Are We Queer Yet?: SQIFF at GoMA
2017-10-01 12:00 - 16:00 UTC | gallery of modern art, Glasgow, Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow, G1 3AH, United Kingdom
The huge beautiful hall in the GoMA has been left free and open for SQIFF to play with, so what do you think we did? Built a queer teenager’s bedroom, of course! Come lounge and hang out in our fully interactive installation. There will even be equipment to watch the LGBTQ+ short film DVDs piled on our teenager’s shelf. This immersive experience is designed to emulate the alienation and excitement of adolescence (particularly from a LGBTQ+ perspective) whilst simultaneously providing a safe space in the heart of the city centre. Tell your past self, the queers are here, get used to it.
SQIFF at GoMA is taking place in GoMA’s Gallery 1 while Marlie Mul’s exhibition is cancelled.
ACCESS: GoMA has wheelchair access to all floors and galleries. Accessible toilets available. Disabled parking bays are available at the bottom of Queen Street next to the taxi rank. Various languages with English subtitles/captions.
This is a FREE event open to all on the day. No ticket required.

Last Men Standing
2017-10-01 12:30 - 13:45 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
“We felt like every day was wonderful and anything could happen.” Rich and distinguished stories unfold among the lives of long-term survivors who have learned how to celebrate, heal, love, and thrive after the devastation of the early AIDS crisis. In this cathartic and intimate documentary, eight men look back on their experiences and then toward the future with the strength and resiliency they have cultivated over the past 30 years.
Following the screening, Scott Agnew – HIV positive, critically acclaimed, Glaswegian stand up comedian and compere – will be joining the panel for a discussion led by David Bingham of HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland.
ACCESS: Level access at entrance of CCA with Cinema space on ground floor. Accessible toilets available. English language with English captions. Hearing loop. If you would like to attend and require BSL interpretation for the discussion, please email info@sqiff.org and we will book this for you.
Ticket prices on a sliding scale according to your circumstances. Choose between FREE, £2, £4, £6, or £8 (prices include CCA booking fee) according to what you can afford. See our ticketing information for more details.
To book, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900.

Document Presents: FREE CeCe!
2017-10-01 13:00 - 14:40 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
On her way to the store with a group of friends, trans woman Chrishaun Reed “CeCe” McDonald was brutally attacked and in defending her life, a man was killed. After a coercive interrogation, CeCe was incarcerated in a men’s prison in Minnesota. An international campaign to free CeCe garnered significant support from media and activists, including actress Laverne Cox. Cox signed on as executive producer of FREE CeCe!, committed to exploring the role race, class, and gender played in the case. In the end, CeCe emerged not only as a survivor but also as a leader.
Followed by a discussion with Chryssy Hunter from Bent Bars Project, a letter writing scheme for LGBTQ+ people in prison in the UK. Presented in partnership with Document, Glasgow’s International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival.
ACCESS: Level access at entrance of CCA with lift up to first floor for Theatre space. Accessible toilets available. English language with English captions. BSL interpretation for discussion. Hearing loop.
Content note: discussion of violence.
Ticket prices on a sliding scale according to your circumstances. Choose between FREE, £2, £4, £6, or £8 (prices include CCA booking fee) according to what you can afford. See our ticketing information for more details.
To book, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900.

Looking Awry: She Must Be Seeing Things
2017-10-01 15:00 - 16:40 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Sheila McLaughlin’s solo directorial debut follows professional social advocate Agatha (Sheila Dabney) and her partner, mercurial indie filmmaker Jo (Lois Weaver). Taking care of Jo’s flat whilst she’s away, Agatha discovers Jo’s diary, which catalogues her past sexual experiences with men. As Jo repeatedly leaves to work on production of her new film – about a former nun who lived as a man in 16th century Spain – Agatha becomes convinced Jo is cheating on her. But is any of it real or is Agatha only seeing things?
Screening on 16mm and with short More Love. Less Prepackaged Bullshit (1 min) by Neelu Bhuman. Introduced by programmer Jacob Engelberg, part of Looking Awry: Representing Bisexual* Desires On Screen.
ACCESS: Level access at entrance of CCA with Cinema space on ground floor. Accessible toilets available. English language with English captions. BSL interpretation for introduction. Hearing loop.
Content note: depiction of violence.
Ticket prices on a sliding scale according to your circumstances. Choose between FREE, £2, £4, £6, or £8 (prices include CCA booking fee) according to what you can afford. See our ticketing information for more details.
To book, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900.

SQIFF Shorts: Queer Scotland III
2017-10-01 15:30 - 17:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
Presenting a selection of the compelling array of queer filmmaking happening in Scotland. A gay man drags his friend into lying to his mother with hilarious results, a Polish woman gives insights into why she chose to leave her country to move to Edinburgh, a mother-daughter relationship in the year 2020 proves surprising, and a bisexual woman from China explores her identity amongst the varied approaches in this showcase.
We will to be joined by at least one filmmaker from each featured short film for a Q&A after the screening.
ACCESS: Level access at entrance of CCA with lift up to first floor for Theatre space. Accessible toilets available. English and Polish languages with English captions/subtitles. BSL interpretation for Q&A. Hearing loop. Audio description available (small amount of non-English dialogue read within AD).
Ticket prices on a sliding scale according to your circumstances. Choose between FREE, £2, £4, £6, or £8 (prices include CCA booking fee) according to what you can afford. See our ticketing information for more details.
To book, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900.

When a Man Loves a Woman (10m)
Dir: Charlie Francis, Year: 2016
A comedy about identity, the lies we tell our mothers, and the lies we ask our friends to tell our mothers.
Fuego (10m)
Dir: Alice Jane McKinney, Year: 2017
Fuego is a short documentary following Marta as she returns to her small rural village in Poland, after leaving in search of a better life.
Amber Blue (10m)
Dir: Hong Anh Nguyen, Year: 2017
While cooking a warm stew together, the relationship between a mother and daughter boils over only to reveal the truth about their peculiar relationship.
Poly Amour (7m)
Dir: Kiana Kalantar-Hormozi, Year: 2016
How capable are we to love boundlessly? This film explores polyamory, deconstructing conventional stereotypes of the romantic relationship structure.
Pull (5m)
Dir: Eleanor Capaldi, Year: 2016
Pull explores what happens when two people are inexorably drawn to one another.
A Long Line of Glitter (15m)
Dir: Asten Holmes-Elliott, Year: 2017
A short film created by LGBT Age community members and a rare chance to witness the unique perspective of people who have lived through changes we now take for granted.
Fluid (14m)
Dir: Whei Zhou, Year: 2016
An experimental film in which a bisexual woman from China explores her identity.
Joey (9m)
Dir: Helen Wright, Year: 2017
A lesbian sci-fi short about a young woman with telekinetic powers going out on the queer scene for the first time.

Hustler White
2017-10-01 17:00 - 18:30 | Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RB, United Kingdom
Bruce LaBruce’s Hustler White features the legendary Canadian filmmaker himself as lovelorn academic Jürgen Anger, whose quest to document the LA hustling scene leads him into an increasingly tangled relationship with the reckless Monti Ward. A satirical black comedy riffing on Sunset Boulevard amongst other Hollywood classics, this early work from LaBruce also stars queer canonical figures such as Vaginal Davis and Ron Athey.
Screening with LaBruce’s new short film Refugee’s Welcome (22 mins), sketching a day in the life of a Syrian man living in Berlin as he encounters both racist violence and a tough, kind-hearted Czech poet.
We are delighted to welcome Bruce LaBruce for a Q&A after the screening.
ACCESS: Level access at entrance of Glasgow Film Theatre with Screen 2 on ground floor. Accessible toilet available. English, Arabic, Czech, and German languages with English subtitles. Hearing loop. If you would like to attend and require BSL interpretation for the Q&A, please email info@sqiff.org and we will book this for you.
Content note: depiction of violence and sexual assault.
All tickets £5.50. To book, click on the button below or call Glasgow Film Theatre box office on +44 (0)141 332 6535.

195 LEWIS Season 1
2017-10-01 17:30 - 18:30 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
195 LEWIS is a dramedy series about a group of women navigating the realities of being Black, queer, and polyamorous in New York City. Based in Brooklyn, the series follows Yuri and Camille as they test the boundaries of their open relationship. Yuri’s growing infatuation with a new lover leaves Camille distressed, which is only amplified by the unexpected arrival of Yuri’s old college friend Kris, who shows up with nowhere else to stay. Another exciting example of a contemporary web series paving the way for more progressive queer representation.
ACCESS: Level access at entrance of CCA with Cinema space on ground floor. Accessible toilets available. English language with English captions. Hearing loop.
Ticket prices on a sliding scale according to your circumstances. Choose between FREE, £2, £4, £6, or £8 (prices include CCA booking fee) according to what you can afford. See our ticketing information for more details.
To book, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900.

Diane Torr Tribute: Man for a Day
2017-10-01 18:00 - 19:40 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
The worldwide stage appearances and workshops of gender activist and performance artist Diane Torr are legendary. For over thirty years, the focus of Diane’s work was an exploration of the theoretical, artistic, and practical aspects of gender identity. Director Katarina Peters observes a Berlin workshop taught by Diane, in which a group of open-minded women come together to discover the secrets of masculinity. What makes a man a man and a woman a woman? Precisely when and where is gender identity created? How much is nature and how much nurture?
With an introduction by Angie Dight – director of Mischief La–Bas, which focuses on innovative theatrical experiences, and Stephen Greer, theatre academic and cultural critic at University of Glasgow – celebrating the life and work of artist, activist, and educator, Diane Torr, who sadly passed away earlier this year.
ACCESS: Level access at entrance of CCA with lift up to first floor for Theatre space. Accessible toilets available. English, German, and Hebrew languages with English subtitles. BSL interpretation for introduction. Hearing loop.
Ticket prices on a sliding scale according to your circumstances. Choose between FREE, £2, £4, £6, or £8 (prices include CCA booking fee) according to what you can afford. See our ticketing information for more details.
To book, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900.

SQIFF Shorts: Look at Me
2017-10-01 18:45 - 20:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
Technological LGBTQ+ themes are probed in this cyber-collection of shorts. Featuring a DIY documentary about queer and trans bodies and online self-representation, trans people talking about how they have actively used videogames to explore their gender, a gay man programming his very own virtual world – a campy safe haven – in a dystopian future of surveillance and work, and a man discovering he has HIV and deciding to share the news via digital forums.
Marco Alessi, co-director of Look at Me, will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening. If you require BSL interpretation for the Q&A, contact info@sqiff.org to make arrangements.
ACCESS: Level access at entrance of CCA with Cinema space on ground floor. Accessible toilets available. Various languages with English subtitles/captions. Hearing loop.
Ticket prices on a sliding scale according to your circumstances. Choose between FREE, £2, £4, £6, or £8 (prices include CCA booking fee) according to what you can afford. See our ticketing information for more details.
To book, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900.

Skeleton in a Beret (7m)
Dir: Mabz Beet, Country: UK, Year: 2016
Two trans people talk about how they have actively used videogames as part of how they explore not just their gender, but their skills, self-confidence, and self-expression.
In deiner Haut (28m)
Dir: Daniel Kulle, Country: Germany, Year: 2016
In a dystopian future world of surveillance and work, Max compensates for his isolation by programming his very own virtual world, a campy safe haven.
Look at Me (20m)
Dir: Marco Alessi and Patrick G. Lee, Country: UK, USA, Year: 2017
Look at Me is a mixed-format short documentary about queer and trans bodies and online self-representation. It is DIY labour of love made by a host of queer filmmakers and collaborators in London.
Event Horizon (15m)
Dir: Gil Baroni, Country: Brazil, Year: 2016
Gabriel discovers he has HIV and decides to share the news via digital forums.

SQIFF Closer: Signature Move
2017-10-01 20:30 - 22:30 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
Zaynab is a thirty-something Pakistani, Muslim, lesbian lawyer living in Chicago who begins a romance with Alma, a confident and vivacious Mexican-American woman. Zaynab’s recently widowed mother Parveen spends her days watching Pakistani TV dramas while searching for a potential husband for her daughter. Alma’s mother, Rosa, is a former professional Luchadora, which Zaynab finds fascinating as she has recently taken up lucha-style wrestling. Co-written by and starring Fawzia Mirza, Signature Move is a hilarious and honest look at a queer Muslim experience.
Preceded by the presentation of our award for Best Scottish Short. Co-writer Lisa Donato will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening.
ACCESS: Level access at entrance of CCA with lift up to first floor for Theatre space. Accessible toilets available. English, Urdu, and Spanish languages with English subtitles. BSL interpretation for introduction and Q&A. Hearing loop.
Ticket prices on a sliding scale according to your circumstances. Choose between FREE, £2, £4, £6, or £8 (prices include CCA booking fee) according to what you can afford. See our ticketing information for more details.
To book, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900.

Hawick: The Misandrists
2017-10-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Unit 4, Towerdykeside, Hawick, TD9 9EA, United Kingdom
Queer film legend Bruce LaBruce’s newest feature dives headlong into the world of the Female Liberation Army hiding out in the heart of Gerwomany. Led by Big Mother, the FLA indoctrinates its young recruits to take up the struggle of freeing all female people through a mix of revolutionary porn-making, songs about taking down the patriarchy, and even a sneaky dancing nun. But does the FLA’s brand of radical feminism hide some darker and more exclusionary beliefs?
Part of Behind the Curtain, a celebration of the diversity of cinema. We screen documentaries, experimental works, cult, queer, trash and the best work from independent filmmakers around the world. Behind the Curtain is your film community, whatever your identity. An Alchemy Film & Arts project in partnership with Moving Image Makers Collective.
ACCESS: Level access throught Unit 4. Accessible toilet available. English language with English captions.
Content note: depiction of violence and real surgical operations, discussion of sexual assault.
Tickets £5 plus £0.50 booking fee. To book, please use the button below.

Trans Filmmaking Course SOLD OUT
2017-10-21 10:00 - 2017-10-29 17:00 | Various Glasgow.
**THIS YEAR’S FILMMAKING COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED**
Various venues in Glasgow, 21st/22nd/28th/29th October, FREE.
A course taking place over 2 weekends designed for trans, non-binary, and intersex people to come together and create a short film. Learn about the process of filmmaking including coming up with an idea, writing a script, shooting, and editing. Led by experienced tutors Kate Burton and Asten Holmes-Elliott and suitable for beginners and those with a small amount of filmmaking experience.
In partnership with Scottish Trans Alliance, an organisation working to improve gender identity and gender reassignment equality, rights, and inclusion.
Travel and accommodation costs available. Open to anyone who identifies as trans, non-binary, or intersex who is living in Scotland. Ages 18+ only.
ACCESS: Please let us know when applying if you have any access needs and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
To apply to take part, click the button below.

What (the Fuck) is Lesbian Cinema? + The Book of Gabrielle (Glasgow)
2017-10-28 14:30 - 17:30 | The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow, G1 3NU, United Kingdom
The Book of Gabrielle is a clever dramedy about an intimate yet platonic relationship that develops between a female graphic artist and an older male erotic novelist. Saul delights in Gabrielle’s description of her past affairs and ongoing relationship with her younger girlfriend, Olivia (Anna Koval), just as Gabrielle likes to explore masculinity through Saul. Does he help Gabrielle find her artistic voice or is Saul finding his? Does she need to break from his patriarchy in order to find herself?
To coincide with the launch of the film, director and star Lisa Gornick presents an accompanying live drawing show What (the Fuck) is Lesbian Cinema? Using pen, paper, and watercolour, Gornick explores where the desires of lesbian film are at right now alongside the politics, money, and passions aroused around it. Lisa will also take part in a Q&A after the film screening.
Also taking place at Edinburgh Filmhouse on Sunday 29th October 2.30pm.
ACCESS: The Lighthouse has level access at the entrance with a lift available to the screening space. Accessible toilets available. English language with English captions. If you would like to attend and require BSL interpretation for the live drawing show, please email info@sqiff.org and we will book this for you.
Ages 15+.
Ticket prices are £10, £5, or FREE. Choose what to pay according to what you can afford with everyone very welcome! No proof of your situation will be asked for. Wine and snacks included with ticket! To book, please use the button below.

What (the Fuck) is Lesbian Cinema? + The Book of Gabrielle (Edinburgh)
2017-10-29 14:30 - 17:00 | Edinburgh Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9BZ
The Book of Gabrielle is a clever dramedy about an intimate yet platonic relationship that develops between a female graphic artist and an older male erotic novelist. Saul delights in Gabrielle’s description of her past affairs and ongoing relationship with her younger girlfriend, Olivia (Anna Koval), just as Gabrielle likes to explore masculinity through Saul. Does he help Gabrielle find her artistic voice or is Saul finding his? Does she need to break from his patriarchy in order to find herself?
To coincide with the launch of the film, director and star Lisa Gornick presents an accompanying live drawing show What (the Fuck) is Lesbian Cinema? Using pen, paper, and watercolour, Gornick explores where the desires of lesbian film are at right now alongside the politics, money, and passions aroused around it.
Also taking place at The Lighthouse in Glasgow on Saturday 28th October 2.30pm.
ACCESS: Filmhouse Foyer and box office are reached via a ramped surface from Lothian Road. Cinema 3 has one wheelchair space accessed via a platform lift. Advance booking for wheelchair spaces is recommended. Accessible toilets available. English language with English captions. BSL interpretation by Mark Sherwin for live drawing show and Q&A. Hearing loop.
Ages 15+.
Tickets £10 or £8 concession. If the price of this event is a barrier to you attending, please contact us on info@sqiff.org for a free ticket. To book, please use the button below.

SQIFF Presents: Scottish Shorts @ Inverness Film Festival
2017-11-09 14:00 - 15:15 | Eden Court, Bishops Road, Inverness, IV3 5SA, United Kingdom
SQIFF presents a selection of the compelling array of LGBTQ+ filmmaking happening in Scotland.
A gay man drags his friend into lying to his mother with hilarious results, a Polish woman gives insights into why she chose to leave her country to move to Edinburgh, a mother-daughter relationship in the year 2020 proves surprising and a bisexual woman from China explores her identity.
Seat Price £3.
To book tickets visit the Eden Court website, or call the Box Office on 01463 234 234.
ACCESS: Level access at entrance of Eden Court with Cinema space on ground floor. Accessible toilets available. Wheelchair spaces for screening must be booked in advance. English and Polish languages with English captions/subtitles. Audio description available (small amount of non-English dialogue read within AD).

Rainbow Families on Film
2018-01-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
Outside the Box, Rainbow Families, and SQIFF team up to present an evening of short films plus discussion on the theme of LGBTQ+ families. We’ll be thinking about being an LGBTQ+ parent or guardian as well as how LGBTQ+ children relate to their families. Films include Vicky Du’s Gaysians, in which queer and trans Asian-Americans explore their family relationships, Where We Are Now about a bisexual woman and her trans parent, Take Your Partners, featuring gender non-conforming kid Ollie, plus more! Refreshments will also be available.
**ACCESS**
CCA has level access at its entrance at the corner of Sauchiehall Street and Scott Street with the event taking place in the ground floor Cinema. Accessible and gender neutral toilets available. All films are in the English language and also screen with English language subtitles or captions. If you would like to attend the event and require BSL interpretation for the discussion, please let us know and we’ll book this for you. For more venue access details, see CCA’s access statement.
FREE event open to all ages. To book, please use the button below.

LGBT History Month 2018 at An Lanntair
2018-02-02 20:30 - 2018-02-19 20:00 | An Lanntair, 55 Kenneth St, Stornoway, HS1 2DS
We are very happy to again be supporting screenings as part of LGBT History Month 2018 at An Lanntair on Lewis!
Call Me By Your Name (15) – Friday 2nd Feb, 8.30pm and Saturday 3rd Feb, 6pm in the Auditorium (£7)
The Children’s Hour (12A) – Thursday 8th Feb, 6pm in the Auditorium (£7/4.50)
God’s Own Country (15) – Tuesday 13th Feb, 7pm in the Auditorium (£7)
Tomboy (U) – Monday 19th Feb, 6pm in the Auditorium (£7/4.50)
ACCESS: An Lanntair has level access to all public areas (box office, certain area of the auditorium, shop, gallery, bar and restaurant), ramps where required, lifts, disabled toilets, induction loops and disabled seating in the auditorium. For more information, please read our Access Statement.
For bookings visit www.lanntair.com or call on 01851 708480.
To reserve and purchase the allocated disabled seating in our auditorium please call 01851 708480.

120 BPM Preview plus Panel Discussion
2018-04-01 16:00 - 19:00 | Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RB, United Kingdom
Revisiting elements of his own experience, Robin Campillo has created a bustling fresco of the personalities and politics of the ACT UP Paris LGBTQI community during the 1990s. The sense of urgency, authenticity and attention to detail is exemplary as individual stories come into sharper focus. We follow hot-headed Sean (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) as he falls under the spell of gravely handsome newcomer Nathan (Arnaud Valois). A moving, lump-in-the-throat love story is matched by a celebration of the power of activism to awaken an indifferent world in this superb drama.
120 BPM screens at GFT 6th to 12th April. Join us for this special preview screening followed by a Q&A with ACT UP London activist, theatre maker and single mother Ray Malone – personally described as ‘scum’ by Nigel Farage – along with other guests tbc.
ACCESS: The film is in the French language with English subtitles. There will be a BSL interpreter for the introduction and panel discussion. GFT has level access at its entrance on Rose Street with Screen 2 on the ground floor and an accessible toilet nearby. More information on the venue’s access is fd here: glasgowfilm.org/plan-your-visit/venue-access. For any queries, please get in touch via (0141) 352 8603 or email access@glasgowfilm.org.
To book, please use the button below or call GFT box office on +44 (0)141 332 6535.

We have a number of free tickets for the event for those who couldn’t afford to attend otherwise. Please email helen@sqiff.org or text or call Helen on 07735 273 245 to book one of these.

SQIFF Presents: Live in DIY Queer Filmmaking Conversation!
2018-04-14 19:00 - 20:15 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
SQIFF’s Helen Wright presents a screening-performance looking at the work of DIY queer filmmakers Krissy Mahan and Nakshatra Bagwe whilst joined by the filmmakers via the interwebs for a live conversation.
Krissy Mahan and her alter ego Faggotgirl – based in New York – have been making movies using humour as a feminist tool for 25 years. Mahan’s movies centre the social failures around accessibility, gender identity, mental health, immigration, and working class post-industrial cities.
Nakshatra Bagwe is a gay rights activist and filmmaker from Mumbai who started making zero budget films focused on homosexuality and queer community awareness at the age of 22. Both artists will discuss the ideas behind filmmaking with a DIY ethos. With thanks to Wotever DIY Film Festival.
ACCESS: Level access at entrance of CCA with Cinema space on ground floor. Accessible toilets available. The discussion will be typed live and appear on the cinema screen alongside being read out loud. Films are mostly in the English language with English language subtitles or captions. Hearing loop available.
Ticket prices on a sliding scale according to your circumstances. Choose between FREE, £2, £4, £6, or £8 (prices include CCA booking fee) according to what you can afford. See Glasgow Zine Fest’s ticketing information for more details.
To book, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900.

SQIFF Presents: By Hook or By Crook + Unhung Heroes
2018-04-15 19:00 - 21:30 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
By Hook or By Crook (2001) chronicles 3 weeks in the life of a handsome, small-town trans man with a nagging messiah-complex. Shy heads to the big city to sink himself into a life of crime and meets Valentine, a deliriously expressive, wise-acre adoptee on a misguided search for his birthmother. The 2 freaky grifters join forces and get up to misadventures in this anti-authoritarian tale of friendship, trust and redemption.
Screening alongside Unhung Heroes (2002), a short comedy about five trans guys who scheme to raise over a million dollars for a penis transplant. Lazlo Pearlman, film and performance maker, academic, and director of Unhung Heroes, will join us to chat DIY queer and trans filmmaking.
ACCESS: Level access at entrance of CCA with Cinema space on ground floor. Accessible toilets available. Both films are in the English language with English language subtitles or captions. The post-film chat will be BSL interpreted. Hearing loop available.
Ticket prices on a sliding scale according to your circumstances. Choose between FREE, £2, £4, £6, or £8 (prices include CCA booking fee) according to what you can afford. See Glasgow Zine Fest’s ticketing information for more details.
To book, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900.

An Unashamed Claim to Visibility
2018-04-26 19:00 - 21:15 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
As queer communities strive to embrace intersectional politics, those with a disability or functional diversity are often left behind. This programme presents an exciting selection of work by and about functionally diverse filmmakers exploring the intersections of queerness and disability. Followed by a discussion with guest speakers to be announced.
Ages 18+ only.
Content note: discussion of violence, including sexual violence.
Ticket prices are on a sliding scale. Choose between free, £2, £4, £6, or £8 depending on what you can afford. No proof of your situation will be asked for. To book, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900.

EVENT SCHEDULE
6.45pm – doors to Theatre open
7pm – event starts, short introduction from host followed by short films (81 minutes running time)
8.30pm – access break
8.45pm – discussion
9.15pm – event ends
ACCESS
– venue has level access at Sauchiehall Street entrance with Theatre on 1st floor accessible via a lift
– accessible and gender neutral bathrooms on ground, 1st, and 2nd floors
(Please note there is currently redevelopment on Sauchiehall Street meaning some disruption to accessing the main doors – contact the venue on 0141 352 4900 or dutymanagers@cca-glasgow.com if you have any questions about this)
– closest blue badge spaces to CCA are currently on Blythswood Square when approaching from Douglas Street or West George Street
– detailed venue access information can be found here: http://cca-glasgow.com/about-cca/access-statement
– we have a limited fund to assist with travel for those who require this for any reason to be able to attend
– large print versions of handouts available
– films mostly in English language with one film in German language
– audio description for films available – please ask for a headset at CCA box office when you arrive
– films have English language captions or subtitles
– hearing loop at box office and in the Theatre
– BSL interpreter for introduction and discussion
– limited comfy seating (beanbags at front of Theatre) available
– Theatre will be no more than two thirds full of people
– relaxed event with people welcome to make noise and move around
To request travel costs, book a beanbag or a seat in the front row or if you have any questions about access, please contact Helen on helen@sqiff.org or by calling or texting 07735 273 245 (if calling, please do so Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm). SQIFF volunteers will be available during the event if you have any questions or anything we can help you with.
Part of a Queer Film Network (QFN) tour. QFN is a strategic Film Hub Wales project and receives support from the BFI Film Audience Network.

SQIFF Presents: GSA Freshers’ Week Best of SQIFF Shorts
2018-09-12 19:00 - 21:00 | The Glue Factory, 15 Burns Street, Glasgow, G4 9SE, United Kingdom
Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) presents some of our fav short films from the last 3 years of our fest. Featuring a meditation on butch-femme lesbian relationships, a colourful ode to cruising, a trans man building his own cyborg twin, and more. This programme explores identities alongside abstracts, queer issues side by side with experiments in form.
**ACCESS**
This event is taking place on the ground floor of The Glue Factory with level access via the entrance to the right hand side of the building as you approach from Garscube Road. An accessible toilet is available. The films are in English, Swahili, Telugu, and Portuguese with English subtitles. English language films and segments are subtitled in English for D/deaf and Hard of Hearing access.
FREE event open to all, part of Glasgow School of Art’s Freshers’ Week.
Content note: queerphobic violence and sex.
This event is funded through GSA Sustainability.

Everything That I’m Not (15m)
Dir: Roman Manfredi, Country: UK, Year: 2017
Everything That I’m Not centres the relationships of 3 Butch/Femme and Stud/Fem lesbian couples from working class backgrounds.

Courtship Disorder (5m)
Dir. John Walter, Country: UK, Year: 2015
Courtship Disorder addresses cruising and sexual risk, in particular around the ‘cottage,’ a public toilet that is repurposed as a space of sex. Cruising for sex in real space has not disappeared despite the development of online cruising apps. ‘Courtship Disorder’ refers to a controversial term used by sexologists such as John Money to describe a spectrum of human behaviours, especially in men, including exhibitionism, voyeurism, toucherism, rubbing, and sexual assault.

Kuhani (7m)
Dir. Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Countries: Nigeria/Uganda/USA, Year: 2013
An experimental film inspired by Ugandan Catholic priest Father Anthony Musaala’s open letter to the church titled “The Failure of Celibate Chastity among Diocesan Priests.” Father Musaala is one of many Ugandans who have been persecuted as a result of the country’s recently introduced Anti-Homosexuality Act.

Love Letter / Prēma Lēkha (5m)
Dir: Neelu Bhuman, Country: UK, Year: 2015
An abstract film exploring gender and race through the power of erotics and love.

Tailor (10m)
Dir: Cala dos Anjas, Country: Brazil, Year: 2017
Tailor is a young cartoonist from Rio de Janeiro who started drawing cartoons to express issues around being trans he was facing and tell the stories of other transgender people.

Mymy (14m)
Dir. Anna Helme, Country: Australia, Year: 2014
In a mythic cyberfeminist universe, a frustrated young man yearns for affinity and connection. In an age of digital avatars, he crafts a version of himself that is far more corporeal – by stitching together parts of himself to become his own cyborg twin. However, his new clone has been corrupted by a techno-magick virus…

The Owls at GFAF
2018-11-17 16:00 - 17:30 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
Two OWL (older, wiser lesbian) couples accidentally kill a younger woman and hide the body but their dark secret comes back to haunt them in Cheryl Dunye’s experimental, collaborative movie, The Owls. Featuring Dunye’s trademark, self-reflexive style where both characters and actors create video diaries adjacent to the main narrative, The Owls also attempted collective filmmaking with cast and crew encouraged to pitch in ideas.

Those involved form a roll call of lesbian film excellence with Guinevere Turner, Lisa Gornick, V.S. Brodie, and Dunye playing the ageing, bitter queers, and Sarah Schulman, Alex Juhasz, and Campbell X amongst others working behind the scenes. Dunye’s fourth feature film as director is an under-appreciated examination of lesbian culture and aesthetics with a good dose of crime movie genre fun thrown in.

The film will be introduced by SQIFF’s Helen Wright. Screening as part of Glasgow Feminist Arts Festival, taking place 15 to 18 November.

Tickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book, please use the button below.

ACCESS
Film in the English language with English language subtitles/captions for access. Hearing loop available.
Film relies to some extent on visual material to convey ideas but contains a lot of explanatory dialogue. Large print versions of handouts available.
CCA has good access for wheelchair users. Click here for more details on venue access.
Comfy seating (bean bags) available. If you would like to reserve this, please contact access@sqiff.org.

Rafiki with EUSA Liberation Campaigns
2018-11-20 19:00 - 21:30 | Adam House Basement Theatre, 3 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1HR, United Kingdom
“Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives,” but Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety. Rafiki made international news after being banned by the Kenya Film Classification Board for its homosexual theme and promotion of lesbianism. Director Wanuri Kahiu subsequently sued the Kenyan government. The ban was lifted and the film was screened to sell-out crowds in Nairobi.
Followed by a discussion on queer African representation in association with Edinburgh University’s Liberation Campaigns group.
Tickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book, please use the button below.

ACCESS
Film is in a Swahili and English languages with English language subtitles and captions. If you require BSL interpretation for the post-screening discussion, please email access@sqiff.org at least 2 weeks before the event. Hearing loop available.
Large print versions of handouts available.
Adam House Basement Theatre has good access for wheelchair users. Click here for more details on venue access.
We have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this, please contact access@sqiff.org.
Tickets
In order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income, we use a sliding scale ticket price of £0-£8 for our events. 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! Our ticket sales go towards supporting the vital work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers, artists and organisers. If you have a free ticket and can no longer use it, please cancel your order or let us know so it can be used by someone else. For more info on what you should pay, click here.

Stirling Uni LGBTQ+ Society presents: SQIFF 2018 Shorts
2018-11-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Cottrell 2V1, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, United Kingdom
LGBTQ+ and AirTV are bringing SQIFF to Stirling. We will be screening a selection of shorts from the upcoming SQIFF 2018 programme followed by a Q&A with Michael Richardson, writer of My Loneliness is Killing Me, and SQIFF’s Coordinator, Helen Wright.
All are invited to come along, take in the incredible films and have an opportunity to ask a few of your own questions (so start writing them down now)
This is a free, unticketed event taking place in Cottrell 2V1 at Stirling University.

ACCESS
Films are in a variety of languages with English language subtitles and captions.
Large print versions of handouts available.
Cottrell 2V1 has good access for wheelchair users. Click here for a disabled access map of Stirling University Campus.
We have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this, please contact access@sqiff.org.

A Fantastic Woman at An Lanntair
2018-11-23 20:00 - 22:00 | An Lanntair, 55 Kenneth St, Stornoway, HS1 2DS
Marina (Daniela Vega) is planning a future with her boyfriend Orlando (Francisco Reyes) when he suddenly becomes ill and passes away. She is devastated and immediately feels the sting of discrimination as a transgender woman when hospital staff and Orlando’s ex-wife and son challenge her right to grieve and the viability of her lost relationship. Marina is defiant in the face of oppression, though, as the film follows her around with stunning fantasy set pieces revealing her inner life. Lead actor Daniela Vega collaborated with director Sebastián Lelio on the script to bring an authentic trans experience to the story. As a result, A Fantastic Woman represents a positive leap in representation of trans women in cinema.
Introduced by SQIFF Festival Coordinator, Helen Wright.
Tickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book, please use the button below.

ACCESS
Film is in the Spanish language with English language subtitles/captions.
Large print versions of handouts available.
An Lanntair has good access for wheelchair users. lease email access@sqiff.org for more details on venue access.
We have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this, please contact access@sqiff.org.

Rafiki at DCA
2018-11-26 20:00 - 21:30 | DCA, 152 Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4DY, United Kingdom
“Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives,” but Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety. Rafiki made international news after being banned by the Kenya Film Classification Board for its homosexual theme and promotion of lesbianism. Director Wanuri Kahiu subsequently sued the Kenyan government. The ban was lifted and the film was screened to sell-out crowds in Nairobi.
Tickets are priced from £5. To book, please use the button below or call DCA box office on +44 (0)1382 432 444.

ACCESS
Film is in a Swahili and English languages with English language subtitles and captions. Hearing loop available.
Large print versions of handouts available.
DCA has good access for wheelchair users. Click here for more details on venue access.
We have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this, please contact access@sqiff.org.

Beautiful Thing at Seamore
2018-11-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Seamore Community Cinema, 304 Maryhill Road, Glasgow, G20 7YE, United Kingdom
During a long, hot summer in South London, Jamie is bunking off school more than usual, escaping to the TV and flat in the Thamesmead estate where he lives with his mother. Next door lives Leah who’s been kicked out of school and spends her days listening to Mama Cass records. In the same block is Jamie’s classmate Ste, who receives regular beatings from his father and brother. One night, to escape the violence, Ste takes refuge in Sandra’s flat and sleeps head to toe with Jamie. As Sandra struggles with job promotion and her relationship with her boyfriend Tony, Jamie and Ste gradually discover their affection for each other.
Tickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book, please use the button below.

ACCESS
Film is in the English language with English language subtitles/captions.
Large print versions of handouts available.
Seamore Community Cinema has access for wheelchair users. Please email access@sqiff.org for more details on venue access.
We have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this, please contact access@sqiff.org.
Tickets
In order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income, we use a sliding scale ticket price of £0-£8 for our events. 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! Our ticket sales go towards supporting the vital work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers, artists and organisers. If you have a free ticket and can no longer use it, please cancel your order or let us know so it can be used by someone else. For more info on what you should pay, click here.

Buddies at Eden Court
2018-12-01 18:15 - 19:45 | Eden Court, Bishops Road, Inverness, IV3 5SA, United Kingdom
Considered the first feature-length film made about AIDS, Buddies revolves around 25 year old David who volunteers to visit with an AIDS patient to offer support and comfort. He is assigned to older Robert, a gay activist abandoned by his friends and lovers. The action is contained within Robert’s hospital room and is as claustrophobic as it is grand in its profundity. As David is changed by knowing Robert, so too does the viewer gain knowledge and insight into a devastating era of gay history in this new 2K digital restoration of a queer classic.
In partnership with Waverley Care and Highland LGBT Forum for World AIDS Day.
Tickets are priced from £6.50 and will be available to buy from Eden Court’s box office soon.
ACCESS
Film in the English language with English language subtitles/captions. Hearing loop available.
Film relies on visual material to convey ideas but has a lot of voiceover and commentary, so is relatively accessible for blind and partially sighted audiences. Large print versions of handouts available.
Eden Court has good access for wheelchair users. Click here for more details on venue access.
We have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this, please contact access@sqiff.org.

Discussion: Deaf & Disabled Aesthetics in Film
2018-12-05 15:00 - 16:30 | Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, United Kingdom
Availability of access measures such as captions and audio description is often seen as an ‘extra’, sitting separately from films as works of art. However, many D/deaf and Disabled and ally filmmakers and cultural workers integrate accessibility into their style of filmmaking, or consider artistic ideas in their creation of access measures. This session will feature presentations from people working in Deaf and Disabled film aesthetics, including actor, filmmaker, and Artistic Director of Turtléar, EJ Raymond and artist, curator, and consultant, Caglar Kimyoncu. Followed by an open discussion hosted by SQIFF’s Access & Engagement Coordinator and artist, Alison Smith.
Tickets are priced on a sliding scale £0-£8 depending on what you can afford. To book, please use the button below or call CCA box office on +44 (0)141 352 4900.

ACCESS
The event will be BSL interpreted with any film clips subtitled/captioned. Hearing loop available.
Large print versions of handouts available.
CCA has good access for wheelchair users. Click here for more details on venue access.
Comfy seating (bean bags) available. If you would like to reserve this, please contact access@sqiff.org.
We have a limited travel fund to assist people to come to the Festival for those who could not otherwise afford to attend. If you would like to apply for this, please contact access@sqiff.org.
Tickets
In order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income, we use a sliding scale ticket price of £0-£8 for our events. 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! Our ticket sales go towards supporting the vital work of LGBTQ+ filmmakers, artists and organisers. If you have a free ticket and can no longer use it, please contact the relevant venue box office to let them know so it can be used by someone else. For more info on what you should pay, click here.
