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  • Leitis in Waiting + Lady Eva

    Scottish Youth Theatre The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Tonga, 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.  Screens with the […]

    Free – £8

  • Workshop: Telling Trans Stories

    Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Jason Barker is an award-winning filmmaker, comix artist, and occasional stand-up comedian. His recent feature documentary, A Deal With The Universe, uses personal archive and home video diaries to chart the story of how he became pregnant. The film is screening at multiple festivals and has gained a UK distribution deal. Jason will deliver for […]

  • Walking:Holding

    The Space, London Road 257 London Road, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    What does your town look like from someone else's perspective? What's it like to hold hands with a complete stranger and walk through the city centre? Performance art and mobile technology converge in Walking:Holding, a meditative documentary that journeys through urban landscapes exploring identity and intimacy in public space with a focus on LGBTQ+ experiences. This film is […]

    Free – £8

  • A Deal With The Universe

    Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Documentary A Deal with the Universe is filmmaker Jason Barker's debut feature. Autobiographical and made entirely from personal archive and home video diaries, the film follows Jason's incredible story of how he came to give birth to his child, charting over 15 years of his and his partner's life. This film is groundbreaking in terms […]

    Free – £8

  • SQIFF Shorts: Gay as in Hysterically Funny

    What does it mean to make fun of yourself and your community as an LGBTQ+ person? This programme examines queerness and onscreen comedy, including short films by Raymond Yeung, Jordan Firstman, and Alli Logout, and episodes from Ingrid Jungermann’s classic webseries, F to 7th. Featuring self-loathing and loathable gay men, butch lesbians in denial, and […]

    Free – £8

  • Shakedown

    Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Owned by women, underground and illegal in nature, the club Shakedown was an independent, all black lesbian strip club operating in LA from the late 90s. Director Leilah Weinraub’s film chronicles the explicit performances and personal relationships of the party’s dancers and organisers, including Ronnie-Ron, Shakedown Productions’ creator and emcee; Mahogany, the legendary “mother” of the community; Egypt, their star performer; and Jazmine, the “Queen” of Shakedown.  […]

    Free – £8

  • Rafiki

    “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 […]

    Free – £8

  • Document presents: The Gospel of Eureka

    Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Evangelical Christians and drag queens collide in the southern, Arkansas town of Eureka Springs, home to both a massive amphitheatre performing the Passion Play every year and a local gay bar with a tradition of gospel-inspired drag. Despite chasms in political and religious viewpoints, the townspeople are universally charming and warm, even whilst battling over […]

  • Queer Arab Lives: My Brother The Devil

    Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    A life of crime for Hackney gang member, Rash, looks set to change after a chance meeting with a successful photographer shows him a more honest existence away from drugs and fast cash. However, as he looks for a way out of the game, younger brother Mo is chancing for a way in. The teenage […]

  • SQIFF 2018 Closing Night: White Rabbit

    Scottish Youth Theatre The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Recently single, Korean-born LA artist Sophia Lee - played by performance artist Vivian Bang (who also co-wrote the screenplay with director Daryl Wein) - devotes herself to her public performance art, whether it’s a provocative Korean perspective in the park on the LA Riots or quirky digital art on social media. To pay the bills, […]

    Free – £8
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