We cordially invite you to our Opening Night event, Scottish Shorts 1. This event showcases the outstanding talent of queer filmmakers here in our homeland, Scotland. Before we embark on a week exploring queer international cinema, Scottish Shorts celebrates the diverse range of films coming out of Scotland right now. Expect big muscles, punk […]
Hand-scratched Super 8, neon ink bleeding across film strips, torn paper fragments, found footage, and reclaimed archives brought back to life. Collaged is a celebration of tactile experimental filmmaking. Blurring the boundaries between analogue and digital, memory and imagination, these films embrace hands-on editing, resurfacing found footage, and the creative ways to piece […]
Scottish queer cinema goes DIY with 9 world premieres of subversive and irreverent shorts made in this years' SQIFF queer filmmaking course: SATURATE. Positioning queer filmmaking in Scotland as cinematic counterculture, SATURATE was a Glasgow based filmmaking course that brought together 31 emerging LGBTQIA+ Scotland-based directors to develop zero-budget short films over the […]
Step into the shadows with Nighttime, a trio of films exploring the eerie creatures, uncanny encounters, and mysterious worlds that emerge after dark. Blending live action and 3D animation, these works present unsettling figures, haunting silences, and an ominous sense that anything could happen. Moving between familiar Glaswegian backdrops and more distant, imagined realms, […]
This screening showcases compelling short documentaries all under 12 minutes in length. It proves that big, powerful stories can be told in even the tiniest films. From intimate personal portraits and participatory filmmaking, to more experimental works, this eclectic programme spans a number of styles, genres, and perspectives. Together, these works highlight the […]
Enchanted ecologies include performance-based and experimental moving image works by queer and trans visual artists from the Brazilian Amazon. Together, these films approach nature as a living being and highlight the role of cities in ecological conversations. They engage local non-human and spiritual beings through queer and trans perspectives that discuss environmental degradation, colonial […]
