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SUMMARY:All The Feels!: Ultimate Queer Fanvid Playlist
DESCRIPTION:Fanvids are short films using music\, edited by fans in an expression of all the feels around their favourite fandoms. Even with today’s films and television bursting with more queer characters than ever\, we still fight for true recognition\, representation\, and stories that go beyond the sometimes disappointing and limiting storylines we are given. Every fanvid is a DIY work of art\, combining music and clever edits to celebrate favourite shows\, rework plots\, commiserate in collective sadness\, and whatever feels there are to be had! \nCurated by Tara Brown\, queer crip Black fat femme and Fringe! Queer film & arts fest and freelance film curator. \nClick here for Tara’s YouTube playlist. \nACCESS \nThis playlist has an age recommendation of N/C 12+. \nThe fanvids have English audio. Some have English language captions or a transcript. Transcript of the other vids coming soon. With apologies for the lack of captions on all videos thanks to YouTube removing the option for community captions. Click here to sign a petition for YouTube to reverse this decision. \nThe playlist is 34 minutes long. \nContent notes: Discussion of homophobia\, biphobia\, and racism; depiction of brief nudity\, sex\, violence\, and blood. \n\n\n\n\nThe videos in All the Feels!: Ultimate Queer Fanvid Playlist include some loud music and fast editing. \n\n\n\n\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.
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CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,Bisexual,English language,Films,Free event,Lesbian,People of colour,Shorts
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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.
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CATEGORIES:Films
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SUMMARY:Many Black Moons Ago\, To Go...
DESCRIPTION:Time as it is Queer.  \nBlackness as it is Queer. \nWhat comes next after the end of the world?  \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. Sign up to receive a link to access the exhibition website during the festival dates\, 5th to 18th October.  \nShort films available as part of the exhibition across the 2 weeks include NEGRUM3 (2018) by Diego Paulino\, Reifying Desire 5 (2012) by Jacolby Satterwhite\, and Time Travel Experiments Pt. 2 (2017) by Black Quantum Futurism. Born in Flames (1983)\, depicting a future where a socialist government gains power and a group of women decides to organize and rebel\, will be available to view as part of the exhibition on our Vimeo on Demand channel 12th to 13th October. Please note all films will screen with English language captions. Further access information will be available on the film’s Vimeo on Demand pages. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/many-black-moons-ago-to-go-tickets-122063351771′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \nThere will be artists’ responses to the programme by Sequoia Barnes and Naomi Gessesse. \nSequoia Barnes’ work is predominately centered around making processes\, rituals\, and modes of fashioning. Trained in semiotics\, she deploys research through praxis often in her artistic explorations of black diasporic symbolisms\, storytelling as performance\, and positioning the creative process as a performance/ritual. Her scholarly work currently explores the design techniques and aesthetic semiotics of late fashion designer\, Patrick Kelly. Her most recent artistic works include her artist responses to Senga Nengudi (Fruitmarket Gallery) and Nick Cave (Tramway) with performative works entitled Sew Me A Quilt. Tell You A Story. (2019) and The Burden I Bear Is Heavy (2019)\, respectively. \nNaomi Gessesse is a movie watcher and Aries sun from Glasgow. They have written for several publications and wrote an undergraduate thesis on the politics of space at the lgbtqia+ film festival. Naomi now works for Berwick Film And Media Arts Festival while continuing to write. \nA reading group led by Martha Williams on Sunday 18 October will conclude the series. Click here to book a free ticket to the reading group event\, Call & Reponse. The event will have BSL interpretation\, live captioning\, and live audio description. The films in the exhibition all have English language captions.  \nBorn in Flames is preserved by Anthology Film Archives with restoration funding from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and The Film Foundation. Distributed by Cinenova.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/many-black-moons-ago-to-go/
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Films,Free event,People of colour
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201005T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201005T211500
DTSTAMP:20260403T230445
CREATED:20200812T002326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200919T185216Z
UID:9834-1601924400-1601932500@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:SQIFF 2020 Opening Film: Pride & Protest
DESCRIPTION:Pride & 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. \nWe are screening the film as a live watch party on Zoom. We are very happy to be joined by director Blaise Singh for a Q&A after the film. Pride & Protest will also be available on SQIFF’s Vimeo on Demand channel between 5 and 18 October. \nTickets are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. To book\, click the button below. 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/sqiff-2020-opening-film-pride-protest-tickets-116679955889′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nThe film has English audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation and live captioning provided for introduction and Q&A. \nThis event has live audio description. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe film has lots of dialogue and voiceover\, all English language\, and mostly bright images. \nThe film is 90 minutes long with a 10 minute introduction at the start\, a 5 minute comfort break after the film\, and a Q&A lasting approximately 30 minutes. \nContent notes: Discussion of racism\, homophobia\, biphobia\, and transphobia; depiction of homophobia\, transphobia\, biphobia\, and brief racist violence. \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. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-2020-opening-film-pride-protest/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,Bisexual,BSL,Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Gay men,Lesbian,People of colour,Speech to Text
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201006T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201006T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230445
CREATED:20200908T202931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201003T180630Z
UID:9928-1602010800-1602019800@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Watch Party: Tchindas
DESCRIPTION:Tchindas 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. Screening with short The Whole World is Turning (21m) by Ada M. Patterson. \nFollowed by a conversation with Ada M. Patterson examining the themes raised. Ada M. Patterson (Bridgetown\, 1994) is a visual artist and writer based between Barbados\, London and Rotterdam. They work with masquerade\, textiles\, performance\, video and poetry\, telling new stories or rethinking old stories in new recuperative ways. Click here for Ada’s Instagram. \nPart of Islands and Oceans curated by Harvey Dimond. Tchindas and The Whole World is Turning will also be available on SQIFF’s Vimeo on Demand channel between 5 and 18 October. Supported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and Lottery funding from the BFI. \nTickets are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. To book\, click the button below. 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/watch-party-tchindas-tickets-120104552951′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nThe films have Cape Verdean Creole audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation and live captioning provided for introduction and Q&A. \nThe films are 115 minutes long with a brief introduction at the start\, a 5 minute comfort break after the film\, and a discussion lasting approximately 30 minutes. \nContent notes: discussion of homophobia\, transphobia\, and swearing. \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[at]sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020\, please contact info[at]sqiff.org. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/watch-party-tchindas/
CATEGORIES:BSL,Documentary,Feature,Films,People of colour,Trans
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201007T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201007T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230445
CREATED:20200908T205524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T102229Z
UID:9934-1602093600-1602099000@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Workshop: Film Criticism with Valerie Complex and Becca Harrison SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:**Please note this event is now sold out. You can join a waiting list by clicking Buy Tickets below and we will contact you if a space becomes available** \nFilm critics Valerie Complex (Variety\, AwardsWatch\, Pride.com) and Becca Harrison (Sight & Sound\, The Mary Sue\, BBC Scotland) will hold a workshop for emerging critics that introduces different forms\, styles\, and practices of writing for the press. Drawing on their experience as freelancers for a wide range of outlets\, including work on Portrait of a Lady on Fire and queer desire in Star Wars\, they’ll open with a conversation about the usefulness of film criticism in today’s online culture\, and offer tips and advice on developing a portfolio. The session will cover issues such as research\, pitching\, PR communications\, writing in a house style\, and – importantly – getting paid. They’ll also encourage attendees to discuss their work and aspirations as critics\, and ask any questions about the industry. \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-film-criticism-with-valerie-complex-and-becca-harrison-tickets-120108534861′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis workshop has an age recommendation of 18+. \nBSL interpretation and live captioning are provided for the workshop. \nThe workshop is 90 minutes long with a comfort break in the middle. \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[at]sqiff.org. \nIf you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2020\, please contact info[at]sqiff.org. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/workshop-film-criticism-with-valerie-complex-and-becca-harrison/
CATEGORIES:BSL,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201007T203000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201007T222000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230445
CREATED:20200908T211439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201003T181052Z
UID:9942-1602102600-1602109200@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Watch Party: Cracks in the Patriarchy
DESCRIPTION:Through comprehensive interviews focused on seven individuals from 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. \nFollowed by a filmmaker Q&A. Part of Daydreams and Testimonials: Queer South America\, curated by lesbian Argentinian translator\, writer\, and comedian A.B. Silvera. Cracks in the Patriarchy will also be available on SQIFF’s Vimeo on Demand channel between 5 and 18 October. \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/watch-party-cracks-in-the-patriarchy-tickets-120112607041′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 12+. \nThe film has Spanish audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation and live captioning provided for introduction and Q&A. \nThe film is 78 minutes long with a brief introduction at the start\, a 5 minute comfort break after the film\, and a Q&A lasting approximately 30 minutes. \nContent notes: discussion of homophobia\, transphobia\, misogyny\, racism including anti-Blackness\, xenophobia\, classism\, violence\, police brutality\, and death. \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. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/watch-party-cracks-in-the-patriarchy/
CATEGORIES:BSL,Daydreams and Testimonials,Documentary,Feature,Films,Trans
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201008T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201008T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230445
CREATED:20200908T213215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200919T183655Z
UID:9946-1602180000-1602185400@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Workshop: Filmmaking with Wahala Film Fund
DESCRIPTION:Wahala Film Fund is a short film completion fund for Queer\, Transgender\, and Intersex People of Colour filmmakers based in UK\, Europe\, and the Global South. Wahala’s aim is to challenge the pervasiveness of the marginalisation of Queer People of Colour within films and film industries and also empower the many talented QTIPOC filmmakers who struggle to make work\, or who stop continuing to make work because of the systemic pressures we face in actualising work which prioritises QTIPOC people in front of and behind the camera. Wahala co-founders and filmmakers Campbell X and Neelu Bhuman will lead this workshop for queer filmmakers of colour to find their voice and discuss their place in the industry. \nThis event is only open to QTIPOC (queer\, trans\, and intersex people of colour). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are free. 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-filmmaking-with-wahala-film-fund-tickets-120114223877′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis workshop has an age recommendation of 18+. \nBSL interpretation\, live captioning\, and live audio description are provided for the workshop. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe workshop is 90 minutes long with a comfort break in the middle. \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-filmmaking-with-wahala-film-fund/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,People of colour,Speech to Text,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201008T203000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201008T221500
DTSTAMP:20260403T230445
CREATED:20200908T214951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201008T151618Z
UID:9950-1602189000-1602195300@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Watch Party: Tongues Untied
DESCRIPTION:In his own words\, Marlon Riggs aimed to shatter the “nation’s brutalizing silence on matters of sexual and racial difference” with his 1989 film Tongues Untied. A challenging and captivating work\, many of Riggs’ key messages still resonate with the Black queer experience in the USA and Europe. \nScreening with Beyond ‘There’s always a black issue Dear’ by Claire Lawrie\, exploring and celebrating black LGBT identities to demarcate the huge influence that Black LGBT culture has had upon Fashion\, Fine art\, Dance\, Music and Language\, much of which has been appropriated by the cultural mainstream. \nCurated by Harvey Dimond\, who will introduce the event. Presented in partnership with Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) for Black History Month. \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/watch-party-tongues-untied-tickets-120115393375′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nThe films have English audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation and live captioning provided for introduction. \nThe films are 90 minutes long with a brief introduction at the start. \nContent notes: discussion of racism including anti-Blackness\, homophobia\, and transphobia: depiction of nudity and violence. \n\n\n\n\n\nTongues Untied contains some abrasive sound effects and disorientating editing. \n\n\n\n\n\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. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/watch-party-tongues-untied/
CATEGORIES:Black History Month,BSL,Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Gay men,People of colour
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201009T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201009T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230445
CREATED:20200908T220722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201003T182126Z
UID:9953-1602270000-1602275400@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Watch Party: Water Makes Us Wet: An Ecosexual Adventure
DESCRIPTION:With a poetic blend of curiosity\, humour\, sensuality\, and concern\, this film chronicles the pleasures and politics of H2O from 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. Narrated by Sandy Stone. Watch party hosted by Samar Ziadat. \nWater Makes Us Wet will also be available on SQIFF’s Vimeo on Demand channel between 5 and 18 October. \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/watch-party-water-makes-us-wet-an-ecosexual-adventure-tickets-120117886833′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nThe film has English audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation and live captioning provided for introduction. \n\nThe film has lots of dialogue and voiceover\, all English language\, and mostly bright images. \n\nThe film is 79 minutes long with a brief introduction at the start. \nContent notes: depiction of nudity and sex. \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. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/watch-party-water-makes-us-wet-an-ecosexual-adventure/
CATEGORIES:Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Lesbian
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201010T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201010T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200908T222504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201004T131845Z
UID:9960-1602338400-1602345600@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Dream Access Focus Group SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:**Please note this event is now sold out. You can join a waiting list by clicking Buy Tickets below and we will contact you if a space becomes available** \nDisability provision is almost always a second thought even in places that are all about radical inclusivity – this is the case with queer spaces as well. This workshop is an opportunity to listen to advocates experiencing diverse disabilities\, and to find solutions for radical access provisions in a collaborative way. Documentation of the event\, in the form of a zine to share with SQIFF and other festivals\, will provide a community-based\, co created list of problems and suggested solutions\, prioritising input from excluded communities rather than theoretical ‘best practices.’ \nEvent led by Disabled activist Luke Murphy. Zine created by Dr of medieval queer+trans theology\, storyteller\, and zine-maker\, Jonah Coman. \nPlease note this workshop is intended for Deaf and Disabled participants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are free. 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/dream-access-focus-group-tickets-120119848701′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nBSL interpretation\, live captioning\, and live audio description are provided for the workshop. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe workshop is 2 hours long with a comfort break in the middle. \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/dream-access-focus-group/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Deaf,Disability,Discussion,Free event,Speech to Text,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201010T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201010T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200908T224519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201003T183046Z
UID:9969-1602349200-1602356400@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Watch Party: Fabiana
DESCRIPTION:For 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\n\n\n\nFollowed by a filmmaker Q&A. Part of Daydreams and Testimonials: Queer South America\, curated by lesbian Argentinian translator\, writer\, and comedian A.B. Silvera. Fabiana will also be available on SQIFF’s Vimeo on Demand channel between 5 and 18 October. \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/watch-party-fabiana-tickets-120121174667′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 12+. \nThe film has Portuguese audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation and live captioning provided for introduction and Q&A. \nThe film is 89 minutes long with a brief introduction at the start\, a 5 minute comfort break after the film\, and a Q&A lasting approximately 30 minutes. \nContent notes: discussion of homophobia\, sex\, surgery\, and death. \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. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/watch-party-fabiana/
CATEGORIES:Daydreams and Testimonials,Documentary,Feature,Films,Trans,Working class
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201011T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201011T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200919T190041Z
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SUMMARY:Party: LGBTI+ Elders Social Dance Club
DESCRIPTION:Calling all LGBTI+ Elders and allies –  Dust off your dancing shoes\, charge your glasses and get ready for the LGBTI+ Elders Social Dance Club – Online! \nWe might not be able to meet in person but we can use the magic of technology to connect\, chat\, and boogie. Just like regular Dance Clubs you can join in however feels right for you. \nWe think it’s more important than ever right now that we celebrate our community and come together in any way we can. \nSo please join us online so we can talk\, laugh and dance together. Presented in partnership with SQIFF. \nThis event is FREE to attend. To receive the Zoom link and password to attend\, please email thecomingbackoutball@nationaltheatrescotland.com. \nThe LGBTI Elders Social Dance Club is a National Theatre of Scotland and All The Queens Men co-production\, in partnership with Eden Court\, Luminate and in association with Glasgow City Council. \n  \nACCESS \nThis event is open to all ages. \nThis event will have live captioning\, BSL interpretation\, and live audio description. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe event will have hosts with everyone able to join in with your camera and microphone switched on. However\, you can leave these switched off if you prefer. The National Theatre of Scotland will record parts of the event for research\, development\, and publicity purposes only. Everyone will have the opportunity to opt out if they do not want to be recorded by turning off their camera. You will be told when recording is about to happen and see a red ‘recording’ symbol in the top left hand corner. No dance club members will record or screenshot the session\, and by joining the group we assume that you agree to this.\n \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/party-lgbti-elders-social-dance-club/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Free event,Parties,Performance,Speech to Text
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201011T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201011T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200908T225813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200924T183000Z
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SUMMARY:Watch Party: Online Filmmaking Project
DESCRIPTION:A screening of one minute short films made by participants of our online filmmaking workshops taking place in September. We will invite the filmmakers to take part in a Q&A after the screening of their films. Hosted by filmmaking workshop facilitator Yasmin Al-Hadithi. Hadithi is co-founder of DOCMA_ docs – a global platform for the playful exploration of different doc-filmmaking styles – and DocKlub\, “Scotland’s Support Group for Documentary Filmmakers”. Yasmin also works as a creative producer – most recently developing an international ‘film exchange’ for young people in Scotland and the Arctic called\, Breaking The Ice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are free. 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/watch-party-online-filmmaking-project-tickets-120123088391′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nFilms’ languages tbc with English language captions. BSL interpretation and live captioning provided for introduction and Q&A. \nContent notes tbc. \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/watch-party-online-filmmaking-project/
CATEGORIES:BSL,Films,Free event,Shorts
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201011T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201011T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200908T231612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201003T183545Z
UID:9976-1602442800-1602450000@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Watch Party: Blindsided
DESCRIPTION:A 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\, exploring and attempting to simulate the experience of visual impairment. \nAfter the screening\, filmmaker and poet\, Ross Wilcock\, and film journalist and accessibility consultant\, Charlotte Little\, will respond to the films and discuss the experiences of Deaf and Disabled LGBTQIA+ people. Blindsided and Blind Spot will also be available on SQIFF’s Vimeo on Demand channel between 5 and 18 October. \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/watch-party-blindsided-tickets-120124713251′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nThe films have English audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation and live captioning provided for introduction and Q&A. \nThe event has live audio description. The films have lots of dialogue and voiceover\, all English language. \nThe films are 80 minutes long with a brief introduction at the start\, a 5 minute comfort break after the film\, and a discussion lasting approximately 45 minutes. \nContent notes: discussion of homophobia\, ableism\, domestic abuse\, and brief mention of suicide; depiction of ableism\, domestic abuse\, and surgery. \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. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/watch-party-blindsided/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Deaf,Disability,Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Lesbian
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201012T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201012T184500
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200908T232707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200911T161017Z
UID:9980-1602525600-1602528300@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Q&A: Game on: queer disruptions in sport
DESCRIPTION:Game 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 from Hungary; Natalie\, a Scottish lesbian boxer; Pol\, an intersex rower from Bulgaria\, and a German trans woman footballer called Jessi. Join us for a live Q&A with the film’s director Maria Takacs\, protagonists from the film\, and LEAP Sports. \nPresented in partnership with LEAP Sports Scotland\, promoting LGBTI participation and ending LGBTI-phobia in sport. The Q&A will also be live-streamed to Facebook. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree event. 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/qa-game-on-queer-disruptions-in-sport-tickets-120125549753′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThe event has BSL interpretation and live captioning. \nThe event is 45 minutes 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/qa-game-on-queer-disruptions-in-sport/
CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,BSL,Discussion,Free event,Gay men,Intersex,Lesbian,Trans
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201013T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201013T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200909T095615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201012T124536Z
UID:10000-1602615600-1602624600@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Watch Party: The Wound + South African Shorts
DESCRIPTION:Despite 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 from 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 from the authorities. \nCurated by Harvey Dimond and followed by a Q&A with Yonela Simetu\, a Cape Town-based filmmaker and the director of My Transgender Life. Supported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and Lottery funding from the BFI. \n\n\n\n\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/watch-party-the-wound-south-african-shorts-tickets-120168612555′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nThe films have Xhosa and English audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation and live captioning provided for introduction and Q&A. \nThe films are 2 hours long with a brief introduction at the start and a 30 minute Q&A after the films. \nContent notes: discussion of racism\, homophobia\, transphobia\, misogyny\, swearing\, and violence; depiction of nudity\, sex\, violence\, blood\, death\, and graphic depictions of animal slaughter. \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. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/watch-party-the-wound-south-african-shorts/
CATEGORIES:BSL,Feature,Films,Gay men,People of colour,Trans
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201014T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201014T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200909T101224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200909T101224Z
UID:10003-1602698400-1602702000@www.sqiff.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201014T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201014T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200909T102614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201014T120738Z
UID:10006-1602709200-1602712800@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Watch Party: Lesbian Shorts by Shu Lea Cheang
DESCRIPTION:Shu Lea Cheang’s work from the early-to-mid 1990s demonstrated an exciting fusion of identity politics and erotic exploration\, making her one of the period’s most prominent queer media artists. \nThis collection presents two of her solo works and two collaborations\, alongside a Q&A with Cheang hosted by scholar and critic B. Ruby Rich. \nPart of our Shu Lea Cheang Retrospective\, Cruising the Future. Cheang is a multi-media artist working in experimental video and net art since the early 1980s. Her work deals with the techno body\, queer erotics and politics\, race relations\, and governmental and institutional power. Click here to access Cheang’s 2000 feature film I.K.U. on our Vimeo on Demand. Click here to access Fluidø  (2017). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders on the day. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/watch-party-lesbian-shorts-by-shu-lea-cheang-tickets-120172225361′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nThe films have Japanese and English audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation and live captioning provided for introduction and Q&A. \nContent notes: discussion of cancer\, death\, and sex; depiction of nudity and sex. \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. \n  \nPROGRAMME \nSex Fish (6m)\nDir: Shu Lea Cheang\, Country: USA\, Year: 1993\, Language/s: English\nAn erotic lesbian video involving swimming upstream\, female power\, and fish love. Made as a collaboration under the name E.T. (Ela Troyano) Baby (Jane Castle) Maniac (Cheang). \n“In Sex Fish water provides the common denominator for nature imagery and explicit sex. Unlike 1970s feminist imagery\, however\, nature is sexualized rather than sex naturalized. Dripping from the faucet\, spraying against a shower curtain\, swirling down a toilet\, water leads viewers from one sex scene to another\, private to public and back again. Swimming through the video are various fish\, seemingly unaware of the derogatory pun they enact\, and all gulping enviously as cunnilingus surrounds them.” \n—Chris Straayer\, Deviant Eyes\, Deviant Bodies: Sexual Re-orientations in Film and Video (New York: Columbia University Press\, 1996) \nSex Bowl (8m)\nDir: Shu Lea Cheang\, Country: USA\, Year: 1994\, Language/s: English\nAll forms of human sport become sites for sexual play and celebratory eroticism. \n“The tape’s images are quick\, suggestive\, and sexy: fingers moving into bowling balls\, shoe-smelling and toe-sucking\, a dog wearing chain jewelry\, fish being wrapped at the market\, young naked couples having sex…. Edited like a music video\, the image track is a constant flow of fetishes that lure us into the promiscuous pace of girls who keep lists of their sexual encounters.” \n—Chris Straayer\, Deviant Eyes\, Deviant Bodies: Sexual Re-orientations in Film and Video (New York: Columbia University Press\, 1996) \nFingers and Kisses (5m)\nDir: Shu Lea Cheang\, Country: Japan\, Year: 1995\, Language/s: Japanese\, English\nCheang has taken her camera to the streets for a candid glimpse of lesbian public sexuality. If Asian women and lesbians share a certain amount of invisibility in the culture\, Fingers and Kisses offers not only a bold representation of both\, but a challenge to the question “What do lesbians do?” Tokyo’s own out-and-loud music by Chu punctuates the narrative as what begins in the streets continues under the sheets. \nComing Home (5m)\nDir: Shu Lea Cheang\, Country: USA\, Year: 1995\, Language/s: Japanese\, English\nThis humorous video begins with two women—one white\, the other Asian—attempting to fit into a Japanese bathtub. The awkward fitting of bodies into a small space is just one of the allegorical scenarios dramatized in a pressing appeal for lesbian rights. In a game of hanafuda (flower cards)\, the terms of lesbian domesticity are cleverly played out according to such legalities as joint property\, social security\, and pensions.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/watch-party-lesbian-shorts-by-shu-lea-cheang/
CATEGORIES:BSL,Films,Lesbian,People of colour,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201015T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201015T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200909T103502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200919T202940Z
UID:10009-1602786600-1602792000@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Discussion: Film Programming for QTIPOC
DESCRIPTION:A conversation with QTIPOC film programmers from across the UK. We’ll be tackling questions such as: What does it mean to programme for us\, by us? What unique and specific challenges are we facing? How do we curate safe and nourishing spaces for our communities? How do we take care of our selves while doing this grassroots work? Guest speakers include queer crip Black fat femme and Fringe! Queer film & arts fest and freelance film curator\, Tara Brown\, Director of CineQ and Festival Manager of SHOUT Festival\, Rico Johnson-Sinclair\, and Scottish-Zimbabwean artist\, researcher\, and curator\, Natasha Thembiso Ruwona. \nThis event is only open to QTIPOC (queer\, trans\, and intersex people of colour). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are free. 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/discussion-film-programming-for-qtipoc-tickets-120173693753′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nBSL interpretation\, live captioning\, and live audio description provided for the event. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \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/discussion-film-programming-for-qtipoc/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Discussion,Free event,People of colour
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201016T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201016T201000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200909T104837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201015T113328Z
UID:10012-1602871200-1602879000@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Watch Party: The Cancer Journals Revisited
DESCRIPTION:The 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. \nFollowed by a Q&A with director Lana Lin hosted by Anahit Behrooz. Anahit is an arts journalist based in Edinburgh\, currently working as events editor at The Skinny and commissioning editor at Bella Caledonia\, with bylines in The List\, Girls on Tops\, and Club des Femmes among others. Presented in partnership with Scottish Documentary Institute. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/watch-party-the-cancer-journals-revisited-tickets-120174640585′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nThe films have English\, Spanish\, and German audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation and live captioning provided for introduction and Q&A. \nThe film is 98 minutes long with a brief introduction at the start\, a 5 minute comfort break after the film\, and a 30 minute Q&A. \nContent notes: discussion of racism including anti-Blackness\, violence\, cancer\, and death. \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. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/watch-party-the-cancer-journals-revisited/
CATEGORIES:BSL,Documentary,Feature,Films,Lesbian,People of colour
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201016T203000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201016T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200909T105911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201016T172122Z
UID:10015-1602880200-1602880200@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Party feat FRAN.K & guests
DESCRIPTION:This year SQIFF X Vogue Scotland’s party features a performance by Vogue Scotland member FRAN.K alongside; \nPURINA ALPHA \nDAVID RONAN \nSEQUOIA BARNES \nMELE BROOMES \nThis live 3 hour virtual club is a collision of bodies on the dance floor in a rotating duet\, mimicking our fleeting interactions in the club. Featuring four guest dancers\, FRAN.K takes us on a journey through a three and a half hour soundtrack from DJ RyanAir broadcast on Zoom. \nParticipant videos will be set to off and mics muted on entry\, so you can watch from the zoom or opt to turn on your camera to join the dance-floor. You can also join us in the chatroom\, and once you’ve entered feel free to come and go through the night! Chatroom will be facilitated by our virtual host NUSSATARI. \nLive Stream filmed by Daniel Hughes. \nLighting Design – Jazz Hutsby \nSound Mixing – Simon Howard / DJ RyanAir \nOutfit Design Cover Image/ Pop /Techno – Asia Apolonia Przytarska \nContent warning: The performance includes flashing lights and explicit language \nHouse Rules: We are a club space that does not condone any discrimination of any kind. Anyone displaying such behaviour will be ejected. If you feel uncomfortable at any time please message in the chat to reach our security staff. \nTickets are free. To book\, click the button below and you will receive a Zoom link for the event. When you enter the Zoom waiting room\, please open the chat so we can say hello before you join the event. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/party-vogue-scotland-tickets-120176299547′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThe event will be captioned. \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/party-vogue-scotland/
CATEGORIES:Free event,Parties
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201017T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201017T181500
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200909T110632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201014T122740Z
UID:10019-1602950400-1602958500@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Workshop: Documentary Filmmaking with Lana Lin SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:**Please note this event is now sold out.** \nJoin us for a workshop in collaboration with Scottish Documentary Institute with Lana Lin\, a filmmaker\, artist\, and writer whose creative practice concerns embodied vulnerabilities. Lana’s most recent film The Cancer Journals Revisited is a brave feature prompting 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. \nThe workshop will be broken down into two one-hour sessions. In the first hour Lana will give an overview of her practice\, particularly focussing on ethics of documentary filmmaking. For the second half of the session\, Lana will workshop a couple of selected projects from submissions. Attendees are welcome to join with or without a film project in the making. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are free. To book\, click the button below. 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.123formbuilder.com/form-5633580/form’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis workshop has an age recommendation of 18+. \nBSL interpretation and live captioning are provided for the workshop. \nThe workshop is 2 hours long with a 15 minute break in the middle. \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-documentary-filmmaking-with-lana-lin/
CATEGORIES:BSL,Free event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201017T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201017T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200909T112034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201012T160701Z
UID:10022-1602961200-1602966600@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Watch Party: Transdimensional Voices
DESCRIPTION:This 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. \nCurated and hosted by Glasgow-based artist TAAHLIAH. There will be a Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening. \n\nImage credit: Sorcha Clelland’s Where the Red Fern Grows. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/watch-party-transdimensional-voices-tickets-120178157103′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nThe films have English audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation and live captioning provided for introduction and Q&A. \nThe films are 32 minutes long with a brief introduction at the start and a 45 minute Q&A. \nContent notes: depiction of violence\, gruesome imagery\, and an animal in distress. \n\n\n\n\nThe films in Transdimensional Voices include some loud music and abrasive sound effects\, disorientating editing\, and flashing lights. \n\n\n\n\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. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going. \nPROGRAMME \n“The Ideal Bar” – “Le Narcisse” – “Alec’s” (2m)\nDir: Jamie Crewe\, Country: UK\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: No spoken language \n“The Ideal Bar” – “Le Narcisse” – “Alec’s” is a dramatised exchange between two characters in a Glasgow nightclub\, inspired by a sequence in Radclyffe Hall’s The Well of Loneliness in which Stephen Gordon encounters a repellent reflection of herself in a Parisian gay bar. Their exchange is punctuated\, as in Radclyffe Hall’s text\, by the image of a panting\, dying fox. Though it demands compassion\, this fox is not real\, and its blood looks perhaps more like lipstick. The video is scored by a hyperventilating concertina. \nThese characters are portrayed by performance maker and ogre Sorcha Clelland\, and performance artist and music producer TAAHLIAH. In this version\, TAAHLIAH is standing\, and Sorcha is seated. \nPowder Snowdrop Catatonic (17m)\nDir: Sgàire Wood\, Country: Scotland\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: English and French languages \nProduced in one room over the course of a week in the heart of lockdown\, Sgàire Wood’s Powder Snowdrop Catatonic is an irreverent pantomime performance of mental deterioration under mandatory quarantine. Summoning a cast of capricious characters\, Wood runs a Kübler-Ross style gamut of emotions precipitated by self-isolation\, from misanthropic smugness to mind-bending ennui and cabin fever. Seen solely through the narrow lens of a smartphone camera\, she dances before the flimsy trompe l’oeil facade of a Victorian parlour\, existing in the space between coziness and claustrophobia\, flippancy and sincerity. The film’s celebratory intimacy pays tribute to queer\, radicalised or feminised practices which\, being underrepresented in traditional art spaces\, are relegated to the realm of domesticity and how under the circumstances in which the film was produced\, have found a new appreciation and importance. \nWhere the Red Fern Grows (11m)\nDir: Sorcha Clelland\, Country: UK\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: No spoken language \nSorcha Clelland’s Where the Red Fern Grows\, titled after Wilson Rawls’ 1961 children’s book about hunting dogs\, exists as a love letter to a rave and venue in Ibrox\, Glasgow. Filmed at The African Arts Centre in May 2020 during the venue’s demolition and Scotland’s lockdown from COVID-19. The novel begins with an aspiration to heal and a birth of kinship. Character growth is continued through belief in a magic. Performing as SHREK 666\, the embodiment of a demonic ogre shifting through monstrous transformation chained to catholicism\, he revisits a site and performance which was formerly a scene of Queer Intimacy. \n“The Ideal Bar” – “Le Narcisse” – “Alec’s” (2m)\nDir: Jamie Crewe\, Country: UK\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: No spoken language \n“The Ideal Bar” – “Le Narcisse” – “Alec’s” is a dramatised exchange between two characters in a Glasgow nightclub\, inspired by a sequence in Radclyffe Hall’s The Well of Loneliness in which Stephen Gordon encounters a repellent reflection of herself in a Parisian gay bar. Their exchange is punctuated\, as in Radclyffe Hall’s text\, by the image of a panting\, dying fox. Though it demands compassion\, this fox is not real\, and its blood looks perhaps more like lipstick. The video is scored by a hyperventilating concertina. \nThese characters are portrayed by performance maker and ogre Sorcha Clelland\, and performance artist and music producer TAAHLIAH. In this version\, Sorcha is standing\, and TAAHLIAH is seated.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/watch-party-transdimensional-voices/
CATEGORIES:BSL,English language,Films,Shorts,Trans
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201018T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201018T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200909T113343Z
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SUMMARY:Call & Response: Reading and Writing for the Future
DESCRIPTION:A workshop and reading group led by Martha Williams. The discussion and activities will be based around one or more of the texts selected for the Many Black Moons Ago\, To Go programme. Texts will be sent to participants prior to the workshop. \nThe workshop is for Black people only. \nMartha Adonai Williams is a writer\, facilitator\, and community organiser. She is a coordinator for the Black Feminist Bookshop and runs the Black womxn/non-binary writing space\, Call+Response. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree event. 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/call-response-reading-and-writing-for-the-future-tickets-120178863215′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThe event has an age recommendation of 18+. \nBSL interpretation\, live captioning\, and live audio description provided for the event. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe workshop is 2 hours long with a comfort break in the middle. \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/call-response-reading-and-writing-for-the-future/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Free event,People of colour,Speech to Text,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201018T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201018T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200909T114554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201018T114536Z
UID:10029-1603040400-1603047600@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Watch Party: Queer Scotland Shorts
DESCRIPTION:We 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 from 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. \nThe screening will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A. There will be an award for Best Scottish Short voted for online by audiences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/watch-party-queer-scotland-shorts-tickets-120180504123′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThis screening has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nThe films have Arabic and English audio with English language captions. BSL interpretation\, live captioning\, and live audio description are provided for the event. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe films will be around 1 hour long with a brief introduction at the start and a 30 minute Q&A. \nContent notes: discussion of homophobia\, misogyny\, ableism\, mental health issues\, and suicide; depiction of homophobia\, nudity\, grief\, and death. \n\n\n\n\nThe films in SQIFF Shorts: Queer Scotland include some abrasive sound effects. \n\n\n\n\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. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going. \nPROGRAMME \nSaturnrania (5m)\nDir: Holly McLean\, Country: UK\, Year: 2019\, Language/s: English\nA feminist sci-fi adventure documentary following an experimental physicist on her quest to have a baby. \nThe Fabric of You (11m)\nDir: Josephine Lohoar Self\, Country: UK\, Year: 2019\, Language/s: English\nSet in the Bronx\, in the era of 1950s McCarthyism\, everybody wants to look the same. Michael a gay\, twenty-something-year old mouse\, hides his true identity while he works as a tailor. \nWhen Isaac enters the shop one day he offers the escapism and love Michael craves. In Michael’s confined apartment\, he becomes tormented by the memories of Isaac’s tragic death. Michael’s memories and flashbacks are triggered when he notices Isaac’s jacket draped on the back of a chair. Haunted by the solace Isaac once offered\, he struggles to come to terms with his loss. \nLet My Body Speak (10m)\nDir: Madonna Adib\, Country: UK\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: Arabic\nThis documentary is a personal and intimate journey exploring the repression experienced by the filmmaker during her childhood when she faced sexual control in a Damascus also experiencing a growing socio-political repression in the late 80s and early 90s. Through the creative use of family archive in Damascus mixed with current footage of her body she reconstructs the pain of the past absorbed by her body. \nWhat is Wrong with Her? (7m)\nDir: Leah Francisco\, Country: UK\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: BSL and English\nLeah finds life and identity by moving past other people’s labels in this British Sign Language poem travelling through time and space. Produced by Solar Bear Theatre company through their digital arts programme\, Solar Flares. \nZine There Done That (8m)\nDir: Fergus Cruickshank\, Ana Hine\, Country: UK\, Year: 2019\, Language/s: English\nAs Ana recovers from a serious mental health breakdown\, she discovers the potential for zines to rebuild her life and rediscover her voice. This intimate documentary is captured on an eclectic mix of formats to mirror the delicate piecing together of Ana and her connection to the underground mental health zine community in the UK. A tender\, creative\, and ultimately empowering look at how art can bring people together to take ownership of their lives. \nBe Seen (2m)\nDir: Sophie Stone\, Country: UK\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: BSL\nLove fully explored in the mind of the admirer. Produced by Solar Bear Theatre company through their digital short programme\, Solar Snaps. \nAll the reasons behind a kiss (3m)\nDir: Aimie Willemse\, Country: UK\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: English\nA theatre student gets rebuked for writing LGBTQ+ characters in her zombie apocalypse play as “following the latest trend”\, however it turns out\, she has a personal reason to do so. \nReal Boy (11m)\nDir: Jamie Rea\, Country: UK\, Year: 2020\, Language/s: BSL\nAll the parts of life from the smallest atom to the meaning of life converge and form into a feeling of completeness within Joe. We share in this journey. Produced by Solar Bear Theatre company through their digital arts programme\, Solar Flares.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/watch-party-queer-scotland-shorts/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Deaf,Disability,Films,Shorts,Speech to Text,Trans
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201018T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201018T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20200909T115757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201014T140220Z
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SUMMARY:SQIFF Closing Night Pub Quiz
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the closing night event of SQIFF 2020. Test your queer culture knowledge with our fun and accessible quiz covering everything from camp classics to contemporary movie controversies – plus some sport\, music & history\, all with an LGBTQIA+ flavour!  You can join in with or without a team. There will be some exciting prizes on offer! We’ll also announce the winner of this year’s Best Scottish Short and say our heartfelt thank yous and tearful goodbyes to this year’s fest. \nQuiz teams of up to 4 people. If you are in separate households\, you will need an alternative way to communicate as we are running the Quiz via Zoom Webinar for access reasons. This means audiences will have their videos and sound off and can’t communicate with each other. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/sqiff-closing-night-pub-quiz-tickets-120181346643′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nBSL interpretation\, live captioning\, and live audio description are provided for the event. We will send instructions on how to access the live AD to all ticket holders before the event. Contact us by emailing info@sqiff.org if you would like any more information about live AD during the Festival. \nThe quiz will be 3 hours long with comfort breaks throughout. \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. \nTickets \nTickets for most live events are on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-closing-night-pub-quiz/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,BSL,Speech to Text
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210219
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20210129T124824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T133224Z
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SUMMARY:Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America
DESCRIPTION:Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America is a feature-length documentary revealing the untold stories of LGBT refugees and asylum seekers who have fled intense persecution from their home countries and who are resettling in the United States. As leadership in America continues to demonize immigrants and drastically restrict the flow of refugees and asylum seekers into the U.S.\, Unsettled follows Subhi\, a gay Syrian refugee\, Cheyenne and Mari\, a lesbian couple from Angola\, and Junior\, a gender non-conforming gay man from the Congo\, struggling to create new lives for themselves. \nClick here to rent Unsettled on our Vimeo on Demand channel up until 17 February. You can rent the film on our pay what you can sliding scale of free to £8. Please note the film is only available to rent within the UK. \nWe are holding two free online events to discuss the themes of the film and the situation for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in the UK on 4 and 11 February. To book for our discussion 7-8pm on Thursday 11 February with Leni Candan from UK Lesbian & Gay Immigration Group and Solomon Adebayo LGBT Unity Scotland responding to the film\, click the button below. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders on the day. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unsettled-discussion-with-uk-lesbian-gay-immigration-group-and-lgbt-unity-tickets-140278198869′ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nPresented in partnership with LGBT Unity Scotland\, a community-led group providing essential support to LGBTQIA+ refugees\, asylum seekers\, and other migrants\, and Scottish Borders LGBT Equality for LGBT History Month. Supported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \n  \nACCESS \nThe film and events have an age recommendation of N/C 12+. \nThe film has English audio with English language captions. Live captioning provided for online discussions. \nThe film has quite a lot of dialogue and voiceover\, all English language\, and mostly bright images. \nThe film is 84 minutes long. Each discussion event is 1 hour long. \nContent notes: Discussion and depiction of homophobic violence\, honour-based violence\, trauma\, emotional distress\, and substance abuse.\n \nIf you have any questions about accessibility for the film and events\, please contact info@sqiff.org. \nFilm rental price\n \nRental of the film on our Vimeo on Demand is on a sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, or £8. Our sliding scale allows you to choose what to pay based on what you feel you can afford. No evidence or proof of circumstances is required. If you can afford to pay more\, we really appreciate it as we rely on this income to pay queer people fairly for their work and keep the festival going.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/unsettled-seeking-refuge-in-america/
CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,Discussion,English language,Free event,LGBT History Month,People of colour,Speech to Text
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210220T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210220T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20210122T131009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210122T131152Z
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SUMMARY:Pride & Protest: Live Watch Party + Q&A with director Blaise Singh
DESCRIPTION:Pride & 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. \nThe film will screen on Zoom as a live watch party followed by a Q&A with director Blaise Singh and other members of the cast and crew. We will send out a Zoom link for the event to ticket holders on the day. We are partnering with An Lanntair to host this event to mark LGBT History Month 2021 this February. \nThis event is a ‘Pay What You Can’ event – come for free or pay what you can afford. To book\, click the button below or call An Lanntair on 01851 708 480. \n[bra_button text=’Buy Tickets’ url=’https://tickets.lanntair.com/sales/categories/sqiff/pride–protest/live-watch-party–qa/pay-what-you-can-afford’ target=’_blank’ size=’medium’ style=’rounded’ color=’pink’] \n  \nACCESS \nThe film is English language with captions and the Q&A will have live captions available. The event is suitable for ages 12+. If you have any questions or access requests for this event\, please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org. \nContent notes: Discussion of racism\, homophobia\, biphobia\, and transphobia; depiction of homophobia\, transphobia\, biphobia\, and brief racist violence.
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/pride-protest-live-watch-party-qa-with-director-blaise-singh/
CATEGORIES:Bisexual,Documentary,English language,Feature,Films,Gay men,Lesbian,LGBT History Month,People of colour,Trans
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211002T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211010T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230446
CREATED:20211008T122510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211008T122510Z
UID:10648-1633161600-1633908600@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:SQIFF 2021 Online
DESCRIPTION:Several films from the SQIFF 2021 programme are available to rent online from SQIFF’s Vimeo on Demand channel until 10 October. You can access these films at any time during this period. Films on our Vimeo on Demand will be accessible within the UK only. Click here to access the online programme.\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. Go to vimeo.com and click the option to ‘Join for free.’ You will need access to an email address to be able to join.  \nYou will be asked to choose what you pay for each film or film programme on our Vimeo on \nDemand channel. The default price for films on Vimeo will be set to £8\, and you can click \n‘Apply promo code’ and then enter a discount code of\, for example\, ‘6’ to pay £6\, or ‘4\,’ ‘2\,’ or \n‘free’ to get the pricing you choose. You will have up until 10 October to watch films once \nyou have rented them. \nFilms and programmes available to rent include: \nA New Chapter Begins \nGA(Y)MERS with an audio described version available \nChanging the Game with an audio described version available
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-2021-online/
CATEGORIES:Audio description,English language,Films,Shorts
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