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SUMMARY:NIÑXS (Dundee)
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \nIn the rural small town of Tepoztlán\, Mexico\, fifteen-year-old Karla gets to tell her own coming-of-age story as she navigates the joys and complexities of trans adolescence. Irresistibly warm and funny\, NIÑXS bursts the seams of documentary convention by dissolving the distance between filmmaker and subject. Director Kani Lapuerta and Karla reflect together on their transness as they watch eight years’ worth of footage documenting this formative period of Karla’s life: from trying out for the cheer team\, playing with makeup\, to being embarrassed by her loving and supportive parents. In an era where trans kids are spoken over and spoken for\, NIÑXS sparkles with confidence\, wit\, and magic: a joyous demand that trans youth get to narrate their own stories. Presented as part of Take One Action Film Festivals 2025! \nGrasping with both hands the joy\, tenderness and tenacity that jumps through the screen in NIÑXS\, stay on after the screening for a celebration of trans life lived to its fullest. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £5\, £10\, £15\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nContent Notes: Discussions of transphobia\, gender dysphoria\, death and surgery. Contains two brief depictions of fake blood.\nAccess Notes: Mix of explanatory dialogue (in Spanish) and visual storytelling. Mainly bright images\, with a short sequence of darker images towards the end of the film.\nSpanish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and workshop\nLive Captioning for introduction\n\nThis screening is 86 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: NINXS\, Dir. Kani Lapuerta\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/ninxs-dundee/
LOCATION:Steps Theatre\, Central Library\, The Wellgate Dundee\, Dundee\, DD1 1DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Families,Feature,Films,Live Captioning
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SUMMARY:¡Quba!
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n¡QUBA! chronicles the raw\, revolutionary fight of Cuba’s LGBTQIA+ activists as they battle deep-rooted homophobia to achieve a historic victory. \n¡Quba! documents Cuba’s extraordinary journey toward LGBTQIA+ equality\, culminating in one of the most unexpected civil rights victories of the 21st century – the historic 2022 referendum that overwhelmingly approved the new Family Code\, legalizing same-sex marriage and adoption. \nAgainst the backdrop of Havana’s sun-drenched streets and the countryside’s conservative heartlands\, the film traces the decades-long struggle of activists who turned a revolution within the Revolution into reality. \nAt its heart are two iconic trailblazers: Adela Hernández\, Cuba’s first openly transgender elected official\, whose quiet perseverance broke barriers in rural Caibarién\, and Ramón Silverio\, the subversive theater director who transformed his cultural hub\, El Mejunje\, into a sanctuary for queer art and resistance. Through their friendship\, we witness how Cuba’s LGBTQ movement took root—from the dark days of UMAP labor camps to the defiant drag performances that challenged homophobia in Santa Clara. Ramón’s rainbow caravan of artists brought radical acceptance to Cuba’s most isolated towns\, proving that change could bloom even in hardened soil. \nTheir legacy fuels a new generation of firebrands. In Santiago\, the lesbian collective Las Isabelas —Maritza\, Ana\, and Isel—combat machismo with radical visibility\, conducting educational campaigns to empower women and girls. In Havana\, young activists like Ulises push boundaries through relentless advocacy\, while Mariela Castro\, head of CENESEX\, navigates Cuba’s political machinery to bridge grassroots movements and government policy. Their efforts collide with a rising evangelical backlash\, setting the stage for a cultural battle that divides families and tests the nation’s revolutionary ideals. \nArchival footage reveals the shadows of state persecution and religious bigotry\, but the film pulses with the defiant rhythms of resistance—drag spectacles\, underground queer gatherings\, and clandestine activism that kept hope alive. As the campaign for the 2022 Family Code reaches its climax\, activists hold their breath: will Cuba\, a nation that once imprisoned its LGBTQ citizens\, now embrace them? \nSet to the defiant rhythms that fueled this movement\, ¡Quba! captures a paradox shattered: in a nation that had already overturned capitalism but still wrestled with patriarchal traditions\, the people themselves became the vanguard. This victory—won through art\, organizing\, and unapologetic joy—proves that revolution is never finished. From Adela’s trailblazing resilience to Ramón’s artistic insurgency and the bold fury of Las Isabelas\, the film is a testament to love’s power to rewrite history. \nIn collaboration with Havana Glasgow Film Festival. \nFollowed by Q&A with Director Kim Anno\, SQIFF Director Indigo Korres and HGFF co-Director Hugo Rivalta. \nREAD HGFF’S INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR KIM ANNO. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, £10\, or £12. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nContent Notes: This documentary contains mature thematic material including discussions of discrimination\, homophobia\, and political conflict. Suitable for mature audiences.\nSpanish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and Q&A\n\nThis screening is 70 minutes long. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: ¡Quba!\, Dir. Kim Anno\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/quba/
LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles
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SUMMARY:Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \nCastration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds\nDir. Louise Weard | 2025 | 300m (incl. intermission) | DCP\, Digital\nCertificate: 18 | Abusive behaviour\, strong sex\, nudity\, drug misuse \nCastration Movie Anthology i. The Fear of Having No One to Hold at the End of the World\nDir. Louise Weard | 2024 | 275m (incl. intermission) | DCP\, Digital\nCertificate: 18 | Strong sex\, nudity \nCastration Movie is a labyrinthine post-modern epic about gender. The first part of this four-part film includes Chapter i. Incel Superman and Chapter ii. Traps Swan Princess. Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds contains one chapter\, Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder. The final two parts are due for release in 2026. \nIn Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder\, Circle (Alex Walton) tries to leave a trans separatist cult in New York. Castration Movie Anthology ii.‘s cast includes Alex Walton (Pomp and Circumstance)\, Ivy Wolk (Anora)\, Jack Haven (I Saw the TV Glow)\, Lea Rose Sebastianis (In a Violent Nature)\, Hesse Deni (Brain Death)\, Theda Hammel (Stress Positions)\, Alexandra McVicker (The Serpent’s Skin)\, Betsey Brown (Actors)\, and Peter Vack (Assholes)\, amongst a mix of other emerging talent and weird and wonderful cameos. \nIncel Superman follows Turner Stewart\, a production assistant who sees his world spiral out of control as he uncompromisingly attempts to shape his life into the one he feels he deserves. Traps Swan Princess follows a trans woman named Michaela “Traps” Sinclair\, a sex worker in Vancouver who splits her time between seeing clients and hanging out with her group of trans friends\, who finds her relationships strained when she decides to pursue motherhood. \nWritten and Directed by Louise Weard\, the film’s cast includes Vera Drew (The People’s Joker)\, Ada Rook (Black Dresses)\, Alice Maio Mackay (T Blockers)\, Avalon Fast (Honeycomb)\, John Paizs (Crime Wave)\, and Lea Rose Sebastianis and Nate Wilson (The All Golden) amongst a mix of other emerging talent and weird and wonderful cameos. The original score was composed by Aoife Josie Clements/Ravine Angel\, with additional music by Magda Baker\, Alex Walton\, and E_DEATH. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\n\nThis screening is 276 minutes long. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps\, Dir. Louise Weard\, 2024
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/castration-movie-anthology-i-traps/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Filmhouse\, 88 Lothian Road\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9BZ
CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Feature,Live Captioning,Trans
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251213T000000
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SUMMARY:Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \nCastration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds\nDir. Louise Weard | 2025 | 300m (incl. intermission) | DCP\, Digital\nCertificate: 18 | Abusive behaviour\, strong sex\, nudity\, drug misuse \nCastration Movie Anthology i. The Fear of Having No One to Hold at the End of the World\nDir. Louise Weard | 2024 | 275m (incl. intermission) | DCP\, Digital\nCertificate: 18 | Strong sex\, nudity \nCastration Movie is a labyrinthine post-modern epic about gender. The first part of this four-part film includes Chapter i. Incel Superman and Chapter ii. Traps Swan Princess. Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds contains one chapter\, Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder. The final two parts are due for release in 2026. \nIn Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder\, Circle (Alex Walton) tries to leave a trans separatist cult in New York. Castration Movie Anthology ii.‘s cast includes Alex Walton (Pomp and Circumstance)\, Ivy Wolk (Anora)\, Jack Haven (I Saw the TV Glow)\, Lea Rose Sebastianis (In a Violent Nature)\, Hesse Deni (Brain Death)\, Theda Hammel (Stress Positions)\, Alexandra McVicker (The Serpent’s Skin)\, Betsey Brown (Actors)\, and Peter Vack (Assholes)\, amongst a mix of other emerging talent and weird and wonderful cameos. \nIncel Superman follows Turner Stewart\, a production assistant who sees his world spiral out of control as he uncompromisingly attempts to shape his life into the one he feels he deserves. Traps Swan Princess follows a trans woman named Michaela “Traps” Sinclair\, a sex worker in Vancouver who splits her time between seeing clients and hanging out with her group of trans friends\, who finds her relationships strained when she decides to pursue motherhood. \nWritten and Directed by Louise Weard\, the film’s cast includes Vera Drew (The People’s Joker)\, Ada Rook (Black Dresses)\, Alice Maio Mackay (T Blockers)\, Avalon Fast (Honeycomb)\, John Paizs (Crime Wave)\, and Lea Rose Sebastianis and Nate Wilson (The All Golden) amongst a mix of other emerging talent and weird and wonderful cameos. The original score was composed by Aoife Josie Clements/Ravine Angel\, with additional music by Magda Baker\, Alex Walton\, and E_DEATH. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nLive Captioning for introduction and Q&A\n\nThis screening is 300 minutes long. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds\, Dir. Louise Weard\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/castration-movie-anthology-ii-the-best-of-both-worlds/
LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Feature,Live Captioning,Trans
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251213T183000
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SUMMARY:Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \nCastration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds\nDir. Louise Weard | 2025 | 300m (incl. intermission) | DCP\, Digital\nCertificate: 18 | Abusive behaviour\, strong sex\, nudity\, drug misuse \nCastration Movie Anthology i. The Fear of Having No One to Hold at the End of the World\nDir. Louise Weard | 2024 | 275m (incl. intermission) | DCP\, Digital\nCertificate: 18 | Strong sex\, nudity \nCastration Movie is a labyrinthine post-modern epic about gender. The first part of this four-part film includes Chapter i. Incel Superman and Chapter ii. Traps Swan Princess. Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds contains one chapter\, Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder. The final two parts are due for release in 2026. \nIn Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder\, Circle (Alex Walton) tries to leave a trans separatist cult in New York. Castration Movie Anthology ii.‘s cast includes Alex Walton (Pomp and Circumstance)\, Ivy Wolk (Anora)\, Jack Haven (I Saw the TV Glow)\, Lea Rose Sebastianis (In a Violent Nature)\, Hesse Deni (Brain Death)\, Theda Hammel (Stress Positions)\, Alexandra McVicker (The Serpent’s Skin)\, Betsey Brown (Actors)\, and Peter Vack (Assholes)\, amongst a mix of other emerging talent and weird and wonderful cameos. \nIncel Superman follows Turner Stewart\, a production assistant who sees his world spiral out of control as he uncompromisingly attempts to shape his life into the one he feels he deserves. Traps Swan Princess follows a trans woman named Michaela “Traps” Sinclair\, a sex worker in Vancouver who splits her time between seeing clients and hanging out with her group of trans friends\, who finds her relationships strained when she decides to pursue motherhood. \nWritten and Directed by Louise Weard\, the film’s cast includes Vera Drew (The People’s Joker)\, Ada Rook (Black Dresses)\, Alice Maio Mackay (T Blockers)\, Avalon Fast (Honeycomb)\, John Paizs (Crime Wave)\, and Lea Rose Sebastianis and Nate Wilson (The All Golden) amongst a mix of other emerging talent and weird and wonderful cameos. The original score was composed by Aoife Josie Clements/Ravine Angel\, with additional music by Magda Baker\, Alex Walton\, and E_DEATH. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nLive Captioning for introduction and Q&A\n\nThis screening is 300 minutes long. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds\, Dir. Louise Weard\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/castration-movie-anthology-ii-the-best-of-both-worlds-2/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Filmhouse\, 88 Lothian Road\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9BZ
CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Feature,Live Captioning,Trans
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SUMMARY:Dundead: SQIFF presents Sleepaway Camp
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \nWe are delighted that this screening will be introduced by Indigo Korres\, Director of SQIFF. \nOne of the definitive cult horror films\, Sleepaway Camp is a trashy teen slasher in the Friday the 13th mould. And while slasher films can be broadly remembered for their restrictive heteronormativity\, Sleepaway Camp is particularly notable for its exploration of queer themes. Sleepaway Camp is not subtle or necessarily in good taste\, and often plays into problematic tropes\, but the film has nonetheless been reclaimed and celebrated by queer audiences in the years since its release. \nShy\, mute Angela (an iconic performance by Felissa Rose) goes to stay at Camp Arawak with her cousin Ricky. Unlike other teen slashers\, Sleepaway Camp’s cast of campers are mostly made up of actual teenagers\, and the scenes of them hanging out and misbehaving feel refreshingly authentic. It also means that when the teens are put in danger\, the results feel particularly transgressive. \nThere is an element of sexual violence to some scenes near the start\, and while thankfully restrained in terms of onscreen depictions\, there can be a bit of a nasty streak to the film. \nIt’s a fascinatingly thorny film with an undeniable legacy\, filled with brilliant moments\, memorable performances and a truly unforgettable\, and now rightly iconic\, ending. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nText on Screen for the introduction\n\nThis screening is 84 minutes long. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Sleepaway Camp Dir. Robert Hiltzik\, 1983
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/dundead-sqiff-presents-sleepaway-camp/
LOCATION:DCA\, 152 Nethergate\, Dundee\, DD1 4DY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Feature,Queer Horror,Trans
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SUMMARY:Queer as Punk + intro + pre-recorded Q&A
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \nCinetopia:DOC in collaboration with SQIFF presents this Scottish special preview of Queer As Punk ahead of its wider UK release with T A P E Collective. The screening will have an introduction by artist Kai Khidir Hassan (fka Aki Hassan) and the film will be followed by a 20-minute pre-recorded Q&A.\n \nFaris is a transman and the lead singer of “Shh..Diam!” (meaning “shut up!” in Malay)\, an openly queer punk band in Malaysia. Together with his bandmates Yon and Yoyo\, they use their music to fight for LGBTQI+ rights in a country where conservative Muslim policies and society severely curtail human rights and freedom of expression. As discrimination against them intensifies\, Yoyo chooses to leave the country. However in the face of the many challenges\, Faris opts to stay\, determined to continue using their music as a platform to advocate for freedom and equality\, refusing to let the pressures of society silence their voice. \nDirector Yihwen Chen followed the trio for several years as they toured\, documenting their gigs\, experiences\, and wide-ranging discussions. Queer As Punk continue to use their nonconformist live performances to fight for justice\, in the face of intense pressure to and threats to silence their voices. \nKai Khidir Hassan (fka Aki Hassan) is a visual artist\, researcher and organiser who primarily works with expanded sculpture\, drawing and self-publishing. Rooted in collaborative inquiry and community-building\, Aki’s practice extends beyond the studio into organising spaces that foreground collective knowledge\, mutual support\, and slower modes of active engagement. \nCinetopia:DOC is a monthly club bringing audiences together around exceptional documentary films alongside filmmaker Q&As or conversations\, followed by continued discussion and networking in the Filmhouse Bar. Cinetopia:DOC is 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 and the Scottish Documentary Institute and produced by Cinetopia\, a hub of activity around filmgoing and filmmaking based in Edinburgh. \nSQIFF (Scottish Queer International Film Festival) is a charity formed with the aim of showcasing diverse queer cinema and uplifting creative voices from the LGBTQIA+ community in Scotland and beyond. The organisation runs an annual film festival in Glasgow\, pop-up and year-round events\, and community-focused programmes across Scotland. \nT A P E Collective: Reppin’ could-be-cult classics\, T A P E is a UK-based film company working across exhibition and distribution to platform the works of global majority filmmakers. Cross-curatorial\, but firmly rooted in film\, T A P E creates ties with art\, music\, talks and more\, to bring exciting and subversive filmmaking to new and established audiences. With a focus on representation\, identity and heritage\, we champion the forgotten could-be cult films of the festival circuit. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish and Malay audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nText on Screen for the introduction\n\nThis screening is 88 minutes long. \n  \nSupported by Film Hub Scotland\, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network\, awarding funding on behalf of Screen Scotland and the BFI National Lottery. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Queer as Punk\, Dir. Yihwen Chen\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/queer-as-punk-intro-pre-recorded-qa/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Filmhouse\, 88 Lothian Road\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9BZ
CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Documentary,Feature,Films,People of colour,Trans
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260527T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260527T203000
DTSTAMP:20260612T230111
CREATED:20260514T140718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T142828Z
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SUMMARY:Queer Filmmakers Group - 48 Hour Film Challenge 2026
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n\nAre you a queer filmmaker? Do you want to meet other queer filmmakers? Do you want to make a film in two days? Join SQIFF for the return of the Queer Filmmakers Group for a 48 Hour Film Challenge! \nThe SQIFF 48 Hour Film Challenge works like this: by signing up you will work with a group of other filmmakers to complete the challenge of making an entire film from beginning to end in just two days. \nThe Brief\, which includes film themes\, required elements\, guidelines\, and time frames for the challenge will be discussed in person at the start of our 48 hours. You will then set out in your teams to make your films. All completed films will then be screened at the next Queer Filmmaker’s Group session in June (bring your friends)! \nThe challenge is open for any and all levels of filmmaking experience and we encourage people who are brand-new to film to attend. You can either sign up as a group or as an individual\, where we will assign you to a group. \n  \nCLICK HERE to book your ticket for this event. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \n\n\nAbout the group: \nThe SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is a monthly meetup designed for LGBTQIA+ filmmakers in Scotland to meet other queer creatives and do everything film. From challenges to networking events\, skills development to special guest speakers\, the SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is THE place to be if you’re queer and into film. \nThe group is open for any level of filmmaking or film supporting arts (ie. acting\, prop making\, music and sound design…) and we really encourage people just starting out in these mediums to come along. \nJoin a very friendly and supportive cohort of queer artists in Scotland making films! \n\n  \nAccessibility:  \n\nBSL-English interpretation for the whole event.\nRelaxed event.\nWheelchair Access.\nWe have an Audience Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org.\n\nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Tiu Makkonen
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/queer-filmmakers-group-18/
LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF
CATEGORIES:BSL,Filmmakers' Group
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260607T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260612T230111
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SUMMARY:SQIFF x Porty Pride Film Night
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nOnce again\, SQIFF and Porty Pride are teaming up to bring you an eclectic mix of queer short films. \nThis edition celebrates multi-cultural intersections in queer cinema. The first film\, Who Will Be Remembered Here\, is a brave tale of reclaiming history against the backdrop of rural Scotland. Next is Dissonance which follows a young Black woman fleeing a homophobic upbringing and discovering herself in Glasgow. \nThen we have Oceania\, a colourful\, softly lit short about a teenage gamer dealing with grief. This is followed by a moving animation named Two Black Boys in Paradise that explores the joys and woes of queer black gays passionately in love. \nThen comes Two Travelling Aunties\, the adorable and funny story of two older lesbians from Singapore living out their dream travelling the world together in their van. Last but not least is the hilarious Sriracha. An east-asian drag king and a Turkish kebab chef clash over the condiment but are brought together by their rage towards some drunk British lads. \nThen please join us for a chatty informal Q&A with some of the filmmakers\, hosted by Nat Lall. \nCurated by Nat Lall \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of £5\, £10\, £15. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nAn age recommendation of N/C 16+.\nBritish Sign Language and English\, French\, Scottish Gaelic audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nBSL-English interpretation provided for the introduction and panel discussion.\n\nThis screening is 126 minutes long with a introduction and panel discussion. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nwho will be remembered here\, Dirs. Michael Sherrington\, Lewis Hetherington\, CJ Mahony\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 30 min \nA cry against cultural erasure. Four queer people across Scotland’s historic landscapes question the stories we tell and their impact on future generations. This intimate film archives marginalized identities\, claiming space in history as a beacon for those who follow a tender refusal to be forgotten. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, war\, queer and disabled erasure. \n  \nDissonance\, Dir. Aderayo Adenekan\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 30 min \nExperimental short following a young Black woman exploring her queerness after moving cities\, battling internal conflict from homophobic upbringing. Split between wordless narrative and documentary epilogue\, the film uses movement\, sound\, and symbolism to capture psychological dissonance between taught identity and authentic self-discovery. \nContent notes: Discussion of homophobia\, racism\, transphobia.  \nAccess notes: Flashing lights. \n  \nOceania\, Dir. Valentin Noujaïm\, 2024\, Lebanon\, 24 min \nNajib\, 16\, spends his summer on a video game\, until his mother\, Asma\, discovers the death of their elderly and lonely neighbour. He steals the keys to the apartment\, and dives into an unexpected world. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, HIV stigma.  \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery\, flashing lights. \n  \nTwo Black Boys in Paradise\, Dir. Baz Sells\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 9 min \nA movingly tender animation\, based on Dean Atta’s eponymous poem\, sees two boys (Edan\, 19 and Dula\, 18) on a journey of self-acceptance and love – for each other and themselves. \nContent notes: Depiction of animated nudity\, homophobia\, police harassment\, racism\, sex. \n  \nTwo Travelling Aunties\, Dir. Christine Seow\, 2025\, Singapore\, 22 min \nTwo spirited Singaporean seniors ditch conventional living for van life\, embracing adventure\, newfound freedom\, and the joy of living on their terms. \nContent notes: Depiction of drug use. Discussion of family rejection. \n  \nSriracha\, Dir. Weili Hsing\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 10 min \nIn a chaotic London kebab shop\, Asian drag king Li clashes with traditional Turkish chef Hamza over sriracha. When drunk British lads arrive seeking trouble\, a simple condiment dispute erupts into a full food fight. Through the mayhem\, Li and Hamza discover their shared experience bridges cultural divides\, forging unexpected friendship. \nContent notes: Depiction of transphobia. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Porty Pride\, 2025
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-x-porty-pride-film-night-3/
LOCATION:Portobello Town Hall\, 147-149 Portobello High Street\, Edinburgh\, EH15 1AF
CATEGORIES:BSL,Deaf,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260617T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260617T203000
DTSTAMP:20260612T230111
CREATED:20260514T142806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T143857Z
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SUMMARY:Queer Filmmakers Group - 48 Hour Film Screening and SQIFF Trailer
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n\nWant to see what the Queer Filmmakers Group made last month\, and help shape what thousands of festival-goers will see this autumn? Join The Queer Filmmaker’s Group in a creative and practical session making the official festival trailer for the 2026 edition of the Scottish Queer International Film Festival! \nWorking as a group\, we will use this session to brainstorm and come up with ideas for making a short trailer over the course of the month. This session is a casual\, fun\, and hands-on way to get creative with a group of other queer filmmakers in Scotland.The completed trailer will be shown before each screening of the 2026 film festival\, and will be watched by over 5000 people. \nThis session will also start with special screening of all the completed films made in the SQIFF 48 Hour Film Challenge in the previous month’s Queer Filmmaker’s Group. \n  \nCLICK HERE to book your ticket for this event. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \n\n\nAbout the group: \nThe SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is a monthly meetup designed for LGBTQIA+ filmmakers in Scotland to meet other queer creatives and do everything film. From challenges to networking events\, skills development to special guest speakers\, the SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is THE place to be if you’re queer and into film. \nThe group is open for any level of filmmaking or film supporting arts (ie. acting\, prop making\, music and sound design…) and we really encourage people just starting out in these mediums to come along. \nJoin a very friendly and supportive cohort of queer artists in Scotland making films! \n\n  \nAccessibility:  \n\nBSL-English interpretation for the whole event.\nRelaxed event.\nWheelchair Access.\nWe have an Audience Travel and Access Fund for travel costs. If you would like to take this up\, please contact info@sqiff.org.\n\nIf you have any other access needs you would like to discuss with us\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org. \n  \nSupported by Screen Scotland. \n  \nDonate: \nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our four Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fan 🌈✨ \n  \nImage Credit: Tiu Makkonen
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/queer-filmmakers-group-19/
LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF
CATEGORIES:BSL,Filmmakers' Group
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