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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160930T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160930T191000
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SUMMARY:SQIFF Shorts: Ma(i)nly Men
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to be a man? Insights into a cultural project designed to get gay men talking about sex and drug use\, a destructive relationship between a married ‘heterosexual’ man and a gay guy\, an experimental plunge into the homoeroticism of male rowers\, two trans guys building campfires and hanging out in the wilderness together\, a father taking exception to his son winning the family bread through sex work\, and a group of unreconstituted hetero studs being upstaged by women at the gym. A selection of shorts probing masculinity from a variety of angles. \nACCESS: Level access with Cinema plus accessible toilets all on ground floor (CCA). Films screening with subtitles for D/deaf and hard of hearing access. Hearing loop available. Most films in English language.\n \n£5 / £4 conc / Free for unemployed and asylum seekers. Festival pass £40 / £30 conc. All prices include booking fee. \nTo 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=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873561892/events’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nLet’s Talk About Gay Sex And Drugs (12m)\nDir: Leon Lopez\, Country: UK\, Year: 2015 \nA short documentary about a monthly open mic night in London\, where speakers are encouraged to talk about their experiences of drug and sex culture in the gay scene. \nNightstand (26m)\nDir: Charles Parham\, Country: UK\, Year: 2015 \nNightstand stages the destructive relationship between two men over three consecutive nights – one is gay\, lost and adolescent\, the other is married to a woman and middle-aged. \nX-Film (3m)\nDir: Inaki Sagastume\, Country: Basque\, Year: 2015 \nA film poem in which the sound and fury of skin flaps like a flag under the flow of assaults! \n(The Here and Now) A Visit (12m)\nDir: Finn Paul\, Country: USA\, Year: 2015 \nA narrative portrait\, and a staged document\, of a friendship between two trans men as they hang out in the wilderness. \nThe Owls (10m)\nDir: Natalia Bougadellis\, Country: Greece\, Year: 2016 \nA young man’s parents find themselves unemployed and he is required to put food on the table\, turning to sex work to make ends meet. \nNo Game Lots of Pain (3m)\nDir: Guy Wilson\, Country: UK\, Year: 2015 \nTwo hetero men try to woo a woman at the gym and she is less than impressed.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-shorts-mainly-men/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Bisexual,Films,Gay men,Hearing loop,Shorts,Trans,Woman director
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160929T201500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160929T214500
DTSTAMP:20260501T033419
CREATED:20160826T084718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160924T170809Z
UID:7052-1475180100-1475185500@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:SQIFF Opener: Strike a Pose SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:This event is now SOLD OUT. \nTo the fans they were the unforgettably sleek\, talented\, and beautiful men that helped support the career of one of the world’s most beloved and controversial music artists. But behind the scenes they were Kevin\, Oliver\, Luis\, Carlton\, Jose\, Gabriel\, and Salim; a disparate group of young dancers whose lives were forever changed by Madonna’s iconic Blond Ambition Tour. Strike a Pose movingly revisits the men after twenty years apart\, charting the thrill followed by the fading light of fame\, and examining emotionally devastating issues they have dealt with\, including navigating being gay in the wake of the AIDS crisis. \nACCESS: Level access at entrance with lift up to first floor for Theatre space. Accessible toilets on first floor (CCA). Film screening with subtitles for D/deaf and hard of hearing access. BSL interpretation for introduction. Film mostly in English language.\n \nTicket includes an invite to our opening drinks reception after the film! \n£5 / £4 conc / Free for unemployed and asylum seekers. Festival pass £40 / £30 conc. All prices include booking fee. \nTo 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=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873561883/events’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’]
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-opener-strike-a-pose/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Disability,Documentary,English language,Films,Gay men,People of colour,Scottish premiere,Woman director
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160929T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160929T193000
DTSTAMP:20260501T033419
CREATED:20160826T084321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160928T112648Z
UID:7050-1475172000-1475177400@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:SQIFF Shorts: Elephants and Riots SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:This event is now sold out. \nThe return of our feminist shorts featuring women’s voices and perspectives on a range of LGBTQ+ themes. From ‘faux drag’ to lesbian utopias\, the role of trans women of colour in gay rights history to the relationship of a queer mum with her own estranged father\, experimental musings on friendship to fingerpuppet superheroes tackling white male bias in the film industry\, we present a selection of outstanding contemporary work saying Kerpow!!! to the patriarchy. \nWith an audience award for Best Feminist Short kindly sponsored by the Centre for Gender and Feminist Studies at Stirling University. \nACCESS: Level access with Cinema plus accessible toilets all on ground floor (CCA). Films screening with subtitles for D/deaf and hard of hearing access. BSL interpretation for introduction and filmmaker Q&A. Hearing loop available. Films mostly in English language.\n \n£5 / £4 conc / Free for unemployed and asylum seekers. Festival pass £40 / £30 conc. All prices include booking fee. \nTo 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=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873561881/events’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nB. (15m)\nDir: Kai Staenicke\, Country: Germany\, Year: 2015 \nThe true story of B.: torn between an unkind relationship with K. and her feelings for another woman\, shy and insecure B. is heading for disaster. \nVenus (6m)\nDir: Faye Carr-Wilson\, Magenta Sharp\, Country: UK\, Year: 2016 \nVenus is a short documentary exploring gender roles within the drag community. \nLittle Elephant (5m)\nDir: Kate Jessop\, Country: UK\, Year: 2015 \nA stunning animation about love over three generations. \nHeavens to Betsy (11m)\nDir: Jac Nunns\, Angie West\, Country: UK\, Year: 2014 \nA queer fairytale in which a bullied cleaner at a hairdresser’s escapes to another world. \nS.T.A.R. (5m)\nDir: Rhys Ernst\, Country: USA\, Year: 2016 \nS.T.A.R. tracks the modern transgender rights movement via the activism of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera\, participants in the Stonewall Riots of 1969. \nṣadāqa (5m)\nDir: Neelu Bhuman\, Country: UK\, Year: 2016 \nA kaleidoscopic view of friendship transcending borders. \nLike a riot (2m)\nDir: Krissy Mahan\, Country: USA\, Year: 2016 \n“Like anyone who grew up with the Muppets and Fraggle Rock\, I have always wanted to have a puppet self. And of course I want my puppet self to hang out with Campbell X’s puppet self. Krissy Mahan has made it happen!” Dr. Sophie Mayer \nLucid Noon\, Sunset Blush (32m)\nDir: Alli Logout\, Country: USA\, Year: 2015 \n17-year-old baby gay Micha has just moved into The Palace – a basement full of queer femme sex workers\, lovers\, and misfits.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-shorts-elephants-and-riots/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Bisexual,BSL,Disability,Documentary,Films,Hearing loop,Lesbian,People of colour,Shorts,Trans,Woman director
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160929T154500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160929T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T033419
CREATED:20160826T083751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160927T011236Z
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SUMMARY:Femme Brutal
DESCRIPTION:Combining provocative burlesque performance with frank backstage discussion\, Femme Brutal explores the ways in which seven artists use the stage to engage with and challenge cultural representations of femininity. Madame Cameltoe and Frau Professor La Rose\, amongst others\, place a spotlight on the naked body and sexual desire. A celebration of femme identities with a unique insight into the motivations and backgrounds of queer feminist performers at Austria’s Club Burlesque Brutal. \nScreening with short Too Wide (7 mins) by Moyin Saka and Travis Alabanza. Followed by a discussion on femme identity and performance hosted by University of Edinburgh’s Dr. Leanne Dawson and featuring queer film festival programmer and researcher Theresa Heath and activist\, artist\, and researcher Eliza Goroya. \nACCESS: Level access with Cinema plus accessible toilets all on ground floor (CCA). Film in German with English subtitles. Hearing loop available. If you would like to attend and require BSL interpretation for the discussion\, please email info@sqiff.org at least one week in advance.\n \n£5 / £4 conc / Free for unemployed and asylum seekers. Festival pass £40 / £30 conc. All prices include booking fee. \nTo 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=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873561880/events’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’]
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/femme-brutal/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Documentary,Films,Hearing loop,Lesbian,Scottish premiere,Woman director
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160929T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160929T150000
DTSTAMP:20260501T033419
CREATED:20160826T082703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160914T183549Z
UID:7044-1475155800-1475161200@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:SQIFF Shorts: Projecting/Needs
DESCRIPTION:A young man develops a crush whilst taking part in nighttime escapades involving photographic fantasies. German artist Markus shares thoughts about his online persona\, a guy who pees in public\, versus his real-life shyness. A British-Indian boy toys with his identity and daydreams about his best friend. Two Arab-American women express themselves through the power of the spoken word. Intellectual and would- be writer\, Justin Otherman\, is inspired after meeting the girl of his dreams\, Shiosa Dorable. And a queer boy in high school creates a magic potion to get a jock to fall in love with him. Projecting/Needs explores the fine\, captivating\, and sometimes hilarious lines between reality and imagination\, physical existence and make-believe. \nACCESS: Level access with Cinema plus accessible toilets all on ground floor (CCA). Films screening with subtitles for D/deaf and hard of hearing access. Hearing loop available. Films in a variety of languages.\n \n£5 / £4 conc / Free for unemployed and asylum seekers. Festival pass £40 / £30 conc. All prices include booking fee. \nTo 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=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873561872/events’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nLightrapping (22m)\nDir: Marcio Miranda Perez\, Country: Brazil\, Year: 2016 \nGustavo is a photographer who captures the bodies of naked men in public spaces in Sao Paulo. One night\, young Pedro follows him\, curious and undecided about participating in the project. \nThe Character Inside Me (16m)\nDir: Andreas Boschmann\, Country: Germany\, Year: 2015 \nMarkus is the city’s most popular public pisser. In his blog recording his exploits\, Markus seems unrestrained and shameless but behind the digital facade we meet a self-conscious and shy man. \nProjecting Needs (2m)\nDir: Violet Blank\, Michael Logar\, Country: Germany\, Ireland\, Year: 2016 \nA short parody of patriarchal values in indie cinema\, including the manic pixie dream girl trope. \nFloozy Suzy (25m)\nDir: Otavio Chamorro\, Country: Brazil\, Year: 2015 \nA hilarious-love-potion-gone-wrong tale where the aim is to win the love of the hottest guy at school. \nChariot Riders (5m)\nDir: Kate Jessop\, Country: UK\, Year: 2015 \nAsh is 13 and he doesn’t like anything Indian: the food\, the clothes\, the films. He does like spending time with his best friend Kuldeep\, however. \nI Say Dust (14m)\nDir: Darine Hotait\, Country: USA\, Year: 2015 \nTwo Arab-American women in New York City fall in love\, argue about home and identity\, engage in a chess battle\, and express themselves through the power of the spoken word.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-shorts-projecting-needs/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Films,Gay men,Hearing loop,Lesbian,People of colour,Shorts,Woman director
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