,Documentary,English language,Films,People of colour,Pride ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Living_With_It_Still_5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230929T210000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230929T230000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 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:20230929T123000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230929T140000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 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:20230928T153000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230928T173000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20230908T105734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T105734Z UID:11375-1695915000-1695922200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Kokomo City DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nKokomo City presents the stories of four Black transgender sex workers in New York and Georgia. Shot in striking black and white\, the boldness of the facts of these women’s lives and the earthquaking frankness they share complicate this enterprise\, colliding the everyday with cutting social commentary and the excavation of long-dormant truths. Unfiltered\, unabashed\, and unapologetic\, D. Smith and her collaborators offer a refreshing rawness and vulnerability unconcerned with purity and politeness. \nIn honour of Koko Da Doll\, this screening is hosted by House Ball Scotland\, holding an aftercare space which will be detailed on the evening. \nHouse Ball Scotland is a QTIBIPOC-led community and platform for the underground ball scene in Scotland. \nCo-curated by Nusa. \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\nDiscussions of abuse\, violence\, trauma\, transphobia\, racism\, sex work.\n\nThis screening is recommended for ages 18+ \n73 minutes long with an optional aftercare space. \nEnglish audio with English captions. BSL-English interpretation and live captioning provided. \nAudio description is available for this 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 Kokomo City (2023\, Dir. D Smith) URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/kokomo-city/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,Audio description,BSL,Documentary,People of colour ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kokomo-City-Brochure-Social-Media.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230927T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230927T200000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20230908T105738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T105738Z UID:11303-1695837600-1695844800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Begana DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nBegana is bringing you more films from the South Asian queer diaspora! Combining hidden stories\, politics with joy and queer loving\, come watch films from Rohan Kanawade’s drama U for Usha\, in which a single mother and a farm labourer in rural India who feels drawn to a female teacher of a local primary school\, to Rohin Raveendran’s romance The Booth\, where a female frisking booth inside a crowded shopping mall stands as a silent ally to a forbidden romance. We hope you’re ready for a fresh view through these Sapphic love stories. \nCurated by Neha Apsara. \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  \nU for Usha (2019\, Dir. Rohan Kanawade):Usha\, a single mother and a farm labourer in rural India\, feels drawn to a female teacher at a local primary school. This attraction plays an integral part in firing her passion for learning how to read and write. \nDevi (Goddess) (2017\, Dir. Karishma Dube): A young closeted lesbian risks both family and tradition\, as she embraces her attraction for her childhood maid\, Devi. A young closeted lesbian risks both family and tradition\, as she embraces her attraction for her childhood maid\, Devi. \nThe Booth (2019\, Dir. Rohin Raveendran): A female frisking booth inside a crowded shopping mall stands as a silent ally to a forbidden romance. \nMy Mother’s Girlfriend (2021\, Dir. Arun Fulara): is the story of two relationships colliding. Renuka and Sadiya\, two mature working-class women\, in love with each other\, are out celebrating Renuka’s birthday. Unknown to them\, Renuka’s son\, Mangesh\, is around. \n  \nACCESSIBLITY  \nContent Warnings: \n\nDiscussion of sex\, sex work\, abuse\, violence\, trauma\, transphobia\, racism\, sex work\nDepiction of violence\, homophobia.\n\nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 16+. \n\n\n\n\n66 minutes long. \n\n\n\n\nFilms are in Bengali\, English\, Hindi\, Marathi audio and screen with English language captions for access. 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 My Mother’s Girlfriend (2021\, Dir. Arun Fulara) \n  URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/begana/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Films,People of colour,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Begana-Brochure-Social-Media.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230616T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230616T200000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20230324T131932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T224247Z UID:10788-1686938400-1686945600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Framing Agnes + Conversation at An Lanntair\, Stornoway DESCRIPTION:Agnes\, the pioneering\, pseudonymized\, transgender woman who participated in Harold Garfinkel’s gender health research at UCLA in the 1960s\, has long stood as a figurehead of trans history.  \nIn this rigorous cinematic exercise that blends fiction and nonfiction\, director Chase Joynt explores where and how her platform has become a pigeonhole. Framing Agnes endeavors to widen the frame through which trans history is viewed — one that has remained too narrow to capture the multiplicity of experiences eclipsed by Agnes’.  \nThrough a collaborative practice of reimagination\, an impressive lineup of trans stars take on vividly rendered\, impeccably vintage reenactments\, bringing to life groundbreaking artifacts of trans healthcare.  \nJoynt’s signature form-rupturing style radically reenvisions the imposition of the frame on the cultural memory of transness through his brilliantly crafted\, communally-driven excavation. This reclamation tears away with remarkable precision the myth of isolation as the mode of existence of transgender history-makers\, breathing new life into a lineage of collaborators and conspirators who have been forgotten for far too long. \nFollowing the screening of Framing Agnes\, stay tuned for a conversation with local trans and non-binary people on inter-generational trans experiences and creating space for the community. \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \nTickets are available on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £5\, £6.50\, £8. To book\, click here \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nEnglish audio and British Sign Language with English language captions. BSL-English interpretation for intro and post-film conversation. \nAudio description available for the film. Headsets available at the cinema entrance. \nQuiet Room available. \nInduction Loop available. \n75 minutes long with a 45 minutes post-film conversation. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nWe ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.  \nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \nSupported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/framing-agnes-conversation-at-an-lantair-stornoway/ CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature,Films,People of colour,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/6-framingagnes_still_02.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230610T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230610T210000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20230525T202804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230610T221737Z UID:10934-1686416400-1686430800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Begana x SQIFF Joyland + Discussion Group SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:As the Ranas – a happily patriarchal joint family – yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line\, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for an ambitious trans starlet. \nTheir impossible love story slowly illuminates the entire Rana family’s desire for a sexual rebellion. \n\n\nDiscussion Group \nAfter the screening\, there will be a discussion group facilitated by Nat Raha to decompress together and unpack the themes and topics explored in the film. \nPlease note that the discussion group is exclusively for anyone who is a person of colour (POC) or identifies as LGBTQ+. \nAbout Nat Raha \nDr Nat Raha is a poet and activist-scholar\, a South Asian British trans queer femme\, and a Lecturer in Fine Art Critical Studies at the Glasgow School of Art. Her books of poetry include Of sirens\, Body & Faultlines (Boiler House Press\, 2018) and Apparitions (nines) (Winner of the Nightboat Poetry Prize\, forthcoming 2024). Recent critical and creative writing appears in Queer Print in Europe\, 100 Queer Poems\, Transgender Marxism\, We Want It All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetics\, and Third Text (‘Imagining Queer Europe then and now’\, 2021). With Mijke van der Drift\, Nat co-edits Radical Transfeminism zine\, and is currently co-authoring a book Trans Femme Futures: An Abolitionist Ethics for Transfeminist Worlds (forthcoming\, 2024). \n\n\nTicketing \nThe ticketing link for this event will be shared first with South Asian and queer communities to ensure that they have priority access. However\, if you are a member of these communities and interested in attending the screening and have not received the ticketing link\, please contact our Box Office boxoffice@cca-glasgow.com. \n\n\nThis screening is presented by Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) in collaboration with Begana: Musing on Queer South Asian Stories (programmed by Neha Apsara). \n\nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nPunjabi and Urdu audio with English language captions. \nQuiet Space available. \nAudio Description available. \nInduction Loop available. \n126 minutes long. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nWe ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space. \nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/begana-x-sqiff-joyland-discussion-group/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Discussion,Feature,Films,People of colour,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Joyland-_-Haidar-Biba_38da81f45c19bb76f67f6536892ea883-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230526T181500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230526T201500 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20230324T131639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T131906Z UID:10783-1685124900-1685132100@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Framing Agnes + Conversation at DCA\, Dundee DESCRIPTION:Agnes\, the pioneering\, pseudonymized\, transgender woman who participated in Harold Garfinkel’s gender health research at UCLA in the 1960s\, has long stood as a figurehead of trans history.  \nIn this rigorous cinematic exercise that blends fiction and nonfiction\, director Chase Joynt explores where and how her platform has become a pigeonhole. Framing Agnes endeavors to widen the frame through which trans history is viewed — one that has remained too narrow to capture the multiplicity of experiences eclipsed by Agnes’.  \nThrough a collaborative practice of reimagination\, an impressive lineup of trans stars take on vividly rendered\, impeccably vintage reenactments\, bringing to life groundbreaking artifacts of trans healthcare.  \nJoynt’s signature form-rupturing style radically reenvisions the imposition of the frame on the cultural memory of transness through his brilliantly crafted\, communally-driven excavation. This reclamation tears away with remarkable precision the myth of isolation as the mode of existence of transgender history-makers\, breathing new life into a lineage of collaborators and conspirators who have been forgotten for far too long. \nFollowing the screening of Framing Agnes\, stay tuned for a conversation with local trans and non-binary people on inter-generational trans experiences and creating space for the community. \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, or £10. To book\, click the button below. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.dca.org.uk/whats-on/event/framing-agnes-conversation’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nEnglish audio and British Sign Language with English language captions. BSL-English interpretation for intro and post-film conversation. \nAudio description available for the film. Headsets available at the cinema entrance. \nInduction Loop available. \n75 minutes long with a 45 minutes post-film conversation. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nWe ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.  \nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \nPresented in partnership with Dundee University LGBTQ+ Society. \nSupported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \n  \n  URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/framing-agnes-conversation-at-dca-dundee/ CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature,Films,People of colour,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/6-framingagnes_still_02.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230520T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230520T190000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20230324T124356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T131917Z UID:10759-1684602000-1684609200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Framing Agnes + Conversation at Cornucopia\, Hawick DESCRIPTION:Agnes\, the pioneering\, pseudonymized\, transgender woman who participated in Harold Garfinkel’s gender health research at UCLA in the 1960s\, has long stood as a figurehead of trans history.  \nIn this rigorous cinematic exercise that blends fiction and nonfiction\, director Chase Joynt explores where and how her platform has become a pigeonhole. Framing Agnes endeavors to widen the frame through which trans history is viewed — one that has remained too narrow to capture the multiplicity of experiences eclipsed by Agnes’.  \nThrough a collaborative practice of reimagination\, an impressive lineup of trans stars take on vividly rendered\, impeccably vintage reenactments\, bringing to life groundbreaking artifacts of trans healthcare.  \nJoynt’s signature form-rupturing style radically reenvisions the imposition of the frame on the cultural memory of transness through his brilliantly crafted\, communally-driven excavation. This reclamation tears away with remarkable precision the myth of isolation as the mode of existence of transgender history-makers\, breathing new life into a lineage of collaborators and conspirators who have been forgotten for far too long. \nFollowing the screening of Framing Agnes\, stay tuned for a conversation with local trans and non-binary people on inter-generational trans experiences and creating space for the community. \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, or £10. To book\, click the button below. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trans-parenting-tickets-594838426747?aff=erelpanelorg’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nEnglish audio and British Sign Language with English language captions. BSL-English interpretation for intro and post-film conversation. \n75 minutes long with a 45 minutes post-film conversation. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nWe ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.  \nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \nPresented in partnership with Alchemy Film & Arts. \nSupported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \n  \n  URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/framing-agnes-conversation-at-cornucopia-hawick/ CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature,Films,People of colour,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/6-framingagnes_still_02.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230514T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230514T160000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20230324T131105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T153039Z UID:10740-1684074600-1684080000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Trans Parenting at GFT\, Glasgow DESCRIPTION:Trans Parenting is a shorts programme that focuses on trans and non-binary experiences around family; raising families\, forming families\, and nurturing families. \nFlash Flood (2017\, Dir. Al Mackay) is a short animation. Deep within a rotoscoped dream\, three transgender people confront a cataclysmic flood. Featuring stories from Jessie Anderson\, Helen Poon and Al Mackay. \nTransgender Parents (2013\, Dir. Rémy Huberdeau) reveals the gifts trans people bring to parenting because of\, and not in spite of\, their gender. It’s an intimate and tender look at the art of parenting\, some of the hardest relational work in this life. \nM(OTHER)HOOD (2022\, Dir. Bea Goddard) is a short documentary that shows an unfiltered but fragmentary perspective of Jack López – a trans parent of four children\, using the children’s art\, cinematography\, and words to gain privileged access to their domestic sphere. \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, or £10. To book\, click the button below or call the GFT Box Office on 0141 332 6535 \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://glasgowfilm.org/whats-on/all/booking?eventid=53118′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nAccessibility:  \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 12+. \nEnglish audio and British Sign Language with English language captions. BSL-English interpretation for intro of event. \nAudio description available for the film. Headsets available at the cinema entrance. \nLive Captioning available for the introduction. \nQuiet Room available. \nInduction Loop available. \n67 minutes long. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nWe ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.  \nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \nSupported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \n  \nNote: \nThese events were originally scheduled to take place at CCA\, Glasgow. We decided to postpone our Trans-Generational Tour events in Glasgow after three weeks of  demonstrations at Saramago (the independent bar & restaurant at CCA)\, with no sign of a resolution. SQIFF stands in solidarity with the workers and supports them and Clydeside IWW in their actions against Saramago.  \n  URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/trans-parenting-at-gft-glasgow/ LOCATION:Glasgow Film Theatre\, 12 Rose Street\, Glasgow\, G3 6RB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature,Films,People of colour,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Screenshot-2023-03-24-at-12.59.56.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230512T201500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230512T223000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20230324T121524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T153112Z UID:10719-1683922500-1683930600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Framing Agnes + Conversation at GFT Glasgow DESCRIPTION:Agnes\, the pioneering\, pseudonymized\, transgender woman who participated in Harold Garfinkel’s gender health research at UCLA in the 1960s\, has long stood as a figurehead of trans history. \nIn this rigorous cinematic exercise that blends fiction and nonfiction\, director Chase Joynt explores where and how her platform has become a pigeonhole. Framing Agnes endeavors to widen the frame through which trans history is viewed — one that has remained too narrow to capture the multiplicity of experiences eclipsed by Agnes’.  \nThrough a collaborative practice of reimagination\, an impressive lineup of trans stars take on vividly rendered\, impeccably vintage reenactments\, bringing to life groundbreaking artifacts of trans healthcare.  \nJoynt’s signature form-rupturing style radically reenvisions the imposition of the frame on the cultural memory of transness through his brilliantly crafted\, communally-driven excavation. This reclamation tears away with remarkable precision the myth of isolation as the mode of existence of transgender history-makers\, breathing new life into a lineage of collaborators and conspirators who have been forgotten for far too long. \nFollowing the screening of Framing Agnes\, stay tuned for a conversation with local trans and non-binary people on inter-generational trans experiences and creating space for the community. \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, or £10. To book\, click the button below or call the GFT Box Office on 0141 332 6535. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://glasgowfilm.org/whats-on/all/booking?eventid=53102′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nEnglish audio and British Sign Language with English language captions. BSL-English interpretation for intro and post-film conversation. \nLive Captioning available for the introduction and conversation. \nAudio description available for the film. Headsets available at the cinema entrance. \nQuiet Room available. \nInduction Loop available. \n75 minutes long with a 45 minutes post-film conversation. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nWe ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.  \nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \nSupported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \n  \nNote: \nThese events were originally scheduled to take place at CCA\, Glasgow. We decided to postpone our Trans-Generational Tour events in Glasgow after three weeks of  demonstrations at Saramago (the independent bar & restaurant at CCA)\, with no sign of a resolution. SQIFF stands in solidarity with the workers and supports them and Clydeside IWW in their actions against Saramago.  \n  URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/framing-agnes-conversation-at-gft-glasgow/ LOCATION:Glasgow Film Theatre\, 12 Rose Street\, Glasgow\, G3 6RB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature,Films,People of colour,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/6-framingagnes_still_02.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230511T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230511T210000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20230324T123341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230505T110902Z UID:10751-1683831600-1683838800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Framing Agnes + Conversation at Macrobert Arts Centre\, Stirling DESCRIPTION:Agnes\, the pioneering\, pseudonymized\, transgender woman who participated in Harold Garfinkel’s gender health research at UCLA in the 1960s\, has long stood as a figurehead of trans history.  \nIn this rigorous cinematic exercise that blends fiction and nonfiction\, director Chase Joynt explores where and how her platform has become a pigeonhole. Framing Agnes endeavors to widen the frame through which trans history is viewed — one that has remained too narrow to capture the multiplicity of experiences eclipsed by Agnes’.  \nThrough a collaborative practice of reimagination\, an impressive lineup of trans stars take on vividly rendered\, impeccably vintage reenactments\, bringing to life groundbreaking artifacts of trans healthcare.  \nJoynt’s signature form-rupturing style radically reenvisions the imposition of the frame on the cultural memory of transness through his brilliantly crafted\, communally-driven excavation. This reclamation tears away with remarkable precision the myth of isolation as the mode of existence of transgender history-makers\, breathing new life into a lineage of collaborators and conspirators who have been forgotten for far too long. \nFollowing the screening of Framing Agnes\, stay tuned for a conversation with local trans and non-binary people on inter-generational trans experiences and creating space for the community. \nThis event is presented in partnership with Stirling Trans Collective\, Stirling LGBTQ+ Society and LGBT Youth Scotland. \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4.50\, £6.50\, £8.50. To book\, click the button below. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.macrobertartscentre.org/shows/505828AMQHRCTJJSDDRHKGBHGNLJRPNMT’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nEnglish audio and British Sign Language with English language captions. BSL-English interpretation for intro and post-film conversation. \nAudio description available for the film. Headsets available at the cinema entrance. \nInduction Loop available. \n75 minutes long with a 45 minutes post-film conversation. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nWe ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.  \nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \nSupported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/framing-agnes-conversation-at-macrobert-arts-centre-sterling/ CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature,Films,People of colour,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/6-framingagnes_still_02.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230422T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230422T200000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20230324T125334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230418T152438Z UID:10768-1682186400-1682193600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Framing Agnes + Conversation at Eden Court\, Inverness DESCRIPTION:Agnes\, the pioneering\, pseudonymized\, transgender woman who participated in Harold Garfinkel’s gender health research at UCLA in the 1960s\, has long stood as a figurehead of trans history.  \nIn this rigorous cinematic exercise that blends fiction and nonfiction\, director Chase Joynt explores where and how her platform has become a pigeonhole. Framing Agnes endeavors to widen the frame through which trans history is viewed — one that has remained too narrow to capture the multiplicity of experiences eclipsed by Agnes’.  \nThrough a collaborative practice of reimagination\, an impressive lineup of trans stars take on vividly rendered\, impeccably vintage reenactments\, bringing to life groundbreaking artifacts of trans healthcare.  \nJoynt’s signature form-rupturing style radically reenvisions the imposition of the frame on the cultural memory of transness through his brilliantly crafted\, communally-driven excavation. This reclamation tears away with remarkable precision the myth of isolation as the mode of existence of transgender history-makers\, breathing new life into a lineage of collaborators and conspirators who have been forgotten for far too long. \nFollowing the screening of Framing Agnes\, stay tuned for a conversation with local trans and non-binary people on inter-generational trans experiences and creating space for the community. The panel will be hosted by Mal Fraser\, a participatory artist\, filmmaker and facilitator from the Highlands who currently facilitates the Queer Youth Arts Collective online with Eden Court. They are passionate about utilising the arts to build nurturing and accessible community spaces\, and loves chatting about queer films and stories. \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \nTickets are available on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, or £10. To book\, click the button below. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://eden-court.co.uk/event/framing-agnes’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nEnglish audio and British Sign Language with English language captions. BSL-English interpretation for intro and post-film conversation. \nAudio description available for the film. Headsets available at the cinema entrance. \nQuiet Room available. \nInduction Loop available. \n75 minutes long with a 45 minutes post-film conversation. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nWe ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.  \nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \nPresented in partnership with Highland Pride\, Inverness Kiki Family\, and Queer Youth Arts Collective. \nSupported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \n  \n  \n  URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/framing-agnes-conversation-at-eden-court-inverness/ CATEGORIES:Documentary,Feature,Films,People of colour,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/6-framingagnes_still_02.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221021T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221021T173000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20221003T162253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221016T065346Z UID:10672-1666364400-1666373400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Immigrant Stories with LGBT Unity Scotland SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:This screening is a raw look into queer immigrant stories. Who I Am Now follows a conversation between two teammates\, Tariq and Denise\, talking about their trans refugee identities and sharing their stories about friends and family. No Hard Feelings presents a love story between Parvis\, the son of exiled Iranians\, and Amon who has fled Iran and is seeking asylum in Germany with his sister. This screening powerfully captures intersectional queer and refugee identities\, with the two films complementing each other in exploring aspects of the family we’re born intro and the families we make from our friends. \nPresented in partnership with LGBT Unity Scotland\, a community-led group providing essential support to LGBTQIA+ refugees\, asylum seekers\, and other migrants. Supported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \nCurated by Indigo Korres.  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, or £10. 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/ticketbooth/shows/873639513′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nAccessibility: \nLive Captioning \nClosed Captions \nInduction Loop \nBSL-English Interpreter \nWheelchair Accessible \nQuiet Space in the Intermedia Lab at the CCA \nAudience Travel and Access Fund \nAll films have subtitles and/or closed captions in English. Films for this programme are in the following languages: Arabic\, English\, German\, Persian. \nIf you would like to discuss any access needs\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \n  \nContent Notes:  \nDepictions: nudity\, sex\, racism\, flashing lights\, homophobia \nDescriptions: transphobia URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/immigrant-stories-with-lgbt-unity-scotland/ LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:English language,Feature,Films,People of colour,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/WHO-I-AM-NOW-29-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211003T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211003T200000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20210901T112128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T140018Z UID:10313-1633284000-1633291200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Sanctuary shorts in association with SQIFF + Q+A DESCRIPTION:This community-curated programme* explores the acceptance of identity\, self\, and of the world around us\, while highlighting the universal experience of being queer–with a special focus on being lesbian. The films’ instinctive narratives show the lows of being ‘othered’\, and the highs of finding a safe space within that\, no matter what age\, country\, or time period. Join us for powerfully diverse stories\, told with heart\, honesty\, and a perfect amount of humour. You’ll leave the event with a new community of queer film-lovers: your very own sanctuary. \n*Back in July\, Sanctuary collaborated with SQIFF producer and co-founder Helen Wright to offer 2 online workshops for LGBTQIA+ people\, aged 18+\, to learn about film programming. Participants worked together to watch a selection of queer short films and make decisions about a final shorts programme. Thanks to Ewan McPherson\, Kate Hammer\, Liam Rees\, JD Stewart\, Merik Tiz\, Ben Cave\, Beth Cooper\, Jonathan McLean\, Vee Smith and Sand Owsnett. \nThis is a free event. Book tickets using the button below. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sanctuary-shorts-in-association-with-sqiff-qa-tickets-167955993899′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nWe’ll be using Zoom Webinar for this screening event and Q&A. Audience members will be able to interact with the discussion through the chat function. Once you book a ticket you’ll be sent a link to access the event\, 24 hours before the event starts. \nThe films are in a mixture of spoken languages with English language captions and the Q&A will have live captions and BSL-English interpretation available. The event is suitable for ages 16+. If you have any questions or access requests for this event\, please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org. \nThe total films running time is 1 hour 25 minutes. \nThis film and discussion may include reference to: mental health breakdown\, homophobia\, transphobia\, alcohol or substance addiction. We appreciate this list is not comprehensive and encourage you to confidentially get in touch if there is a particular subject matter not listed you wish to avoid: hello@sanctuaryqueerarts.com. \nPROGRAMME \nThe Way We Are (16m) \nDir: Amanda Ann-Min Wong\, Country: Canada\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: \nEnglish \n“The Way We Are” shares excerpts of stories from audio interviews with 4 queer Asian women: Katherine Chun\, Wenda Li\, Tamai Kobayashi\, and Nancy Seto. Told in the present-tense\, these stories are arranged in a way that explores the past as the present\, and in doing so\, immersing viewers into the real-lived experiences from a different generation. \n \nA Story of Wedding (27m) \nDir: Wei Zhao\, Country: France\, Year: 2021\, Language/s: Mandarin \nTo satisfy their families\, Huanlin\, a gay man\, and Ziqiao\, a lesbian\, have agreed to have a marriage of convenience\, which will be held online due to the pandemic. In addition\, they have also agreed to have and raise a baby together. However\, this decision is changing their lives before they know it. \n \nFora de Época | Out of Place (13m) \nDir: Drica Czech\, Laís Catalano Aranha\, Country: Brazil\, Year: 2020\, \nLanguage/s: Portuguese \n2018: Brazil’s general election. Emotionally shaken by the possibility of Bolsonaro being elected\, a young lesbian takes refuge in her family’s farm. As she tries to understand why her mother spent the last days of her life alone in the old house\, she is faced with revelations about her own story. \n \nSubjekträume (Subject Spaces) (29m) Dir: Kat Voss\, Country: Germany\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: German \nLeather\, metal\, fur: Pelze Multimedia\, West Berlin 1981-1996\, provided a space for art\, musix\, sex parties\, experiments. A glimpse into an almost forgotten site of lesbian/queer history. \n  URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sanctuary-shorts-in-association-with-sqiff-qa/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:BSL,Documentary,Films,Free event,Lesbian,People of colour,Shorts,Speech to Text ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Geländer-mit-Arsch-JPG-e1630495182574.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210220T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210220T200000 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20210122T131009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210122T131152Z UID:10244-1613844000-1613851200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Pride & Protest: Live Watch Party + Q&A with director Blaise Singh DESCRIPTION: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 their communities. They speak out against internalised shame and lack of representation\, and we follow them trying to figure out their place in the world in the build up to UK Black Pride. \nThe film will screen on Zoom as a live watch party followed by a Q&A with director Blaise Singh and other members of the cast and crew. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders on the day. We are partnering with An Lanntair to host this event to mark LGBT History Month 2021 this February. \nThis event is a ‘Pay What You Can’ event – come for free or pay what you can afford. To book\, click the button below or call An Lanntair on 01851 708 480. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://tickets.lanntair.com/sales/categories/sqiff/pride–protest/live-watch-party–qa/pay-what-you-can-afford’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThe film is English language with captions and the Q&A will have live captions available. The event is suitable for ages 12+. If you have any questions or access requests for this event\, please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org. \nContent notes: Discussion of racism\, homophobia\, biphobia\, and transphobia; depiction of homophobia\, transphobia\, biphobia\, and brief racist violence. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/pride-protest-live-watch-party-qa-with-director-blaise-singh/ CATEGORIES:Bisexual,Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Gay men,Lesbian,LGBT History Month,People of colour,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/5th-Edit.01_29_01_02.Still079-e1598560798126.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210219 DTSTAMP:20260413T145416 CREATED:20210129T124824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T133224Z UID:10248-1612324800-1613620799@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America DESCRIPTION:Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America is a feature-length documentary revealing the untold stories of LGBT refugees and asylum seekers who have fled intense persecution from their home countries and who are resettling in the United States. As leadership in America continues to demonize immigrants and drastically restrict the flow of refugees and asylum seekers into the U.S.\, Unsettled follows Subhi\, a gay Syrian refugee\, Cheyenne and Mari\, a lesbian couple from Angola\, and Junior\, a gender non-conforming gay man from the Congo\, struggling to create new lives for themselves. \nClick here to rent Unsettled on our Vimeo on Demand channel up until 17 February. You can rent the film on our pay what you can sliding scale of free to £8. Please note the film is only available to rent within the UK. \nWe are holding two free online events to discuss the themes of the film and the situation for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in the UK on 4 and 11 February. To book for our discussion 7-8pm on Thursday 11 February with Leni Candan from UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group and Solomon Adebayo LGBT Unity Scotland responding to the film\, click the button below. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders on the day. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unsettled-discussion-with-uk-lesbian-gay-immigration-group-and-lgbt-unity-tickets-140278198869′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nPresented in partnership with LGBT Unity Scotland\, a community-led group providing essential support to LGBTQIA+ refugees\, asylum seekers\, and other migrants\, and Scottish Borders LGBT Equality for LGBT History Month. Supported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \n  \nACCESS \nThe film and events have an age recommendation of N/C 12+. \nThe film has English audio with English language captions. Live captioning provided for online discussions. \nThe film has quite a lot of dialogue and voiceover\, all English language\, and mostly bright images. \nThe film is 84 minutes long. Each discussion event is 1 hour long. \nContent notes: Discussion and depiction of homophobic violence\, honour-based violence\, trauma\, emotional distress\, and substance abuse.\n \nIf you have any questions about accessibility for the film and events\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nFilm rental price\n \nRental of the film on our Vimeo on Demand is on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going. URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/unsettled-seeking-refuge-in-america/ CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,Discussion,English language,Free event,LGBT History Month,People of colour,Speech to Text ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/unsettled_photo_01-e1611924389975.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR