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SUMMARY:SQIFF 2020 Vimeo on Demand Film Programme
DESCRIPTION:Click here to access our full film programme on Vimeo on Demand. \nMost of our film programme will be available via Vimeo on Demand for 2 weeks from 5 to 18 October. You can access films in the programme at any time during this period. Films on our Vimeo on Demand will be accessible within the UK only. \n\n\n\n\nTo watch films on our Vimeo on Demand channel\, you will need to create a Vimeo account\, which is free and quick to set up. Click here and then click the option to ‘Join for free.’ You will need access to an email address to be able to join. \n\n\n\n\nYou will be asked to choose what you pay for each film or film programme on our Vimeo on Demand channel. You enter the amount you want to pay starting from £1 every time you rent a film. If you need to access films for free\, get in touch with us and we will send a code for the films you want to access\, no proof of circumstance required. You will have up until 18 October to watch films once you have rented them. \n\n\n\n\nIf you need assistance with accessing films or events online\, including how to use vimeo or Zoom\, you can get in touch with our Access & Support Team between 10am and 5pm every day of the Festival. You can contact them by emailing info[at]sqiff.org or by phone on 07883 737 362. \nIf you want to contact us to ask any questions before the Festival starts\, email info[at]sqiff.org. \n\nClick here to download the SQIFF 2020 brochure for the full list of films on Vimeo on Demand. \nClick here to download a text-only version of the brochure. \nClick here for an audio version of the brochure. \n\nOR here’s a list of all the films and shorts programme with links!: \n  \n\nEvery Utopia is a Dystopia: Science Fiction Worlds \nAshley\n45 minutes\, Dir: Jamie Crewe\, N/C 12+\, UK\, 2020\, English language \n“Dragging a wheelie case behind them\, Ashley arrives at an isolated\, beachside cottage. They hope that this weekend in the countryside might be the change they need: a change f rom depression\, f rom heartbreak\, f rom the pain of a shifting identity. As the weekend unfolds\, however\, their hope wavers: things go wrong in their body\, or perhaps in their mind — or perhaps there really is something\, outside\, developing an appetite for them…” Ashley by Jamie Crewe was created for the 2019/20 Margaret Tait Award\, Scotland’s most prestigious moving image prize for artists. \nFlaming Ears (coming soon!)\n84 minutes\, Dirs: Ursula Pürrer\, Dietmar Schipek\, Ashley Hans Scheirl\, N/C 18+\, Austria\, 1991\, German and English languages \nFlaming Ears is a pop sci-fi lesbian\, fantasy feature set in the year 2700 in the fictive\, burnt-out city of Asche. It follows the tangled lives of three women: Spy\, a comic book artist; Volly\, a performance artist and sexed-up pyromaniac; and Nun\, an amoral alien with a predilection for reptiles. It’s a story of love and revenge\, and an anti-romantic plea for love in its many forms. It’s also a story laced with sex\, violence\, and a pulsating soundtrack\, a cyberdyke movie stimulating both the body and the brain. \nKeyboard Fantasies: the Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story\n63 minutes\, Dir: Posy Dixon\, N/C 12+\, UK\, 2019\, English language \nAs a sci-fi-obsessed queer living in near isolation\, Glenn Copeland wrote and self-released Keyboard Fantasies in Huntsville\, Ontario in 1986. Recorded in an Atari-powered home studio\, the cassette featured seven tracks of a curious folk-electronica hybrid\, a sound realised far before its time. Three decades on the musician began to receive emails f rom people across the world\, thanking him for the music they’d recently discovered. Courtesy of a rare-record collector in Japan and a reissue of Keyboard Fantasies\, the music had finally found its audience two generations down the line. Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story sees the protagonist commit his life and music to screen for the first time – an intimate coming of age story spinning pain and suffering of prejudice into rhythm\, hope\, and joy. \nClick here to access the version of Keyboard Fantasies with audio description. \nMany Black Moons Ago\, To Go…\nSelection of films \nA digital exhibition programme of Afrofuturist films and writings in response to the re/imagining of Black alternative future(s). Curated by Scottish-Zimbabwean artist\, researcher\, and curator Natasha Thembiso Ruwona. \nPEOPLE HAVE COME\n60 minutes\, Dir: Jamie Crewe\, N/C 12+\, UK\, 2020\, English language \nAs part of the Margaret Tait Award\, Jamie Crewe produced a recorded artist’s talk in which they discuss a technique that recurs throughout their practice. They named the technique PEOPLE HAVE COME\, and it describes courting and avoiding publicness. For certain kinds of people the desire to be seen\, recognised\, and understood is as powerful as the urge to hide\, be illegible\, and repel investigation. In reference to Ashley\, their Margaret Tait Award 2019/20 commission\, as well as to other works and experiences\, this talk traces eruptions of this ambivalent seam in Jamie’s life and practice. \nPrototypes I & II (coming soon!)\n104 minutes\, Dir: Doireann O’Malley\, N/C 12+\, UK\, 2018\, English language \nDoireann O’Malley’s most recent body of work is a trilogy titled Prototypes I\, II and III which explore gender and its manifestations in a post-speculative mind/body assemblage of scenes\, set within the modernist Interbau housing development in the Hansaviertel area of Berlin. The films explore new perspectives on trans identity through the lens of a post psychoanalytic\, schizo-analytic methodology\, entangling rhizomatic forms of thought\, systems theory\, consciousness\, machine learning\, and quantum transformation. \n\nSQIFF Shorts: Every Utopia is a Dystopia\n70 minutes\, Various directors\, N/C 15+\, English and Spanish languages\n\nK and L are cultural conservationists working in a not-so-distant future to preserve the artefacts and histories that are being systematically destroyed by a totalitarian government. When they are in a deadly car accident\, time splinters into parallel realities\, separating them. Tonia Stanwell arrives at the government agency where she will apply to turn 36\, a feat few Black trans women like her have reached. A queer utopia named Stonewall Nation has been founded by a generation of activists and artists in a world where AIDS never happened. Tales using classic sci-fi set ups to transmit queer ideas feature in this shorts compilation.\n\nQueering the Script\n93 minutes\, Dir: Gabrielle Zilkha\, N/C 12+\, Canada/USA\, 2019\, English\nlanguage\n\n\nQueerness on television has moved f rom subtext in series such as Xena: Warrior Princess\, to all-out multi season relationships between women\, as seen on Buffy the Vampire Slayer\, Lost Girl\, and Carmilla. But things still aren’t perfect. In 2016\, a record number of queer women died on fictional shows\, which broke the hearts of queer fans and launched a successful fight for better\, more diverse LGTBQ2S+ representation. Stars such as Ilene Chaiken\, Stephanie Beatriz\, Lucy Lawless\, and Angelica Ross join with the voices of numerous kickass fangirls in this fast-paced history of queer women’s representation in contemporary television. \nCruising the Future: Shu Lea Cheang Retrospective \nFluidø\n84 minutes\, Dir: Shu Lea Cheang\, N/C 18+\, Germany\, 2017\, English\, French\, and German languages \nIn a post-AIDS future of 2060\, the Government has declared the era AIDS FREE but mutated AIDS viruses have given birth to the ZERO GEN: genetically evolved\, genderfluid humans whose white fluid is a hypernarcotic. A new war on drugs sees the ZERO GEN declared illegal. The Government dispatches drug-resistant replicants for round-up arrest missions. When one of these government android’s immunity breaks down and its pleasure centres are activated\, the story becomes a tangled multi-thread plot and the ZERO GENs are caught among underground drug lords\, glitched super agents\, a scheming corporation\, and a corrupt government. \nI.K.U.\n88 minutes\, Dir: Shu Lea Cheang\, N/C 18+\, Japan\, 2000\, English and Japanese languages \nEnvisioned as a sequel to Blade Runner\, I.K.U. scandalised audiences when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Following the adventures of seven sexy replicants as they attempt to gather data for the I.K.U. system (which enables touchless orgasms)\, I.K.U. is a cyberpunk fuck film for the internet generation. “I.K.U. is a phenomenon that wants to refuse definition and… crosses all categories – geographic\, physical\, conceptual – with a demented flourish. As much trans-genre as it is trans-gender\, I.K.U. also wants to merge video and film into a fresh digital universe large-scale enough to overwhelm the viewer.” B. Ruby Rich\, Rhizome. \n  \nQueer Ecologies \nFire and Flood\n120 minutes\, Dir: Vanessa Raditz\, N/C 15+\, USA\, 2020\, English and Spanish languages \nFire & Flood: Queer Resilience in the era of climate change tells the story of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the fires in Santa Rosa\, California\, two near simultaneous climate-related disasters in the fall of 2017\, through the voices of LGBTQ people who lived through them and were part of the community response. The film explores the vulnerability of LGBTQ communities to climate disasters and also lifts up queer and trans strategies for resilience\, transition\, and survival. \nClick here to access the version of Fire and Flood with bilingual Spanish and English subtitles. \nSQIFF Shorts: Belonging in Nature / Belonging in Europe\n67 minutes\, Various directors\, N/C 15+\, English\, Swedish\, Portuguese\, and German languages \nA selection of short films made in Europe that investigate intersections and articulations of queerness and the natural world. A pack of Swedish animals sanitise an abandoned space. Two young soldiers are deployed on an island that is plagued by an uncontrollable growth of hydrangeas. Three young women\, living in three separate parallel universes\, depend on one another to survive. The inhabitants of a gender-fluid utopian society explore what queer politics can learn f rom environmental matters. \nSQIFF Shorts: Indigenous Ecofeminisms\n61 minutes\, Various directors\, N/C 12+\, English\, Anishinaabe\, and Portuguese languages \nA series of shorts that follow the stories of queer and trans indigenous people as they navigate life on earth during climate crisis. A non-binary Anishinaabe activist attempts to revive ceremonial harvesting rituals with a 10\,000-year-old Sasquatch in suburban Ontario. A queer indigenous writer and performance artist documents the ways in which Canada’s extraction industry destroys indigenous lands and parallels the child apprehension industry. And a group of young people in Brazil enjoy the outdoors over New Years; drawing\, playing instruments\, laying in the sun\, cutting each other’s hair\, and chatting shit about men. \nThe Garden\n92 minutes\, Dir: Derek Jarman\, 12A\, UK\, 1990\, English language \n‘Paradise haunts gardens’\, writes Derek Jarman\, ‘and it haunts mine.’ Jarman was a film director\, stage designer\, diarist\, artist\, gardener\, and author\, whose work\, dwelling on themes of sexuality and violence\, reflected his reality as an HIV-positive man living in Thatcher’s Britain. His own garden-paradise was situated in the flat\, bleak\, often desolate expanse of shingle that faces the Dungeness nuclear power station. This intimate insight into Jarman’s inner world was shot on Super8 with the help of friends and collaborators\, movingly utilising a cast of iconic\, religious figures that include Jesus\, Judas\, and the Madonna\, and a cast of queer icons. Screening with 1993 short film featuring Jarman\, The Clearing (7 minutes). \nWater Makes Us Wet: An Ecosexual Adventure\n79 minutes\, Dirs: Beth Stephens\, Annie Sprinkle\, N/C 18+\, USA\, 2018\, English language \nWith a poetic blend of curiosity\, humour\, sensuality\, and concern\, this film chronicles the pleasures and politics of H2O f rom an ecosexual perspective. Travel with Annie\, a former sex worker\, Beth\, a professor\, and their dog Butch\, in their E.A.R.T.H. Lab mobile unit\, as they explore the role of water. Ecosexuality shifts the metaphor “Earth as Mother” to “Earth as Lover” to create a more reciprocal and empathetic relationship with the natural world. Along the way\, Annie and Beth interact with a diverse range of folks including performance artists\, biologists\, water treatment plant workers\, scholars\, and others\, climaxing in a shocking event that reaffirms the power of water\, life\, and the earth. \n  \nIslands and Oceans \nLeitis in Waiting\n72 minutes\, N/C 12+\, Dirs: Dean Hamer\, Joe Wilson\, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu\, 2018\, English and Tongan languages \nTonga\, an island group in the South Pacific\, has long considered trans women\, known as leitis\, an integral part of its culture\, often carrying significant social status. But recent Western religious influences have seen their identities being increasingly challenged. This documentary traces their proud cultural history and highlights developments in their struggles against discrimination. \nTchindas\n94 minutes\, N/C 15+\, Dirs: Pablo García Pérez de Lara\, Marc Serena\, Cape Verde\, 2015\, Cape Verdean Creole language \nTchindas explores queer identity and acceptance in the Cape Verde archipelago\, and follows Tchinda\, a transgender woman who is a national heroine\, as she prepares for Carnival month. The camera closely follows Tchinda and her cohorts – an engaging\, closely knit group of trans women and gay men – as they take the lead in preparing their neighbourhood for the festivities. \n  \nDaydreams and Testamonials: Queer South America \nCracks in the Patriarchy (coming soon!)\n78 minutes\, N/C 12+\, Dir: Cagdas Celtikli\, Kai Münch\, Argentina\, 2020\, Spanish language \nThrough comprehensive interviews focused on seven individuals f rom different backgrounds\, this documentary examines the LGBTQI+ community in Buenos Aires\, Argentina. History and biography meld with the fiercely political as we learn of several overlapping struggles in the vast city. From the fight for gender recognition by the trans community to ongoing struggles to fight racism both within the LGBTQI+ scene and beyond; from the experiences of travestis in art and theatre to the massive movement to decriminalise abortion; the history\, culture\, and politics of the LGBTQI+ community are drawn into sharp focus. Yet in this great variety of perspectives and histories lies a shared goal: a safer\, freer society for all. \nFabiana\n89 minutes\, N/C 12+\, Dir: Brunna Laboissière\, Brazil\, 2018\, Portuguese language \nFor over three decades\, Fabiana has lived a nomadic life as a trans woman trucker in Brazil. She has crossed the vast country hundreds of times over\, never staying anywhere for too long. Confident and adventurous\, she’s at home amongst the mostly-male truckers she encounters\, and often hooks up with other women in her travels. But is she ready to finally settle down\, when the open road has been her life? This documentary joins her on her last few journeys on the eve of retirement\, sharing the connections and intimacies of her life. \n  \nFeature films \nBlindsided\n60 minutes\, N/C 15+\, Dir: Lisa Olivieri\, USA\, 2015\, English language \nA documentary narrative about Patricia Livingstone\, a deafblind\, lesbian artist facing a series of losses and gains. The film weaves intimate\, real time scenes shot over the course of eight years with home videos and photographs\, relaying the story of a woman whose spark did not fade even in the face of hardship and loss. Screening with local short film\, Blind Spot (20 minutes)\, exploring and attempting to simulate the experience of visual impairment. \n\nClick here to access the version of Blindsided and Blind Spot with audio description. \n\nBreaking Fast\n92 minutes\, N/C 15+\, Dir: Mike Mosallam\, USA\, 2020\, English and Arabic languages \nMo\, a practicing Muslim living in West Hollywood\, is learning to navigate life post-heartbreak. Enter Kal\, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the holy month of Ramadan. As they learn more about each other\, they fall in love over what they have in common and what they don’t. The genesis of the feature film came about from overwhelming positive responses to the short film by the director\, which SQIFF screened at our 2019 Festival. The film aims to be the first of its kind to feature a practicing Muslim character who is gay and not dealing with those two things in conflict but rather in harmony. \nClick here to access the version of Breaking Fast with audio description. \nGame on: queer disruptions in sport\n67 minutes\, N/C 15+\, Dir: Maria Takacs\, Hungary\, 2020\, English\, Hungarian\, and German languages \nGame on: queer disruptions in sport is a documentary which shines a light on the experiences of those with diverse identities within grassroots sport. The film features the stories of gay runners Csaba and Benjamin f rom Hungary; Natalie\, a Scottish lesbian boxer; Pol\, an intersex rower f rom Bulgaria; and a German trans woman footballer called Jessi. Their stories are unique but bring up themes that are typical for lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, intersex\, and queer (LGBTIQ+) people in sport. \nLingua Franca\n95 minutes\, N/C 15+\, Dir: Isabel Sandoval\, USA\, Philippines\, 2019\, English\, Tagalog\, and Russian languages \nIn this beguiling drama\, an undocumented Filipina immigrant paranoid about deportation works as a caregiver to a Russian-Jewish grandmother in Brooklyn. When the American man she’s secretly paying for a green card marriage backs out\, she becomes involved with a cis male slaughterhouse worker who is unaware she’s transgender. \nPride & Protest\n90 minutes\, N/C 15+\, Dir: Blaise Singh\, UK\, 2020\, English language \nPride & 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. \nScream\, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street\n100 minutes\, N/C 15+\, Dirs: Roman Chimienti\, USA\, 2019\, English language \nAt the time of release\, The Advocate dubbed 1985’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge the gayest horror film ever made. For the film’s closeted young star\, Mark Patton\, such a tag was a stark reminder about the homophobia rampant in Hollywood at the time—and the painful experience he had making the high-profile film and living through the polarising critical aftermath. This new documentary highlights Patton’s time in the horror spotlight\, and Patton—who co- produced the film with Roman Chimienti\, a NYC-based sound engineer—sets the record straight about this controversial sequel\, which ended his acting career just as it was about to begin. \nThe Cancer Journals Revisited\n98 minutes\, N/C 15+\, Dir: Lana Lin\, USA\, 2018\, English\, Spanish\, and German languages \nThe Cancer Journals Revisited is prompted by the question of what it means to re-visit and re-vision Black lesbian feminist poet Audre Lorde’s classic 1980 memoir of her breast cancer experience today. At the invitation of filmmaker Lana Lin\, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010\, twenty-seven writers\, artists\, activists\, health care advocates\, and current and former patients recite Lorde’s manifesto aloud on camera\, collectively dramatising it and producing an oration for the screen. The film is both a critical commentary and a poetic reflection upon the precarious conditions of survival within the intimate and politicised public sphere of illness. \nThe Wound + South African Shorts\n88 minutes\, 15\, Dir: John Trengrove\, South Af rica\, 2017\, Xhosa language \nDespite a rich queer history and long fight to guarantee the rights of queer people under the first democratic government of Nelson Mandela\, queer and trans South Africans face many challenges\, which intersect with class and cultural identities. This screening attests to those challenges but demonstrates that love and support comes f rom surprising and subversive places. The Wound explores the relationship between traditional Xhosa initiation rituals and queer identity\, also alluded to in My Transgender Life (12m) by Yonela Simetu. The Men Who Speak Gayle (11m) celebrates a secret language used during the apartheid era to hide queer identities f rom the authorities. \n  \nShort films \nA Funny Thing Happened\n37 minutes\, Various directors\, N/C 15+\, English language \nThe mother of a queer daughter moves into a nursing home leading to a shocking – and buzzing – revelation. A date leads to a stand off as two lesbian women try their damnest to out-queer each other. In a campy western town\, a lady blacksmith and her naughty paramour get up to no good in a who-rides-who tale with a twist. A drag wardrobe malfunction leads to unexpected consequences. And a satire of lesbian vampire and lesbian nun films comically exposes poor representation in cinema. A wee short shorts screening at 37 minutes for those who need a shot of humour in their lives! \nClick here to access a version of A Funny Thing Happened with audio description. \nBridges to the Past\n63 minutes\, Various directors\, N/C 15+\, English and French languages \nProviding access to queer history\, which is often obscured and hidden f rom us\, is one of the main rationales for putting on a queer film festival. In this selection of shorts there’s a chance to learn about histories including those of LGBTQ+ individuals living in West Yorkshire f rom the 60s to the present day\, and of trans people in the 1950s US\, whose case files have only recently been unearthed. A quite different documentary tale about a group of queers and migrants squatting a house in Toulouse haunted by a misogynist murder cements the programme’s overall reflection on historical inheritance as a concept. \nFamily Ties (coming soon!)\n68 minutes\, Various directors\, N/C 15+\, English\, Portuguese\, and Tagalog languages \nNavigating the risk of rejection and trying to forge understanding form a large part of queer people’s relationships with their biological families. A British-Nigerian man conf ronts such a possibility of rejection when his mother finds out about his sexuality. Brandon\, a queer Filipino-American grandson\, meditates through his anxiety of having to call and wish his grandmother Happy Birthday. And more tales of family bonds versus woe. \nGods and/or Monsters: Queer East Film Festival (coming soon!)\n76 minutes\, Various directors\, N/C 18+\, Mandarin\, Cantonese\, Japanese\, and English languages \nAfter having to postpone its first full edition (originally scheduled for April/May 2020)\, the London-based Queer East Film Festival has been undertaking an ambitious series of online screenings over the past few months. Now\, QEFF takes its first virtual visit to Scotland\, presenting a wild and wonderful programme of short films that give a breathtaking glimpse into just some of what East Asian queer cinema has to offer. Showcasing new and rediscovered works – and some things in between – it features daring touches of the supernatural\, the horrific\, the surreal\, and the downright weird. Curated by Queer East’s director and programmer Yi Wang\, this selection is equal parts shocking\, touching\, and bittersweet – and not for the faint of heart! \nHealing\n49 minutes\, Various directors\, N/C 15+\, English and Malagasy languages \nChado hones in on the moments when a child navigates the uncomfortable space between themself and their care-givers. In Razana\, Solo returns to Madagascar after the death of their lover. Confronting their late partner’s family in line with their final wishes\, Solo must reconcile with grief\, homophobia\, and compassion. Yellow Peril: Queer Destinyexplores themes of racism\, gender\, self-actualisation\, and the ways in which Asian diaspora navigate multicultural living. The impact of community arts and organising and themes of access and fulfilment are explored in Trans Happiness is Real. These films all deal with healing and searching for inner contentment. \nLove or Something Like It\n71 minutes\, Various directors\, N/C 15+\, Korean\, English\, Portuguese\, and Hindi languages \nThe vagaries of romantic love crossed with sexual desire are probed in this collection. A mother assists her Disabled son to masturbate and discovers his sexual preference. Experimental images of toys and animations played on monitors are used to explore the subconscious influences of childhood memories on intimate relationships. A poetry film made entirely with a cell phone conveys the regret and longing of a Brazilian immigrant in London. A middle-aged man makes his weekly visit to the neighbourhood barber shop so he can be touched by his crush. And three queers on a countryside holiday carry out a utopian experiment in the form of a three-way romantic relationship. \nQueer Scotland\n57 minutes\, Various directors\, N/C 15+\, Arabic\, English\, and British Sign languages \nWe 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 f rom 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. \nRhythms (coming soon!)\n59 minutes\, Various directors\, N/C 15+\, English language \nPoetry\, dancing\, music\, the rhythms of queer clubbing… A series of trans poetry performed by its authors delves deep into gritty issues. A documentary chronicles the life of a man who came out in his late 60s and loves to dance more than anything else. A queer singer-songwriter considers what it means to rethink your gender labels through gender affirming top surgery. On the first tube home\, Tam relives his night out clubbing via his phone. A dance teacher and choreographer by day discusses how his drag performances by night have influenced him. And a belly dancer f rom a small Kurdish community in Turkey talks about the meaning of dance in his life. \nTransdimensional Voices\n32 minutes\, Various directors\, N/C 15+\, English language \nThis collection of shorts uplifts trans* voices and showcases a wide range of trans* identifying talent based within Glasgow. Jamie Crewe’s “The Ideal Bar” — “Le Narcisse” — “Alec’s” touches on experiences of transphobia and LGBTQIA+ solidarity and conflict. Sorcha Clelland presents Where the Red Fern Grows\, interrogating performance\, queer club space aesthetics\, and the consistent demolition of community spaces which seek to aid queer voices. Powder Snowdrop Catatonic is a performance featuring various camp characters by Sgàire Wood. The films cover a multitude of themes\, depending on the viewer’s perception of the work.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-2020-vimeo-on-demand-film-programme/
CATEGORIES:Films
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Queer Speculative Fiction with Katalina Watt
DESCRIPTION:Katalina Watt is an Edinburgh-based author and publisher with a background in digital publishing\, copywriting\, and bookselling. A champion of representative voices and stories\, she has been published in various anthologies and magazines\, and was longlisted for Penguin Random House UK’s 2020 Write Now programme. She is currently working on her debut Horror-Fantasy short story collection inspired by folklore of the Philippine islands. As part of the festival’s focus on all things speculative and fantastic\, this informal event will feature an introduction to Katalina’s work\, discussions around representation in new writing\, and a chance for writers in the audience to talk through some next steps on what to do with their own work. \nWith thanks to the Scottish BAME Writers Network. \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/workshop-queer-speculative-fiction-with-katalina-watt-tickets-120170261487′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis workshop has an age recommendation of 15+. \nBSL interpretation and live captioning are provided for the workshop. \nThe workshop is 1 hour long. \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-queer-speculative-fiction-with-katalina-watt/
CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,BSL,People of colour,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Horror Hour with Final Girls Berlin SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. CCA Box Office are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please contact them directly to be added to this!** \nPrepare yourselves for an hour of very spooky and very queer cinema. In partnership with the feminist horror film collective\, Final Girls Berlin\, we have put together a selection of otherworldly shorts. The screening is an amalgamation of the best queer horror submissions sent in to the SQIFF open call as well as FGB’s open call. Expect screaming dykes and plenty of bloodshed!  Featuring the likes of furry-legged lesbians (Lone Wolf)\, crazy cat ladies (The Elephant Joke)\, and bloodsucking lust (You are a Lesbian Vampire)\, this thrilling selection is one not to be missed. \nCurated by Nat Lall and Final Girls Berlin. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. To book\, click the button below or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873627571′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 16+. \nEnglish and Korean audio with English language captions. BSL-English interpretation by Chloe Elder and live captioning by Louisa McDaid for intro. \n57 minutes long. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel and internet data top-up costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2021\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \n 
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/horror-hour-with-final-girls-berlin/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,Films,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211009T124500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211009T142500
DTSTAMP:20260403T175002
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SUMMARY:Category Is...
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for some quality filmmaking from the Queer community. An eclectic mix of genres from horror to love stories to family drama – we’ve got you covered all in one screening. Come and share in film journeys about what it is to be Queer across the modern world. You’ll laugh (well\, maybe.) You’ll cry (well\, I did). You’ll learn something and carry it with you as you leave us. But\, most of all\, you’ll love this showcase of queer filmmakers’ work from across the globe. \nCurated by Jamie Rea. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. To book\, click the button below or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://ccaglasgow.ticketsolve.com/shows/873627574′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nArabic\, English\, German\, Spanish and Taiwanese audio with English language captions. BSL-English interpretation by Catherine King and Yvonne Strain and live captioning by Norma Machaye for intro and Q&A. \n100 minutes long. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel and internet data top-up costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2021\, please contact info@sqiff.org.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/category-is/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Films,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240203T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240203T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175002
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240720T062024Z
UID:11085-1706976000-1706983200@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n     \nAre you a queer filmmaker wanting to meet other queer filmmakers and develop project ideas together? Do you enjoy talking about filmmaking and would like to see what queer filmmakers in Scotland have been up to? \nDuring our last session\, we sent members out with guidelines to plan\, film and develop short films in under 48 hours. During this month’s session\, we will be screening these shorts and discussing the specifics of making films in the space of a weekend. Come join us to watch horror\, sci-fi and explorations of queer temporalities! \nThe SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. We aim to grow the group in the future to become a collective of queer filmmakers in Glasgow. \nThe group is open for any level of filmmaking and we really encourage people just starting out in the medium to come along. \nSession (8/12) \nSupported by the National Lottery Community Fund. \nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here \n  \nAccessibility:  \nBSL-English interpretation for the whole event. \nRelaxed event. \nWheelchair Access. \nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nWe ask that you wear a mask if possible and please don’t attend the screening if you have any symptoms of Covid-19 or have been in recent contact with a confirmed case. Surgical masks will be available for free by the Quiet Space.  \nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-queer-filmmaking-group-8/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,Free event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250606T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250606T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175002
CREATED:20250526T082424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T063904Z
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SUMMARY:SQIFF x Porty Pride Film Night
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nThis year\, SQIFF and Porty Pride team up once again to present a bold and eclectic mix of queer short films from around the world\, screening at the beautiful Portobello Town Hall! \nThis vibrant programme spans narrative\, documentary\, and experimental work\, delving into themes of memory\, transformation\, identity\, and history. A Bird Called Memory is a striking meditation on love\, loss\, and the haunting nature of recollection. (Untitled)2025 is an incantation to our Indigenous ancestors from the Global Majority who experienced enforced binary genders\, colonialism and the theft of land and resources. Twenty Something offers intimate glimpses into queer youth\, as João writes a personal letter about the past\, the future\, love\, friendship\, fears and personal growth. In Cornelius\, a powerful documentary that delves into the inspiring life and work of Cornelius Wilson\, a dedicated community health advocate who has tirelessly fought against the AIDS epidemic within the Black LGBTQIA+ community for over four decades. Dr. XYZ: A Medical Drag Transthology brings together drag\, medical history\, and trans narratives in a wildly original documentary format. Finally\, Hot Young Geek Seeks Blood Sucking Freak is a comedy-horror short about the two scariest things on earth: vampires\, and coming out. You don’t want to miss it! \nStick around after the screening for a lively discussion with special guest Heath Virgoe\, Director of Hot Young Geek Seeks Blood Sucking Freak\, hosted by Indigo Korres. \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of £5\, £10\, £15. To book\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nAn age recommendation of N/C 16+.\nEnglish language descriptive subtitles.\nBSL-English interpretation provided for the introduction and panel discussion.\n\nThis screening is 72 minutes long with a introduction and panel discussion. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nA Bird Called Memory\, Dir. Leonardo Martinelli\, 2023\, Brazil\, 15 min \nA bird called Memory has forgotten how to come back home. Lua\, a trans woman\, tries to find Memory in the streets\, but the city can be a hostile place. \nContent notes: Depiction of transphobia. \n  \nTwenty Something\, Dir. João Nunes\, 2024\, Portugal\, 14 min \nAfter the end of a 3-year relationship\, João writes a letter about the past\, the future\, love\, friendship\, fears and personal growth. \nContent notes: Discussion of relationship grief. \n  \nCornelius\, Dir. Ken Gregory\, 2024\, United States\, 7 min \n“Cornelius” is a powerful documentary about Cornelius Wilson\, who has been a tireless advocate for AIDS awareness in the black LGBTQ community for over forty years. It highlights his dedication through personal interviews and showcases his impact on health and education. Celebrating his significant contributions\, “Cornelius” is a tribute to his enduring influence and the importance of compassionate community advocacy. \nContent notes: Discussion of HIV stigmatisation\, racism. \n  \nDr. XYZ: A Medical Drag Transthology\, Dir. El Jones\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 14 min \nDr. XYZ is a community-made trans+ healthcare training film and ethnofiction. It is an exercise in queering the public information film genre\, shot in 16mm. The film weaves ethnographic healthcare accounts from Birmingham’s trans+ community with moments of drag-satire re-enactment to depict a collective vision of the UK’s healthcare system. \nContent notes: Discussion of suicidal ideation\, suicide attempt\, mental health issues\, medical neglect within NHS\, transphobia\, ableism\, racism\, passing culture\, self-medicating\, gender dysphoria\, medical waiting lists\, explicit language. Depiction of animated genitalia. \n  \n(Untitled)2025\, Dir. Campbell X\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 8 min \n(Untitled)2025 is an incantation to our Indigenous ancestors from the Global Majority who experienced enforced binary genders\, colonialism and the theft of land and resources. Campbell X explores these themes through a lyrical script\, innovative camera techniques which explore the human form in close detail\, a haunting soundscape and visuals from lush and devastating extraction from both countries and bodies. \nContent notes: Discussion of colonialism. Depiction of bombing. \n  \nHot Young Geek Seeks Bloodsucking Freak\, Dir. Heath Virgoe\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 12 min \nWhen best friends Max and Ricky find themselves the prey of an angry vampire\, they must ditch their Halloween plans to hide out at home. But when a forgotten pizza delivery shows up\, can they risk letting the driver in? Can they stop arguing with each other? And can Max find the courage to face the one thing worse than death – coming out? \nContent Notes: Discussion of sex\, role-play. Depiction of death. \nAccess Notes: Contains flashing imagery. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Cornelius\, Dir. Ken Gregory\, 2024
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-x-porty-pride-film-night-2/
LOCATION:Portobello Town Hall\, 147-149 Portobello High Street\, Edinburgh\, EH15 1AF
CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Pride
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251028T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251028T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175003
CREATED:20250910T102959Z
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SUMMARY:How We Loved\, How We Broke - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \nLove arrives in many forms\, and heartbreak rarely leaves without a trace. How We Loved\, How We Broke brings together six short films that explore intimacy\, longing\, separation\, and survival. Each story reveals a different facet of queer connection\, from fleeting encounters and deep ruptures to surreal escapes and quiet acts of care. \nSpanning cities\, languages\, and emotional landscapes\, this programme offers a tender and vivid reflection on the ways queer people love\, lose\, remember\, and move forward. Whether anchored in reality or slipping into fantasy\, these films speak to the complexity of queer relationships and the echoes they leave behind. \nFollowing the screening\, join us for a live performance by Glasgow-based artists Simone Seales and Mele Broomes\, sharing new music from their upcoming album inspired by experiences of first love. \nCurated by Huss.  \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nArabic\, English\, French\, Mandarin Chinese\, Persian\, Tagalog\, Yue Chinese (Cantonese) audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and performance. The interpreter for this event is Lisa Li.\nLive Captioning for introduction and performance\n\nThis screening is 98 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nAliens In Beirut\, Dir. Raghed Charabaty\, 2025\, Lebanon\, 17 min \nA Lebanese immigrant returns to Beirut for the first time in a decade\, only to find love and horror by the sea\, in the alleyways\, and on the elusive rooftops of the city – right before the 2020 Beirut Port Explosion. \nContent notes: Depiction of cigarette use\, destruction\, explosion. Discussion of homophobia\, war. \n  \nAt Least We Had This Moment\, Dir. Joshua de Vera\, 2025\, Philippines\, 20 min \nIn his quest to capture the aged architecture of Manila\, film photographer Dino seeks the company of a local stranger\, Vince. But as the city noises grew\, their stories stood out. \nContent notes: Depiction of cigarette use. \n  \nEarworm\, Dir. Ilias Merabiha\, 2025\, France\, Germany\, 11 min \nTormented Gaspard battles a parasitic worm feeding on his grief after romance ends\, undergoing cathartic metamorphosis through healing rituals. \n  \nEDEN (باغ عدن)\, Dir. Rustin Zam-Zam Madadi\, 2024\, United States of America\, 10 min \nIn the sun-soaked suburbs of Orange County\, CA\, Roya returns home seeking a fresh start\, only to become entangled in a web of desire at an all-women’s yoga studio with their trans masculine counterpart. As loyalties shift and old wounds resurface\, the studio transforms into a battleground where love and hate collide. \n  \nFortune Favours the Fantabulous\, Dir. Em Li\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 25 min \nNon-binary fortune teller Fei Liu’s marsh tent becomes invaded by phantoms over three days\, threatening their reality and future. \n  \nPurebred\, Dir. Caleb J. Roberts\, 2025\, Ireland\, United Kingdom\, 15 min \nDuring a heatwave in Belfast\, transgender man Owen returns to the flat of his on-off-again lover Seán after taking a pregnancy test. \nContent notes: Depiction of non-explicit nudity\, sex scenes\, strong language use. Discussion of pregnancy. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Aliens In Beirut\, Dir. Raghed Charabaty\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/how-we-loved-how-we-broke/
LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251031T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251031T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175003
CREATED:20250910T110117Z
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SUMMARY:Halloween Night: The Serpent's Skin
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nJoin us for a ghoulishly good night of queer horror at SQIFF’s Halloween screening! This chilling double bill sinks its teeth into the monstrous and the sensual\, the grotesque and the beautiful. \nFirst up is ¡Beso de lengua! by José Luiz Zorrero\, a surreal and seductive descent into a world where desire takes monstrous form. Then\, The Serpent’s Skin by Alice Maio Mackay slithers into darker territory\, weaving a tale of trans identity\, vengeance\, and the supernatural\, with all the blood-soaked camp you’d expect from a Mackay horror. \nBoth films push the boundaries of body\, gender\, and genre\, creating a perfect night of queer frights and delights. The fabulous Jaye Hudson from TGirlsOnFilm will introduce the films and host a Best Halloween Costume Competition! Come dressed to impress for a chance to win a pint of SQIFF and Closet Brewing’s Director’s Cut. Let’s celebrate Halloween the queerest way we know how! \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish\, Spanish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and costume competition. The interpreter for this event is Lisa Li.\nLive Captioning for introduction and costume competition\n\nThis screening is 98 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n¡Beso de lengua!\, Dir. José Luis Zorrero\, 2024\, Mexico\, 15 min \nItzcóatl and Moisés are on their first date. After a couple of hours of getting to know each other\, they both “play” a very unusual and riveting game that strengthens their romantic chemistry. \nContent notes: Depiction of blood\, hospitalisation\, wounds.  \n  \nThe Serpent’s Skin\, Dir. Alice Maio Mackay\, 2025\, Australia\, 83 min \nTwo young women form a romantic bond after discovering they have supernatural powers. Their insecurities unknowingly release a demon\, which possesses one of their exes and begins feeding on their friends. As the bodies pile up\, it becomes up to the women to face their pasts and stop the growing evil. \nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use\, blood\, cigarette use\, death\, drug use\, gore\, self-harm\, sex. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery\, flashing lights. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: The Serpent’s Skin\, Dir. Alice Maio Mackay\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/halloween-night-the-serpents-skin/
LOCATION:The Social Hub\, The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Queer Horror,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260314T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260314T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T175003
CREATED:20260303T143242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T143242Z
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SUMMARY:Dundead: SQIFF presents Sleepaway Camp
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \nWe are delighted that this screening will be introduced by Indigo Korres\, Director of SQIFF. \nOne of the definitive cult horror films\, Sleepaway Camp is a trashy teen slasher in the Friday the 13th mould. And while slasher films can be broadly remembered for their restrictive heteronormativity\, Sleepaway Camp is particularly notable for its exploration of queer themes. Sleepaway Camp is not subtle or necessarily in good taste\, and often plays into problematic tropes\, but the film has nonetheless been reclaimed and celebrated by queer audiences in the years since its release. \nShy\, mute Angela (an iconic performance by Felissa Rose) goes to stay at Camp Arawak with her cousin Ricky. Unlike other teen slashers\, Sleepaway Camp’s cast of campers are mostly made up of actual teenagers\, and the scenes of them hanging out and misbehaving feel refreshingly authentic. It also means that when the teens are put in danger\, the results feel particularly transgressive. \nThere is an element of sexual violence to some scenes near the start\, and while thankfully restrained in terms of onscreen depictions\, there can be a bit of a nasty streak to the film. \nIt’s a fascinatingly thorny film with an undeniable legacy\, filled with brilliant moments\, memorable performances and a truly unforgettable\, and now rightly iconic\, ending. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nText on Screen for the introduction\n\nThis screening is 84 minutes long. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds\, Dir. Louise Weard\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/dundead-sqiff-presents-sleepaway-camp/
LOCATION:DCA\, 152 Nethergate\, Dundee\, DD1 4DY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Feature,Queer Horror,Trans
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