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SUMMARY:SQIFF Shorts: Queer Activism
DESCRIPTION:Films about activism and films as activism. Sins Invalid is a performance project incubating and celebrating artists with disabilities\, centralising artists of colour and queer and gender-variant artists. Since 2006\, its performances have explored sexuality\, beauty\, and the disabled body. We’re screening Sins Invalid’s shorts Disability Justice for Palestine\, Sins Invalid: an Unashamed Claim to Beauty\, and Pussy Vinaigrette alongside a selection of other activism-focused work. \nErnestine Cath from Sins Invalid will join us for a Q&A after the films. \nScreening with English subtitles. Post-film Q&A will be BSL interpreted. \n£5/£4 Conc/Free unemployed and asylum seekers. To book tickets please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’http://cca-glasgow.com/programme/55d31fbf3837223068000002′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nFull Programme\n \nDisability Justice for Palestine (1m) \nDir. Sins Invalid and Micah Bazant\, Country: USA\, Year: 2014 \nDisability Justice for Palestine is a Public Service Announcement created by Sins Invalid during the extended attacks on Gaza in the Summer of 2014. “We add our words and faces to a movement for global solidarity with the people of Palestine\, articulating the struggle for Palestinian liberation as a disability justice issue.” \nTrans*march (5m) \nDir. Simon Schultz von Dratzig\, Countries: Germany/Canada\, Year: 2013 \nAs the most politicized of the three marches during Pride week in San Francisco\, trans*march\, which has been running for ten years\, has a tradition of raising visibility of a marginalised group within queer culture. This documentary records queer voices during the 2013 march and reflects political discussions concerning trans* and LGBT movements. \nSins Invalid: An Unashamed Claim to Beauty (33m) \nDir. Patty Berne\, Country: USA\, Year: 2013 \nA documentary about a performance project celebrating artists with disabilities\, centralising artists of colour and queer and gender-variant artists. Since 2006\, Sins Invalid’s performances have explored sexuality\, beauty and the disabled body\, providing an entryway into the taboo topic of sexuality and disability. \nWatch trailer for Sins Invalid: An Unashamed Claim to Beauty \nFinding Each Other (4m) \nDir. Shirley Hsin*I Liu\, Country: USA\, Year: 2015 \nA trio of queer friends discover that finding others belonging to the same marginalised identities within LGBT culture makes all the difference. A meditation on the significance of community within activism. \nUntil Justice Rolls (4m) \nDir. Krissy Mahan\, Country: USA\, Year: 2013 \nFaggotgirl\, a butch dyke superhero action figure\, and her friend Robot want to meet for a drink. But the New York City public transportation system is barely accessible for people with different kinds of bodies and their journey is thwarted by stairs\, gaps\, and poorly maintained curbs. \nPussy Vinaigrette (3m) \nDir. Patty Berne\, Country: USA\, Year: 2011 \nThe Gimp Gourmet prepares a very special recipe! Starring\, written by and with fruit carving by Puerto Rican Jewish writer and poet Aurora Levins Morales. Does activist filmmaking have room for this much sexiness…?
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-shorts-queer-activism/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Films,Shorts
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SUMMARY:SQIFF Shorts: Whose Identity Is It Anyway?
DESCRIPTION:A gay man seeks asylum in the Czech Republic and must endure an absurd entry exam\, a genderqueer woman confronts society’s prejudices when she shaves her head\, members of a UK organisation for LGBT Muslim people describe the group’s history\, and two football players give their best pantomime performance of heterosexuality… \nA selection of shorts exploring some of the struggles\, intersections\, and variety of queer\nidentities. \nContent note: discussion and depiction of homophobia\, transphobia\, and racism. \nScreening with English subtitles. \n£5 / £4 conc / Free to unemployed and asylum seekers. To book tickets please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’http://cca-glasgow.com/programme/55d31c3b3837223068000001′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nFull Programme \nThe Return (22m)\nDir. Yohann Kouam\, Country: France\, Year: 2013 \nWilly thought he knew everything about his big brother Théo but when the latter arrives back on the housing estate where they live after a year’s absence\, Willy discovers a secret about him… \nWatch trailer for The Return \nJean (6m)\nDir. Anna Stypko\, Country: USA\, Year: 2013 \nA delightful eccentric has a haircut that transcends age and gender expectations. Set in the run-down Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia\, local artist Jean talks about her shoes\, hairstyle choices\, and why she changed her name. \nThe Usual (5m)\nDir. Ruth McNally\, Country: Ireland\, Year: 2014 \nIn a small country pub\, three Irish farmers are enjoying an afternoon’s drink when an unusual stranger walks in. His curious behaviour entertains them for a while but they won’t want someone like him hanging around their local for too long. \nImaan – This is the Beginning (7m)\nDir. Faizan Fiaz\, Country: UK\, Year: 2014 \nFounded in London in 1999\, Imaan is a peer support group for LGBT Muslims in the UK. Director Faizan Fiaz’s film delves into the history of the group\, how it evolved\, and how it has met the challenges that face this particular community. \nKuhani (7m)\nDir. Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine\, Countries: Nigeria/Uganda/USA\, Year: 2013 \nAn experimental film inspired by Ugandan Catholic priest Father Anthony Musaala’s open letter to the church titled “The Failure of Celibate Chastity among Diocesan Priests.” Father Musaala is one of many Ugandans who have been persecuted as a result of the country’s recently introduced Anti-Homosexuality Act. \nWatch trailer for Kuhani \nPlaying the Game (8m)\nDir. Jeremy Timings\, Country: UK\, Year: 2014 \nAn intriguing slice of East London life circa 1990\, Playing the Game explores the thorny issue of sexual identity within working class football culture. \nDas Phallometer (7m)\nDir. Tor Iben\, Country: Germany\, Year: 2014 \nA refugee is taken into custody at an open border crossing. During his interrogation\, he admits to being gay and is subjected to an absurd entry examination – a so-called ‘phallometric test\,’ which was used in real life up until recently in the Czech Republic.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-shorts-whose-identity-is-it-anyway/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Films,Shorts
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