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SUMMARY:SQIFF 2020 Opening Film: Pride & Protest
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. \nWe are screening the film as a live watch party on Zoom. We are very happy to be joined by director Blaise Singh for a Q&A after the film. Pride & Protest will also be available on SQIFF’s Vimeo on Demand channel between 5 and 18 October. \nTickets are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. To book\, click the button below. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders a day or two beforehand. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sqiff-2020-opening-film-pride-protest-tickets-116679955889′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nThe film has English audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation and live captioning provided for introduction and Q&A. \nThis event has live audio description. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe film has lots of dialogue and voiceover\, all English language\, and mostly bright images. \nThe film is 90 minutes long with a 10 minute introduction at the start\, a 5 minute comfort break after the film\, and a Q&A lasting approximately 30 minutes. \nContent notes: Discussion of racism\, homophobia\, biphobia\, and transphobia; depiction of homophobia\, transphobia\, biphobia\, and brief racist violence. \nWe have a limited access fund to assist people with no or limited internet access to attend the Festival. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are 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/sqiff-2020-opening-film-pride-protest/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,Bisexual,BSL,Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Gay men,Lesbian,People of colour,Speech to Text
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UID:9946-1602180000-1602185400@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Workshop: Filmmaking with Wahala Film Fund
DESCRIPTION:Wahala Film Fund is a short film completion fund for Queer\, Transgender\, and Intersex People of Colour filmmakers based in UK\, Europe\, and the Global South. Wahala’s aim is to challenge the pervasiveness of the marginalisation of Queer People of Colour within films and film industries and also empower the many talented QTIPOC filmmakers who struggle to make work\, or who stop continuing to make work because of the systemic pressures we face in actualising work which prioritises QTIPOC people in front of and behind the camera. Wahala co-founders and filmmakers Campbell X and Neelu Bhuman will lead this workshop for queer filmmakers of colour to find their voice and discuss their place in the industry. \nThis event is only open to QTIPOC (queer\, trans\, and intersex people of colour). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are free. To book\, click the button below. You can book a ticket up to one hour before the start time. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders a day or two beforehand. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-filmmaking-with-wahala-film-fund-tickets-120114223877′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis workshop has an age recommendation of 18+. \nBSL interpretation\, live captioning\, and live audio description are provided for the workshop. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe workshop is 90 minutes long with a comfort break in the middle. \nWe have a limited access fund to assist people with no or limited internet access to attend the Festival. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020\, please contact info@sqiff.org.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/workshop-filmmaking-with-wahala-film-fund/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,People of colour,Speech to Text,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201010T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201010T160000
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SUMMARY:Dream Access Focus Group SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:**Please note this event is now sold out. You can join a waiting list by clicking Buy Tickets below and we will contact you if a space becomes available** \nDisability provision is almost always a second thought even in places that are all about radical inclusivity – this is the case with queer spaces as well. This workshop is an opportunity to listen to advocates experiencing diverse disabilities\, and to find solutions for radical access provisions in a collaborative way. Documentation of the event\, in the form of a zine to share with SQIFF and other festivals\, will provide a community-based\, co created list of problems and suggested solutions\, prioritising input from excluded communities rather than theoretical ‘best practices.’ \nEvent led by Disabled activist Luke Murphy. Zine created by Dr of medieval queer+trans theology\, storyteller\, and zine-maker\, Jonah Coman. \nPlease note this workshop is intended for Deaf and Disabled participants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are free. To book\, click the button below. You can book a ticket up to one hour before the start time. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders a day or two beforehand. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dream-access-focus-group-tickets-120119848701′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nBSL interpretation\, live captioning\, and live audio description are provided for the workshop. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe workshop is 2 hours long with a comfort break in the middle. \nWe have a limited access fund to assist people with no or limited internet access to attend the Festival. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020\, please contact info@sqiff.org.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/dream-access-focus-group/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Deaf,Disability,Discussion,Free event,Speech to Text,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201011T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201011T153000
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SUMMARY:Party: LGBTI+ Elders Social Dance Club
DESCRIPTION:Calling all LGBTI+ Elders and allies –  Dust off your dancing shoes\, charge your glasses and get ready for the LGBTI+ Elders Social Dance Club – Online! \nWe might not be able to meet in person but we can use the magic of technology to connect\, chat\, and boogie. Just like regular Dance Clubs you can join in however feels right for you. \nWe think it’s more important than ever right now that we celebrate our community and come together in any way we can. \nSo please join us online so we can talk\, laugh and dance together. Presented in partnership with SQIFF. \nThis event is FREE to attend. To receive the Zoom link and password to attend\, please email thecomingbackoutball@nationaltheatrescotland.com. \nThe LGBTI Elders Social Dance Club is a National Theatre of Scotland and All The Queens Men co-production\, in partnership with Eden Court\, Luminate and in association with Glasgow City Council. \n  \nACCESS \nThis event is open to all ages. \nThis event will have live captioning\, BSL interpretation\, and live audio description. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe event will have hosts with everyone able to join in with your camera and microphone switched on. However\, you can leave these switched off if you prefer. The National Theatre of Scotland will record parts of the event for research\, development\, and publicity purposes only. Everyone will have the opportunity to opt out if they do not want to be recorded by turning off their camera. You will be told when recording is about to happen and see a red ‘recording’ symbol in the top left hand corner. No dance club members will record or screenshot the session\, and by joining the group we assume that you agree to this.\n \nWe have a limited access fund to assist people with no or limited internet access to attend the Festival. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020\, please contact info@sqiff.org.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/party-lgbti-elders-social-dance-club/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Free event,Parties,Performance,Speech to Text
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201018T160000
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SUMMARY:Call & Response: Reading and Writing for the Future
DESCRIPTION:A workshop and reading group led by Martha Williams. The discussion and activities will be based around one or more of the texts selected for the Many Black Moons Ago\, To Go programme. Texts will be sent to participants prior to the workshop. \nThe workshop is for Black people only. \nMartha Adonai Williams is a writer\, facilitator\, and community organiser. She is a coordinator for the Black Feminist Bookshop and runs the Black womxn/non-binary writing space\, Call+Response. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree event. To book\, click the button below. You can book a ticket up to one hour before the start time. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders a day or two beforehand. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/call-response-reading-and-writing-for-the-future-tickets-120178863215′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThe event has an age recommendation of 18+. \nBSL interpretation\, live captioning\, and live audio description provided for the event. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe workshop is 2 hours long with a comfort break in the middle. \nWe have a limited access fund to assist people with no or limited internet access to attend the Festival. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020\, please contact info@sqiff.org.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/call-response-reading-and-writing-for-the-future/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Free event,People of colour,Speech to Text,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Watch Party: Queer Scotland Shorts
DESCRIPTION:We are always proud to present some of the astonishing queer filmmaking made by local talent. This year features meditation on the queer body and its owner’s cultural history\, the potential for zine culture to assist in the recovery from mental health difficulties\, being censored when writing LGBTQ characters\, living as a gay man in the era of 1950s McCarthyism\, feminist sci-fi baby-making adventures\, love on the mind of an admirer\, and Deaf identities. \nThe screening will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A. There will be an award for Best Scottish Short voted for online by audiences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. To book\, click the button below. You can book a ticket up to one hour before the start time. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders a day or two beforehand. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/watch-party-queer-scotland-shorts-tickets-120180504123′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nThe films have Arabic and English audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation\, live captioning\, and live audio description are provided for the event. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe films will be around 1 hour long with a brief introduction at the start and a 30 minute Q&A. \nContent notes: discussion of homophobia\, misogyny\, ableism\, mental health issues\, and suicide; depiction of homophobia\, nudity\, grief\, and death. \n\n\n\n\nThe films in SQIFF Shorts: Queer Scotland include some abrasive sound effects. \n\n\n\n\nWe have a limited access fund to assist people with no or limited internet access to attend the Festival. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are 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. \nPROGRAMME \nSaturnrania (5m)\nDir: Holly McLean\, Country: UK\, Year: 2019\, Language/s: English\nA feminist sci-fi adventure documentary following an experimental physicist on her quest to have a baby. \nThe Fabric of You (11m)\nDir: Josephine Lohoar Self\, Country: UK\, Year: 2019\, Language/s: English\nSet in the Bronx\, in the era of 1950s McCarthyism\, everybody wants to look the same. Michael a gay\, twenty-something-year old mouse\, hides his true identity while he works as a tailor. \nWhen Isaac enters the shop one day he offers the escapism and love Michael craves. In Michael’s confined apartment\, he becomes tormented by the memories of Isaac’s tragic death. Michael’s memories and flashbacks are triggered when he notices Isaac’s jacket draped on the back of a chair. Haunted by the solace Isaac once offered\, he struggles to come to terms with his loss. \nLet My Body Speak (10m)\nDir: Madonna Adib\, Country: UK\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: Arabic\nThis documentary is a personal and intimate journey exploring the repression experienced by the filmmaker during her childhood when she faced sexual control in a Damascus also experiencing a growing socio-political repression in the late 80s and early 90s. Through the creative use of family archive in Damascus mixed with current footage of her body she reconstructs the pain of the past absorbed by her body. \nWhat is Wrong with Her? (7m)\nDir: Leah Francisco\, Country: UK\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: BSL and English\nLeah finds life and identity by moving past other people’s labels in this British Sign Language poem travelling through time and space. Produced by Solar Bear Theatre company through their digital arts programme\, Solar Flares. \nZine There Done That (8m)\nDir: Fergus Cruickshank\, Ana Hine\, Country: UK\, Year: 2019\, Language/s: English\nAs Ana recovers from a serious mental health breakdown\, she discovers the potential for zines to rebuild her life and rediscover her voice. This intimate documentary is captured on an eclectic mix of formats to mirror the delicate piecing together of Ana and her connection to the underground mental health zine community in the UK. A tender\, creative\, and ultimately empowering look at how art can bring people together to take ownership of their lives. \nBe Seen (2m)\nDir: Sophie Stone\, Country: UK\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: BSL\nLove fully explored in the mind of the admirer. Produced by Solar Bear Theatre company through their digital short programme\, Solar Snaps. \nAll the reasons behind a kiss (3m)\nDir: Aimie Willemse\, Country: UK\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: English\nA theatre student gets rebuked for writing LGBTQ+ characters in her zombie apocalypse play as “following the latest trend”\, however it turns out\, she has a personal reason to do so. \nReal Boy (11m)\nDir: Jamie Rea\, Country: UK\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: BSL\nAll the parts of life from the smallest atom to the meaning of life converge and form into a feeling of completeness within Joe. We share in this journey. Produced by Solar Bear Theatre company through their digital arts programme\, Solar Flares.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/watch-party-queer-scotland-shorts/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Deaf,Disability,Films,Shorts,Speech to Text,Trans
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SUMMARY:SQIFF Closing Night Pub Quiz
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the closing night event of SQIFF 2020. Test your queer culture knowledge with our fun and accessible quiz covering everything from camp classics to contemporary movie controversies – plus some sport\, music & history\, all with an LGBTQIA+ flavour!  You can join in with or without a team. There will be some exciting prizes on offer! We’ll also announce the winner of this year’s Best Scottish Short and say our heartfelt thank yous and tearful goodbyes to this year’s fest. \nQuiz teams of up to 4 people. If you are in separate households\, you will need an alternative way to communicate as we are running the Quiz via Zoom Webinar for access reasons. This means audiences will have their videos and sound off and can’t communicate with each other. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. To book\, click the button below. You can book a ticket up to one hour before the start time. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders a day or two beforehand. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sqiff-closing-night-pub-quiz-tickets-120181346643′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nBSL interpretation\, live captioning\, and live audio description are provided for the event. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe quiz will be 3 hours long with comfort breaks throughout. \nWe have a limited access fund to assist people with no or limited internet access to attend the Festival. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are 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/sqiff-closing-night-pub-quiz/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Speech to Text
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