Where are all the butches? What portrayals of lesbianism are acceptable and who is erased? Tender, funny, and thought-provoking, Gender Troubles: The Butches explores these questions through a series of interviews […]
Trans representation in mainstream cinema remains poor but happily there’s a rich output of short filmmaking with authentic takes on trans, non-binary, genderqueer, and two-spirit identities. We showcase dramas, experimental […]
Contemporary shorts to accompany the horror classics in our programme utilising gruesome imagery and horror movie tropes to explore LGBTQ+ issues. A terrified man deals with a dead body (that […]
This event is now SOLD OUT. Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor is an award-winning filmmaker and director and producer of recent UK web series, Boxx, following two black diasporan, London-based trans artists as […]
Is it a boy? Is it a girl? What if it’s neither? This award-winning doc explores the world of intersex people - those born with any one of a large number […]
Transgressive filmmaker Bruce LaBruce gave the zombie genre a distinctive update with Otto, set in a not-too-distant future in which the undead have evolved the ability to speak and reason, […]
Something is happening in the queer film sphere… With increased funding challenges the LGBTQ+ community has had to innovate to discover new ways to get queer voices out there. Enter […]
When Marit Östberg finally had enough time to edit the footage she shot in 2011, it was already four years old. And, by then, her idea of a mockumentary on […]
Nobody believes teenage horror-film addict Charley Brewster when he becomes convinced his new neighbours are vampires. But with the evidence stacking up, Charley enlists the help of washed-up television vampire […]
Local queer heroes LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS are teaming up with TRYST to bring you a mouthful of tasty beats for an extra special SQIFF 2016 dance party. Dig out […]
