Lok, a 34-year-old filmmaker from Macau, has been drifting through Hong Kong’s film industry. Although she has already directed a feature film, her life remains unstable, her next project has stalled, and her girlfriend Bei Bei is pushing for them to get married, buy a house, and settle down. Facing multiple pressures, Lok revisits […]
Botox, Revolax, Sculptra, Hyaron and Juvederm: all sorts of products, perhaps not all entirely legal, sell like hot cakes in Bouba’s Lebanese beauty salon. Skilfully, though not always gently, she jabs a constant stream of clients with all kinds of injectables to temporarily reduce their facial wrinkles and frown lines. Director Omar Mismar films […]
Adam’s Apple is an intimate, collaborative documentary told through the dual perspectives of Adam, a transgender teen, and his mother, visual artist Amy Jenkins, that offers an authentic and tender counterpoint to the hostility facing trans youth today. Adam’s journey balances the milestones of gender transition with the rhythms of adolescence. As Adam asserts […]
Are you a queer filmmaker based in Scotland or further afield? Please join us for an evening of networking, accompanied by refreshments and fabulous company. Non-alcoholic beverages will also be available. Whether you’re already working in film and related media, just starting out or simply interested in meeting other LGBTQIA+ creatives, we’d love to […]
The past does not stay where we leave it. It lingers in bodies, landscapes, old recordings, unfinished love stories and places that may no longer welcome us back. These films return to what has been lost: a lover in Cairo, lives cut short before memories could fully form, a vanished queer community, a homeland […]
We are delighted to announce that SQIFF’s Craft Fair is returning! Featuring a diverse range of local queer artists and creatives, the fair will have something for everyone. Come along to meet some of Glasgow’s fantastic local sellers, discover new work, and pick up a SQIFF 2026 souvenir. Curated by Nat Lall and Huss. […]
We welcome you back for another year of Animation Now. This popular screening is, once again, bringing you the latest in contemporary animation. Expect groundbreaking and immersive worldbuilding that is extremely impressive on a flat cinema screen. These films use such creative methods to depict emotions. And get ready for those emotions to really […]
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 […]
On May 1, 2002, transsexual sex worker and performance artist Mirha-Soleil Ross delivered a powerful monologue confronting anti-prostitution rhetoric and campaigns, exposing their often devastating effects on sex workers’ lives, rights, and working conditions. Combining sharp political commentary with striking performance documentation and hard-hitting animal rights footage, the film moves between anger, wit, and […]
Join us for the closing event of the Scottish Queer International Film Festival as we celebrate another year of exceptional queer cinema. This year's closing film is Hunky Jesus, a documentary capturing the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence’s iconic take on Easter Sunday. The sisters celebrate Easter with a massive drag competition in which people […]
