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SUMMARY:SQIFF Shorts on Tour
DESCRIPTION:We present on tour an inclusive selection of LGBTQ+ short films from our 2018 Festival Opening Night. Headlining the programme is VISIBLE\, created by Campbell X and Kayza Rose\, who explore QTIPOC (queer\, trans\, and intersex people of colour) histories\, challenging mainstream perceptions and sanitisation of legacies\, and celebrating complexity\, multiplicity\, myths\, gossip\, and legends. Also featuring a lesbian sports star coming out\, being gay in the Maldives\, queer working class vulnerability\, and more. \nScreenings are taking place across Scotland for LGBT History Month. We are pleased director of VISIBLE\, Campbell X\, will join us for Q&As in Dundee\, Hawick\, Ayr\, Edinburgh\, and Stirling. \nSupported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network. \nTo book\, see list of screenings and booking links below. \nCCA\, Glasgow in partnership with STUC LGBT+ Committee\, Saturday 9th February\, 1pm. Tickets offered on a sliding scale of free to £8. To book\, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873601860/events/128926862′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nDundee Contemporary Arts\, Wednesday 13th February\, 6.15pm. Tickets £5-7.50. To book\, please use the button below or call DCA box office on +44 (0)1382 432 444. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.dca.org.uk/whats-on/event/sqiff-shorts-on-tour’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nThe Byre Theatre\, St. Andrews part of Queerfest with Saints LGBT+\, Friday 15th February\, 6pm. Tickets offered on a sliding scale of free to £8. To book\, please use the button below. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queerfest-sqiff-shorts-on-tour-tickets-55762679676′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nCornucopia\, Hawick in partnership with Scottish Borders LGBT Equality\, Saturday 23rd February\, 4pm. Free\, unticketed – just come along. \n  \nAyr Town Hall in partnership with Ayr Film Society and Ayrshire LGBTQ\, Sunday 24th February\, 6.30pm. Free\, unticketed – just come along. \n  \n50 George Square\, University of Edinburgh with MSc Film\, Exhibition and Curation\, Tuesday 26th February\, 7pm. Tickets offered on a sliding scale of free to £8. To book\, please use the button below. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sqiff-shorts-on-tour-in-edinburgh-tickets-55762331635′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nMacrobert\, Stirling in partnership with Stirling University LGBTQ+ Society\, Friday 1st March\, 7.30pm. Tickets £6. To book\, please use the button below or call Macrobert box office on +44 (0)1786 466 666. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://macrobertartscentre.org/event/sqiff-2018-opening-night-shorts-on-tour/’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nEden Court\, Inverness\, Monday 4th March\, 6.15pm. Tickets £3.50-5.50. To book\, please use the button below or call Eden Court box office on +44 (0)1463 234 234. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://eden-court.co.uk/event/sqiff-shorts-on-tour’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nBelmont Filmhouse\, Aberdeen in partnership with Grampian Pride\, Wednesday 6th March\, 7.30pm. Tickets £5. To book\, please use the button below or call Belmont Filmhouse box office on +44 (0)1224 343 500. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.belmontfilmhouse.com/showing/kino-bar-sqiff-shorts-tour’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nRound One (4m)\nDir: Ella Sowinska\, Year: 2017\nRound One creates a portrait of Nicola Stevens\, who played in the first professional Australian Football League women’s game in 2017. \nThere You Are (15m)\nDir. Lisa Donato\, Year: 2018\nA trans woman must dress like a boy to say goodbye to her dying grandmother. \nBlooming Night (9m)\nDir. Bell Zhong\, Year: 2017\nMesmerised by a pair of red heels\, a lonely street guy in Shanghai follows their owner into a club\, where he discovers a forbidden community that he has never experienced before. \nMedulla Oblongata (8m)\nDir. Roberto Nascimento\, Year: 2017\n“Life can be horrible. But it also can be beautiful. Really f***ing beautiful.” Abraham Naim aka drag queen Medulla Oblongata relates their story of escaping persecution for being gay in the Maldives and finding acceptance and community. \nCrashing Waves (4m)\nDir. Emma Gilbertson\, Year: 2018\nTwo young working-class men explore the intimacy and vulnerability of relationships in a combative dance against the backdrop of an inner city estate\, risking all under the scrutiny of a tight-knit community. \nTop 10 Places to Visit in São Paulo (14m)\nDir. Akira Kamiki\, Year: 2018\nOn a dreamy Sunday\, two photographers walk around São Paulo trying to connect with the city\, and slowly fall in love with each other. \nVISIBLE (20m)\nDir. Campbell X\, Year: 2018\nVISIBLE digs in and shreds misconceptions that LGBTQ+ people of colour have no history – and no story to tell. Weaving together the tales of inspirational ancestors\, contemporary artists\, political activists\, and community leaders – VISIBLE challenges mainstream perception and the sanitisation of LGBTQ+ legacies by celebrating complexity\, multiplicity\, and the myths\, gossips\, legends\, and truths of QTIPOC histories.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-shorts-on-tour/
CATEGORIES:Films,Gay men,Lesbian,LGBT History Month,People of colour,Shorts,Trans,Woman director,Working class
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SUMMARY:QTIPOC shorts for LGBT History Month
DESCRIPTION:For LGBT History Month\, SQIFF and the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) are partnering to showcase short films focusing on QTIPOC representation and ideas. \nMy Loneliness is Killing Me features a femme man of colour who invites a white man to his apartment for a hook-up\, unexpectedly unearthing a dark emotional connection. Clash is a short experimental documentary by queer Iraqi non-binary filmmaker Amrou Al-Khadi critiquing the lack of diversity in on-screen representation in Britain today. Iconic transgender artist and activist\, Marsha “Pay it No Mind” Johnson\, and her life in the hours before she ignited the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City are depicted in Happy Birthday\, Marsha!. \nThe event will be hosted by Samar Ziadat\, curator\, activist\, and co-founder of Dardishi\, with a discussion with local QTIPOC artists and activists following the screening. \nFREE ENTRY (no need to sign up\, just come along on the night) \nACCESS \nFilms in the English language with captions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing access. BSL interpretation for the discussion. Our venue\, Kelvin Hall\, is wheelchair accessible with accessible toilet facilities. For more information on the venue\, click here. Please get in touch via helen@sqiff.org with any questions about access. \nContent note: reference to violence and scenes of a sexual nature.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/qtipoc-shorts-for-lgbt-history-month/
LOCATION:Kelvin Hall\, 1445 Argyle Street\, Glasgow\, G3 8AW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,English language,Films,Free event,Gay men,LGBT History Month,People of colour,Shorts,Trans,Woman director
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