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SUMMARY:Animation Now - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. CCA Box Office are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please contact them directly or go to their website to be added to this!** \nBack for a second year\, Animation Now brings you the best of contemporary queer animation. We continue to see an increase in both demand and creation of animated queer work and present you with a screening to celebrate that. The programme includes animation produced using techniques ranging from stop motion\, frame-by frame\, 3D sculpture and more. Expect heartfelt emotions paired with seamless visuals. \nJoin us for a special mural drawing workshop led by Nat Lall and Huss after the screening. \nCurated by Nat Lall and Huss. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, £10\, or £12. To book\, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish\, Italian\, Portuguese\, Spanish\, Tagalog audio with English language descriptive subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the intro and workshop.\nLive Captioning for the intro and workshop.\n\nThis screening is 42 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2024 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2024\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n  \nPOLAR\, Dir. Phoebe Yemi Ara\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 2 min \nAn avalanche changes a polar bear’s life\, sending him on a journey across a barren fantasy world. A rich narrative exploration of mental health. \nInspired by testimonials on bipolar disorder\, this disorienting frame by frame animated short gives life to the experience of millions through fantasy\, vivid colour\, and metaphor. \nContent notes: Discussion of mental health. \n  \nThe Secret Lives of Lesbians Cats\, Dir. Kate Jessop\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 2 min \nWhat do cats talk about when their owners aren’t around? What do they really think of their lesbian owners? The Secret Lives of Lesbians Cats is the new episode of Planet Pussy Willow\, the feminist sci-fi development of the multi award winning comedy adult animation series Tales From Pussy Willow. \n  \nI Would Like to Live on the Moon\, Dir. Emily Burke\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 2 min \nA young non-binary person feels overwhelmed and wants to escape – literally\, to the moon. \nContent notes: Discussion of mental health. \n  \nMavi\, Dir. Aylin Alakbarli\, 2023\, Azerbaijan\, 1 min \nThe moon wants to play with her cat. \n  \nAlwan\, Dir. Qais Sarhan\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \nMeet Alwan\, a cheerful child longing for a friend. After a series of disappointments\, a box of crayons unexpectedly brings magic into his life. The crayons come alive\, creating a magical world filled with joy and friendship. Here\, Alwan discovers that his imagination holds the key to happiness\, celebrating the power of creativity and the simple joys found within our imagination. \n  \nCesspit of Freedom\, Dir. Oran Rose O’Sullivan\, 2022\, United Kingdom\, 2 min \nThe police’s consistent harassment of a popular gay bar heralds the UK’s first national Gay Pride March\, taking place in the textiles town of Huddersfield\, 1981. \nContent notes: Discussion of police. \n  \nLittle One\, Dir. John Clister Santos\, 2023\, Philippines\, 9 min \nIn Manila\, Ili-Ili follows Joy\, a pregnant mother seeking advice from her gay dads\, Iko and Tino. When Iko has a heart attack\, Tino reflects on their family’s journey through old footage. Joy learns that true parenting is defined by love and support\, not gender\, as the film’s painterly visuals convey a timeless message of parental devotion. \nContent notes: Depiction of hospitalisation. \n  \nCherry Passion Fruit\, Dir. Renato José Duque\, 2024\, Portugal\, 5min \nNature contains both the raging fire and the flowing waterfall. Inside a mysterious rainforest\, lust takes shape between love and pain. Would you face your haunting desire? \nContent notes: Depiction of sexual content. \n  \nI’m fine mum\, Dir. Josema Palenzuela\, 2023\, Spain\, 5 min \nBlanca\, a young illustrator recently independent\, faces a chaotic life she hides from her mother by creating a false\, idealised version of reality on her walls. The story is told through phone messages and photos exchanged between mother and daughter. Meanwhile\, Áurea\, Blanca’s partner\, observes the growing lies and their impact on their relationship. \n  \nForza\, Rea!\, Dirs. Isabel Pahud\, Isabel Clerici\, Laura Zimmermann\, Polina Tyrsa\, 2023\, Switzerland\, 3 min \nIn a hillside village in Ticino\, Rea sets out to deliver a love letter to her crush while roller skating. As she heads to the house\, the letter is swept away downhill\, sending Rea on a frantic chase through the village. Navigating obstacles on the rough old town streets\, she races to catch the letter before finally delivering it. \n  \nStrokes\, Dir. David Colin William Crump\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 4 min \nStrokes tells the story of a father and son through painting and what they might paint based on their broken relationship. \n  \nPussy Love\, Dir. Linda Krauss\, 2023\, Germany\, 4 min \nCool Cat invites you! To join the world of Pussy Love. Enjoy a show of lust and laziness! Let’s have fun with tits and dicks. The claws are sharp\, the soda is sparkling and the fur is getting wet. Romance is kitsch. But even the most jaded cat can still be lost for love. \nContent notes: Depiction of animated genitalia\, sex\, sensual dancing. Discussion of sexual language. \n  \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: I’m fine mum\, Dir. Josema Palenzuela\, 2023
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/animation-now-2/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,BSL,Live Captioning,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241011T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241011T203000
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SUMMARY:SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nThe Queer Filmmakers Group pitch is back and SQIFF is seeking a short queer film to support! \nLast year\, we hosted a pitch session from which Hot Young Geek Seeks Blood-Sucking Freak\, A Different Home and A Tight 5 Hours got selected for production support. SQIFF awarded a total of £1000 across all three shorts and then gave them the spotlight by curating them for the SQIFF 2024 festival opening night. \nThis year\, we are seeking ideas for films of up to 15 minutes that can be developed by the 1st of June of 2025. In October\, we will award £1000 to a single project. Each pitch will get 5 minutes to tell us about the story\, genre\, cast\, crew… and any other details surrounding the completion of the film. \nThe decision will be made on the day by the selection panel\, which will be formed by industry professionals and SQIFF Trustees Heath Virgoe and Sandra Leeming and QFG facilitator Leo Torre. \nCome dazzle us with your ideas! \nFor more information on what to prepare for the pitch and to register your interest\, please fill out the registration form here. Deadline to register is the 22nd of September. \nHosted by Leo Torre. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, £10\, or £12. To book\, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis event has: \n\nEnglish-BSL interpretation\nLive Captioning\n\nThis event is 120 minutes long. \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2024 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2024\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \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: Ocean Teal
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-queer-filmmakers-group/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241011T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241011T230000
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SUMMARY:Drag & Performance Through Censorship - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. CCA Box Office are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please contact them directly or go to their website to be added to this!** \nDrag & Performance through Censorship is a captivating short film screening programme that delves into the stories of Arab\, Turkish\, and displaced drag queens and performers. The programme highlights the ways these artists navigate and resist the censorship and social conservatism in their home countries\, offering a powerful insight into their struggles\, resilience\, and artistry. These selection of short films paint a vivid and emotional portrait of the drag/performance community’s defiance\, creativity\, and spirit\, offering audiences a deeper understanding of their fight for visibility and freedom. \nFollowing the screening\, Huss is hosting a panel discussion with drag queens Kiki Rivera and Caramella aka 3MR. \nCurated by Huss. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, £10\, or £12. To book\, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis programme has: \n\nArabic\, English\, French\, Russian\, Turkish audio with English language descriptive subtitles.\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction and panel discussion.\nLive Captioning for the introduction and panel discussion.\n\nThis screening is 58 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2024 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2024\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n  \nSultana’s Reign\, Dir. Hadi Moussally\, 2023\, France\, 10 min \n‘Sultana of New York’ is a Palestinian drag queen and artist. ‘Sultana’s Reign’ begins with her being painted by Jordanian artist RIDIKKULUZ. She reflects on her journey from the Middle East to New York\, discussing the challenges of drag in conservative societies\, her nostalgia for Egyptian cinema\, and her commitment to self-expression and authenticity. \nContent notes: Discussion of displacement\, war\, family discord\, death\, suicide. \n  \nQueen’s Illusion\, Dirs. Ceren Özkanlı Samlı\, Erinç Durlanık\, 2024\, Turkey\, 21 min \nIn an era of political repression and growing conservatism in Turkey\, Istanbul’s drag scene thrives. This documentary goes backstage with popular queens like Cake Mosq\, Pepi IV\, Ahsen Gönülce\, Anna Tholia\, and Gia Androgeny. They discuss the effort behind their personas\, the threat of harassment\, and new opportunities online\, sharing the challenges of performing drag in a sometimes-hostile world. \nContent notes: Discussion of drug use\, homophobia. Depiction of alcohol use\, cigarette use. \n  \nShow Up\, Dir. Maria Zakhodiaichenko\, 2024\, United States\, 11min \nFriday evening. Coney Island\, New York. Russian-American drag artist Maxim and his mom Ilona separately tell us the history of their family back in Russia and during their immigration to the US while getting ready for the Maxim’s performance. Soon they will reunite\, just it should be. \nContent notes: Discussion of homophobia\, death. \n  \nANYA KNEEZ: A Queen in Beirut\, Dir. Mohamad Abdouni\, 2017\, Turkey\, Lebanon\, 11 min \nAnya Kneez\, an Arab Drag Queen\, left Brooklyn in 2012 after 23 years in America and returned to live with her parents in Beirut. At 28\, she still grapples with the values of a Middle Eastern society that struggles to accept her lifestyle. This short documentary glimpses the journey of the drag performer who brought Brooklyn’s drag scene to Beirut’s clubs. \nContent notes: Discussion of homophobia\, family discord. \nAccess notes: Flashing lights. \n  \nBellydance Vogue\, Dir. Hadi Moussally\, 2020\, Lebanon\, 5 min \n“My birthday was on the 3rd of April 2020 during lockdown\, and for the first time\, I celebrated it all by myself. But even if I was alone\, I decided to celebrate it as if it’s the last one” \nThe film was made during quarantine. \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: Sultana’s Reign\, Dir. Hadi Moussally\, 2023
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/drag-performance-through-censorship/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Films,Live Captioning,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241012T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241012T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205610
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SUMMARY:Our World: Signs for the Future with Take One Action and Edinburgh Deaf Festival - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. CCA Box Office are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please contact them directly or go to their website to be added to this!** \nCurated by Charlie Little\, a queer\, deafblind film access consultant and curator\, ‘Signs for the Future’ is a collection of short films interwoven with intersections of identity\, our natural world and elements\, and climate justice issues. These films capture Deaf and disabled perspectives and intersectional identity\, seeking to spark conversations about collective\, intertwined struggles and how our climate plays a role in our unity.  \nThis special showcase will also feature the short film Bee’s Journey\, which was produced by emerging Deaf filmmakers and created in response to the Scottish Sensory Centre’s ‘Rewilding BSL’ project. This project led to the creation of over 400 British Sign Language signs for climate and environment-related terms\, making climate justice action and environmental discussions more accessible for BSL users.  \nBee’s Journey came to life during a filmmaking workshop\, ‘Filming Our World: Rewilding BSL & Queer Ecologies\,’ facilitated by Take One Action Film Festivals\, SQIFF\, and Edinburgh Deaf Festival this summer. The workshop presentations were led by Dr. Audrey Cameron\, Will Clark\, and Klarissa Webster. \nCurated by Charlie Little. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, £10\, or £12. To book\, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis programme has: \n\nAmerican Sign Language\, British Sign Language\, English audio English language descriptive subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction.\nLive Captioning for the introduction.\n\nThis screening is 60 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 12+. \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2024 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2024\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n  \nBee’s Journey\, Sandra Duguid\, Audrey Cameron\, Tanya\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \nFilmed in the serene wildness of Salisbury Centre’s communal garden space\, Bee’s Journey follows the perspectives of three individuals and their connection to nature and their identity. This film was imagined and manifested during a Deaf and climate justice-focused filmmaking workshop in collaboration with Take One Action\, SQIFF\, and Edinburgh Deaf Festival. \nContent notes: Discussion of ADHD. \n  \nScotland\, Forgive Me\, Dir. Will Clark\, 2022\, United Kingdom\, 6 min \nSet against a picturesque Scottish beach\, a Deaf person writes a love letter to Scotland and to people looking for a place to belong\, using poetry to explore their struggles of identity and connection to the country they were born in.  \n  \nBattery\, Dir. Ewan Marshall\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 14 min \nIn this apocalyptic love story\, Elliot uses his last remaining wheelchair battery to navigate a city devastated by climate disaster\, hoping to reunite with his deaf boyfriend.  \nContent notes: Physical violence. \n  \nOctopus\, Dir. Ella Glendining\, 2022\, United Kingdom\, 12 min \nUpon returning to her sleepy seaside home town for a funeral\, a young woman reconnects with the friends she left behind. \nContent notes: Discussion of grief\, death. \n  \nThe Beauty of Being Deaf\, Dir. Chella Man\, 2021\, United States\, 3 min \nSubmerged underwater\, three people explore and express their celebration of identity and hearing loss.  \n  \nHow to Carry Water\, Dir. Sasha Worztel\, 2024\, United States\, 15m \nThis punk rock fairytale doubles as a portrait of Shoog McDaniel – a fat\, queer\, and disabled photographer working in and around northern Florida’s vast network of freshwater springs\, the state’s source of precious drinking water.  \nContent notes: Depiction of nudity. Discussion of sexual references\, references to fatphobia.\n \nAccess notes: Strobe effects. \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: The Beauty of Being Deaf\, Dir. Chella Man\, 2021
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/our-world-signs-for-the-future-with-take-one-action-and-edinburgh-deaf-festival/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,BSL,Deaf,Disability,Live Captioning
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241012T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241012T170000
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SUMMARY:Craft Fair
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nWe are proud to announce SQIFF’s Craft Fair is coming back! The fair hosts local queer artists selling their works. Expect a range of media\, all in one room. Come and meet some of the best local creatives and treat yourself to a crafty souvenir from our 2024 festival! \n  \nArtists in the fair include: \n\nArt of Birdie: a small business selling stickers and art prints\, run by Malini (she/they)\, a multidisciplinary artist based in Glasgow. Celebrating the authenticity in you through wit\, a pinch of activism and aesthetics! \nCreative Bloc: a new community arts space for those otherwise marginalised from arts and crafts\, run by Addison (she/they) and Kirsty (they/them). They specialise in pottery\, ceramic/resin jewelry and rug tufting with more craft opportunities to come. \nEnbean Art: a small queer art business run by Jean Anderson (they/them)\, which aims to provide representation of all bodies\, gender identity and expression. Enbean specialises in prints\, stickers and badges!\nEzra Tatton (he/they) is a queer and trans artist in his final year of Illustration at Glasgow School of Art. All money made from his art will go towards his top surgery fundraiser. His illustrations focus mostly on trans masculinity and queer joy\, and his most popular prints are queer cowboys. There will be a mix of work including riso prints\, lino prints\, zines\, t-shirts and bandanas.\nGainAgain: a queer neurodiverse crafting duo run by multi-faceted non-binary artists Drew and Kirsty [both use they/them pronouns] from Glasgow who make eco-conscious soft interior furnishing from upcycled/recycled/scrap fabric sources.\nGayClay (he/him): a trans masc ceramic artist from Glasgow\, creates clay objects inspired by video games\, mediaeval architecture\, history\, and queer culture. His upcoming collection features relics and amulets with a twist of queerness.\nHank aka G41 (they/them): a queer mixed media textile artist and tooth gem technician from Glasgow. Using mainly crochet and embroidery techniques on clothing inspired by memes\, cartoons and nature.\nJangling Space: a creative co-operative designing and making locally inspired stained glass pieces. They are committed to bringing people from all walks of life together to experience the joy of co-operative creation in a process that connects us with ourselves\, each other\, and our wider community.\nJasna (they/them) aka Froggy Starshine: a queer and neurodivergent fibre artist based in Edinburgh. They enjoy making cute accessories and amigurumi and their work aims to bring joy.\nJessie Makes Rainbows: run by Geordie-lass-turned-Glasgow-fairy-princess Unicorn Jessie (she/her)\, Jessie Makes Rainbows specialises in handmade colourful jewellery for colourful people.\nLeinadwear: run by Glasgow School of Art Graduate Daniel (he/him)\, is a queer-owned crochet brand in Glasgow. The brand offers handmade\, eco-friendly homewares and accessories\, emphasising sustainability and zero waste.\nMade by Froggy: an upcycled accessories brand by Nat Ferguson (they/he)\, featuring handbeaded designs that celebrate queer expression. Using secondhand materials\, the brand offers unique\, affordable creations for everyone.\nMith Chahal (they/them): an interdisciplinary visual artist and illustrator based in Glasgow for over 5 years. They create abstract comics and polymer clay collectibles using both analog and digital mediums.\nNina Candido (she/her): a Glasgow-based jeweller who creates playful\, functional pieces inspired by mythology and everyday life. Using traditional metalworking and mixed materials\, she crafts statement pieces that aim to empower the wearer.\nNy Ali/Nytastic (she/her): a Hijabi Muslim artist with a HND in illustration. She specialises in comics and sells prints\, pins\, badges\, and crochet plushies\, with her work featured online and at conventions and markets.\nPower Couple Press is a Glasgow-based independent press and distro founded by two artists\, Aki Hassan and Nat Walpole\, in 2018. This platform centres self-published zines\, comic and illustration\, with a particular interest in showcasing work by queer trans artists based in Scotland.\nSLEEPIE RECORDS: founded by DJ FLUFFIE (they/them) in 2023\, produces physical CDs showcasing the best local trance+ music. Expect seamless compilations\, euphoric journeys\, and unique 3D-design objects for each release.\n\n… and many more! \nCurated by Nat Lall and Huss. \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: Ocean Teal 
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/craft-fair/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241012T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241012T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205610
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SUMMARY:Dear Future Self
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nDear Future Self is a heartfelt short film screening programme that explores the personal journeys of queer individuals through the art of letter writing and poetry. Each film delves into the self-reflection of its protagonists as they navigate various hurdles\, offering intimate glimpses into their thoughts\, emotions\, and growth. The short film screening offers a compelling and deeply personal look into the lives of queer individuals as they reflect on their past and envision their futures. Through the medium of letters and poetry\, these films capture the raw\, unfiltered emotions and the transformative power of self-expression and introspection. \nFollowing the screening\, enjoy a letter writing workshop with creative practitioner and artist Huss Mitha. In this session participants will use tools from abolitionist theory and sci-fi to imagine liberated future selves and others. The writing exercise will seek to imagine emergent worlds out of the intersection of queer and anti-colonial struggles of the present. \nCurated by Huss. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, £10\, or £12. To book\, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish\, Italian\, Portuguese\, Yue Chinese (Cantonese) audio with English language descriptive subtitles.\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction and workshop.\nLive Captioning for the introduction and workshop.\n\nThis screening is 73 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2024 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2024\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n  \nTwenty Something\, Dir. João Nunes\, 2024\, Portugal\, 14 min \nAfter the end of a 3-year relationship\, João writes a letter about the past\, the future\, love\, friendship\, fears and personal growth. \nContent notes: Discussion of relationship grief. \n  \nCara Mamma\, Dir. Sky Neal\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 24 min \nWhen dancer Naissa tells his mum\, Daniela\, that he is transitioning\, she struggles to understand. Over three years of candid letters\, dream-like sequences\, and cinéma vérité\, Cara Mamma follows Naissa as he asserts his identity and Daniela as she grapples with losing a daughter. As Naissa begins his dance career and embraces his gender\, Daniela learns to listen with love. \nContent notes: Discussion of transition\, gender dysphoria\, family discord\, transphobia\, mental health. \n  \nLetter To Dad\, Dir. Rafael Ferreira\, 2023\, Portugal\, 10 min \nAn audiovisual letter from a son to his dad in which he travels through his earlier memories and tries to fix their relationship. The director intends not only to create an environment where his sexuality related conflicts with his dad can be solved in order to repair their connection\, but also heal himself from all the past wounds those issues may have caused. \nContent notes: Discussion of homophobia\, family discord. \n  \nHeart Murmurs\, Dir. Dorothy Cheung\, 2023\, Hong Kong\, 9 min \nHeart Murmurs is a poetic dialogue between the filmmaker and Dean\, a young man living in Hong Kong. In reflecting on his experience living with a congenital disability and HIV during the first years of the COVID pandemic\, the film questions the boundary of care and control in relationships. \nContent notes: Discussion of COVID-19 pandemic\, hospital\, medical treatments. \n  \nLetter To My Daughter\, Dir. Jess T. Dugan\, 2023\, United States\, 16 min \nLetter to My Daughter is an autobiographical video about my journey to parenthood and my daughter’s first five years. Narrated through a letter\, it features personal images like snapshots and ultrasound photos. It covers my expectations\, challenges of having a child\, miscarriage\, and adjusting to parenthood as a queer\, nonbinary person\, while exploring the deep love and personal growth that come with being a parent. \nContent notes: Discussion of miscarriage\, homophobia. Depiction of pregnancy\, nudity\, hospitalisation. \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: Twenty Something\, Dir. João Nunes\, 2024
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/dear-future-self/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Films,Live Captioning,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241012T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241012T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20240823T092319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T122748Z
UID:12245-1728745200-1728752400@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Music as Resistance - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. CCA Box Office are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please contact them directly or go to their website to be added to this!** \nPeople have been gathering to perform and listen to music since the dawn of time. How is it being utilised by queer people now? Music As Resistance delves into the universal language of music being used across the globe to gather and empower marginalised communities. Expect informative films on the history of newer sub-genres such as Bounce and Guaracha and current insights into underground music by Armenian and Asian-American artists. \nThis screening is followed by a panel discussion hosted by Nat Lall with Nxa and Queer History of Dance Music duo Duncan Ross McBride and Amy Rodgers. \nCurated by Nat Lall. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, £10\, or £12. To book\, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis programme has: \n\nArmenian\, English\, Spanish audio with English language descriptive subtitles.\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction and panel discussion.\nLive Captioning for the introduction and panel discussion.\n\nThis screening is 47 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2024 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2024\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n  \nSymptom\, Dir. Kamee Abrahamian\, 2023\, Armenia\, 23 min \nEmbodying the dreams and poetics of a post-Soviet generation\, two young Armenian women share their politics of justice and feminism with the world through their music. \nContent notes: Discussion of queerphobia. Depiction of physical violence\, police violence\, alcohol use\, cigarette use. \nAccess notes: Minimal flashing lights. \n  \nConfluence: A Meditation in Documentary Form\, Dirs. ETA\, Shanhuan Manton\, 2021\, United States\, 15 min \nCONFLUENCE is a meditation on ancestry and identity through the lens of APIDA and queer artists\, filmed during moonroom’s 2019 PHASE event series celebrating APIDA Heritage Month in Southern California. This mix of hypnotic images and heartfelt testimonies explores the turmoil of being othered\, while creatively shattering community and perceptual barriers. The film directly challenges reductive myths about the Asian American diaspora\, advocating for self-defined identities. \nContent notes: Discussion of colourism\, racism\, colonialism\, fetishisation. \nAccess notes: Hypnotic layered imagery appears throughout the film. \n  \nfurious guaracha (videomanifesto)\, Dir. Resonantes Ruido Trans\, 2023\, Colombia\, 4 min \n⚧️🔥🚨may the scream embrace us and our fury lead us to tenderize our emancipation🔥🚨⚧️ \n🏳️‍⚧️ we share with you the videomafiesto of our furious guaracha\, a creation resulting from our outbreaks of trans love \nIn this piece we weave elements from our collective archive of the trans present\, with the party as a struggle. 📢📢 \nContent notes: Discussion of sex work. \nAccess notes: Minimal glitchy imagery\, flashing lights within party footage. \n  \nJump\, Dir. Wilberto Lucci\, 2023\, United States\, 5 min \nA history about the origins of twerking and the uber-successful Bounce Music genre of New Orleans. Narrated by New Orleans own LGBTIQA+ artist & award winning reality show star “Big Freedia”. Big Freedia is featured on Beyonce’s current #1 hit”Break My Soul” and Drake’s #1 bounce music hit “Nice For What”. \nContent notes: Discussion of hurricane destruction. \nAccess notes: Minimal flashing laser lights within party footage. \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: Symptom\, Dir. Kamee Abrahamian\, 2023
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/music-as-resistance/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Around one hour or less,BSL,Documentary,Films,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241012T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241012T173000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20240823T092339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241011T203403Z
UID:12248-1728747000-1728754200@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:In Rage and Grief - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. CCA Box Office are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please contact them directly or go to their website to be added to this!** \nIn Rage\, In Grief is a powerful and emotive short film screening programme that explores the harrowing experiences and resilient spirits of queer activists who have been forcefully displaced from their homelands. Each film captures the intersection of activism\, identity\, and the struggle for safety and acceptance in the face of adversity. This short film screening provides a profound and intimate look into the lives of queer activists who\, despite being displaced\, continue to fight for their rights and the rights of others. Through these films\, audiences will gain insight into the courage\, determination\, and enduring spirit of those who face persecution yet remain committed to their cause. \nThis screening is in partnership with the Scottish Refugee Council\, who will be leading a panel discussion with LGBTIA+ people who have found safety in Scotland. \nCurated by Huss. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, £10\, or £12. To book\, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis programme has: \n\nArabic\, Dutch\, English\, Georgian\, German audio with English language descriptive subtitles.\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction and panel discussion.\nLive Captioning for the introduction and panel discussion.\n\nThis screening is 80 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2024 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2024\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n  \nBeirut Dreams In Color\, Dir. Michael Collins\, 2022\, Lebanon\, 28 min \nAt a Cairo concert\, Mashrou’ Leila’s lead singer\, Hamed\, the first openly gay Arab rock star\, performs for 35\,000 fans. A fan waves a rainbow flag\, creating a magical night that results in tragic fallout. Beirut Dreams in Color explores the band’s activism and the fight for LGBTQ equality in the Middle East\, showcasing music’s power and the universal desire for freedom. \nContent notes: Discussion of suicide\, death\, queerphobia\, trauma\, mental health\, religion\, death threat\, police violence\, torture\, physical violence\, prison\, forced displacement. Depiction of bomb explosion. \nAccess notes: Minimal flashing lights. \n  \nQueer Exile\, Dir. Ahmed Awadalla\, 2024\, Germany\, 10 min \nAfter fleeing Egypt post-2011 revolution\, an activist seeks safety in Berlin but ends up in a refugee camp plagued by far-right protests. Torn between the hostility of his new environment and nostalgia for his past\, he questions his choices and queer identity. Reflecting on his memories\, he gains new insights into exile\, forges friendships\, and redefines “home” in Berlin. \nContent notes: Depiction of police violence. Discussion of racism\, forced displacement\, police violence\, queerphobia. \n  \nThe Pride Liar\, Dir. Andres Lübbert\, 2023\, Belgium\, 19 min \nEmzo\, a courageous queer activist\, escaped persecution in Georgia five years ago\, finding refuge in Belgium. This short documentary captures his unyielding commitment to the LGBTQ+ cause\, showcasing the indomitable spirit of one individual’s fight for acceptance and equality. \nContent notes: Discussion of queerphobia\, physical violence\, forced displacement\, family discord\, war\, mental health\, drug use. Depiction of physical violence\, queerphobia\, police violence. \n  \nMOTHER\, Dirs. Meg Shutzer\, Brandon Yadegari Moreno\, 2023\, United States\, 23 min \nIn San Francisco\, a city known for its queer community and bustling gay nightlife\, there hasn’t been a lesbian bar for almost a decade. Driven by nostalgia for a time when queer women had spaces\, Malia Spanyol\, a self-identified dyke sets out to build one for the next generation of women and femmes. \nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use\, cigarette use\, vape use. Discussion of homophobia\, patriarchy. \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: Beirut Dreams In Color\, Dir. Michael Collins\, 2022
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/in-rage-and-grief/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Films,Live Captioning,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241012T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241012T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20240823T092405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T134800Z
UID:12249-1728759600-1728766800@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Closing Film: Lesvia - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n     \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. CCA Box Office are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please contact them directly or go to their website to be added to this!** \nSince the 1970s lesbians have been gathering in the village of Eressos\, Lesvia\, once home to the ancient Greek poet and ‘First Lesbian’\, Sappho. Lesvia is a documentary film chronicling the site of queer pilgrimage and tensions felt between local villagers and new sapphic arrivals of the last four decades. The feature will be followed by two shorts exploring Barbara Hammer and the lesbian iconography of the carabiner\, respectively. \nThis screening will be followed by a panel discussion hosted by Nat Lall with Looking for Barbara director Helen Kilbride. \nCurated by Nat Lall. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, £10\, or £12. To book\, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish\, French\, Italian\, Greek with English language descriptive subtitles.\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction and panel discussion.\nLive Captioning for the introduction and panel discussion.\n\nThis screening is 93 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2024 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2024\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n  \nLesvia\, Dir. Tzeli Hadjidimitriou\, 2024\, Greece\, 77 min \nSince the 1970s\, lesbians from around the world have been drawn to the island of Lesvos\, the birthplace of the ancient Greek poet Sappho. When they find paradise in a local village and carve out their own queer lesbian community\, tensions simmer with the local residents. With both groups claiming ownership of lesbian identity\, filmmaker Tzeli Hadjidimitriou—a native and lesbian herself—is caught in the middle and chronicles 40+ years of love\, community\, conflict\, and what it means to feel accepted. \nContent notes: Depiction of nudity\, sex toys\, alcohol use\, cigarette use. Discussion of homophobia\, sex\, harassment\, political legislation\, oppression\, gender dysphoria\, body image\, fatphobia\, childhood trauma\, xenophobia\, physical violence\, police violence\, patriarchy\, sexism\, alcohol. \nAccess notes: Minimal flashing light in some party scenes. \n  \nLooking for Barbara\, Dir. Helen Eve Kilbride\, 2021\, United Kingdom\, 9 min \nLooking for Barbara is a short experimental film exploring personal archives—photos and cine film from home. Using the filmmaker’s mid-1990s Super 8 footage\, it questions memory’s significance and whose stories are prioritised. Inspired by Barbara Hammer\, the film blends an ethereal soundtrack with personal testimony\, offering a queer perspective on memory and how archives can be reinterpreted to amplify marginalised narratives. \nContent notes: Depiction of nudity. Discussion of queer erasure\, sex. \n  \nThe History of The Carabiner\, Dir. Gianna Mazzeo\, 2023\, Netherlands\, 7 min \nA tongue-in-cheek\, historical documentary / fashion film hybrid that takes viewers on a journey through queer history to trace the origins of the carabiner as a lesbian symbol. \nContent notes: Discussion of sexism\, sex\, homophobia. \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: Lesvia\, Dir. Tzeli Hadjidimitriou\, 2024
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/closing-film-lesvia/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Documentary,Feature,Films,Lesbian,Shorts,Woman director
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241012T220000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241013T020000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20240823T092433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241012T183206Z
UID:12256-1728770400-1728784800@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:SQIFF x Q'IWA x Mojxmma x Scandal Party - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. CCA Box Office are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please contact them directly or go to their website to be added to this!** \nThis year the festival closing party features a full QTIBPOC line-up of artists! \nAfter an incredible week of trans and queer events\, come celebrate with us at this amazing partnership party with Q’IWA\, Mojxmma\, Scandal. Two DJs on at all times\, both in the CCA Courtyard and Third Eye Bar. Q’IWA will start the night with an hour of cabaret performances hosted by Kiki Rivera at the CCA Courtyard\, and have performers on across the night. Scandal and Mojxmma have curated incredible line-ups of DJs for the whole night. Come shake your queer booties to the hottest DJs in Glasgow ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 \nBSL interpreters will be available for Q’IWA’s cabaret performances from 10-11pm. \nLine-Up: \n\n3MR\nSalam Kitty\nHu-Sane\nstar eye\nRahul.mp3\nDJ Bellarosa\nKeza\nPriya\nQ’IWA performances all night\n\nCurated by SQIFF\, Q’IWA\, Mojxmma\, and Scandal. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, £10\, or £12. To book\, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis event has: \n\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the Q’IWA cabaret performances.\n\nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2024 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2024\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \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: Lou McCurdy
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-x-qiwa-x-mojxmma-x-scandal-party/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Parties
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241109T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241109T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20241016T093322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241104T123805Z
UID:12490-1731168000-1731175200@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n\nCurious about making a short film in just two days? Ready to team up with other creatives one last time to bring your ideas to life? \nCome join us for the final session of the SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group\, where we’ll celebrate our journey together with a special 48-Hour Film Challenge! This final gathering offers a unique opportunity to connect and collaborate\, honouring the friendships and creative partnerships formed throughout our time together. If you haven’t had the chance to participate before\, this is a perfect moment to meet like-minded individuals and get involved. You’ll have 48 hours to develop and complete a short film\, drawing on the skills and inspiration cultivated within the group. \nWe’ll also have a moment to reflect on ongoing projects\, share future plans\, and discuss how we can continue supporting each other’s work beyond this final in-person session. \nThe SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group has been a space for local queer filmmakers to connect\, support one another\, and grow as artists. Open to all levels and backgrounds across filmmaking and supporting arts (acting\, prop making\, music and sound design\, and more)\, the group has welcomed everyone from newcomers to experienced filmmakers. \nAlthough this is our last in-person session\, the group will continue online through our Discord channel\, allowing members to share resources\, feedback\, and new ideas to keep this creative community alive. \n  \n\n\nAbout the group \nThe SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. \nThe group is open for any level of filmmaking or film supporting arts (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  \nThis session is delivered thanks to support from See Me Scotland\, No Drama\, Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance\, Transmission. \n\nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, £10\, or £12. To book\, click here or call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900. \n  \nAccessibility: \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  \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: Ocean Teal
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-queer-filmmakers-group-3/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241122T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241122T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20241101T122838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T111939Z
UID:12494-1732302000-1732311000@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Making Masculinities with Take One Action and Pillow Talk Scotland - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening.** \n  \nA compelling evening of short films exploring the complexities of masculinity today – from harm to love. \n  \nWhat does it mean to be masculine today? Young men face increasing pressures\, grappling with toxic stereotypes and the “loneliness epidemic\,” often feeling isolated and inadequate. Data shows that young men are veering to the right globally\, underscoring the urgent need to address these issues. However\, masculinity is far more fluid and diverse than commonly portrayed\, and we invite audiences to reflect on these nuances through a broader\, more intersectional lens. \n  \nFeaturing short films from Glasgow artist Trackie McLeod\, filmmakers Miles Warren and Campbell X\, director and writer Daniel Bailey and others\, Making Masculinities takes us on a journey through masculinity’s many facets. \n  \nThe event encourages attendees to participate as men or people who identify in some way with masculinity\, to bring friends with them\, and to bring the men in their lives. Together we’ll have meaningful conversations about male identity’s positive and negative aspects. Hosted by Take One Action\, the Scottish Queer International Film Festival\, and Pillow Talk Scotland\, the screening will take place on 22nd November\, shortly after International Men’s Day and just ahead of this year’s 16 Days of Activism. This event provides an opportunity to challenge traditional narratives and promote a healthier understanding of masculinity today. \n  \nCurated by Iris Pase\, Rachel Hamada\, and Zeo Fawcett\, with support from Indigo Korres. \n  \nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here and you’ll be redirected to the Take One Action website. \n  \nUnderstanding Masculinity Trackie McLeod\, 2018\, UK\, 5 minutes \n​Trackie McLeod is a Scottish artist based in Glasgow. Best known for his text-based work\, Trackie recontextualises our relationship with everyday colloquialisms. His punchy take on sculpture\, textiles and print mixed with his love of Scottish patter creates a visual best described as ‘one part tongue-in-cheek\, an ounce of sarcasm and a pint of Tennent’s Lager’. Here\, in an early piece of his work\, he explores experiences of masculinity. \n  \nI Love Hooligans Jan-Dirk Bouw\, 2013\, Netherlands\, 13 minutes \nIn this animated short\, a football hooligan feels unconditional love for his club. However\, being gay\, he has to hide his identity in order to survive in this world that is so precious to him. \n  \nFather and Son Mitchell Lazar\, 2018\, US\, 7 minutes \nAn up and coming writer competes against his father for a prestigious book award. This portrait of male insecurity and psychological cruelty shows that violence doesn’t have to be physical to maim – but who will triumph? \n  \nDes!re Campbell X\, 2017\, UK\, 9 minutes Trailer \nDES!RE is an experimental film exploring desire for transmasc\, transmen\, butch\, stud\, aggressives\, masculine of centre (MOC) people assigned female at birth. Stunning black and white images drift across the screen while transmen\, femme women and butch and MOC people speak about the complexity of their desire. \n  \nBruiser Miles Warren\, 2022\, USA\, 10 minutes \nAfter his father gets into a fight at a bowling alley\, Darious begins to investigate the limitations of his own manhood. Inspired by Worldstar fight videos\, this Sundance and SXSW selected short film interrogates the emotional fallout of macho violence\, and inspired a later feature debut by the director. \n  \nSoft Bwoi Daniel Bailey\, 2022\, UK\, 5 minutes \nIn yardie culture\, “yuh too soft” can mark you from childhood\, the equivocation of gentleness and sensitivity with weakness and irrelevance. This ensemble production refuses such sentiment and Babylon itself\, using folklore and imagery from Caribbean carnival culture and queerness to redefine this misconception. The concealment of emotion\, embracing norms\, and the repression of femininity are no longer signs of power and strength. Instead\, it is in seeking the divine feminine\, deep connections with one another and the rejection of toxicity that will unite Black men to find better ways to survive in this harsh but limitless world. Yes lawd! \n  \nYou Can’t Always Get What You Want But You Can Get Me Samira Elagoz/Z Walsh\, 2023\, Canada\, 13 minutes \nA unique slideshow documenting two longhaired trans men falling in love. Over the course of one year\, the artist couple gathered photographs from real-life events such as their first kiss\, meeting each other’s parents\, long distance thirst traps\, a beach wedding\, and top surgery. A sweet and steamy celebration of T4T love with life and art all tangled up. \n  \nLa Vita Semplice Lucas Tielke\, 2022\, Italy\, 3 minutes \nPedro and Flavio live a simple and beautiful life together\, filled to the brim with love\, away from the distractions of the outside world. For the past 30 years\, they have poured their heart and soul into their scenic property situated in the rolling hills of Bologna. The instant you meet them their commitment to “The Beautiful Life” becomes apparent. \n  \nBEYOND THE SCREEN: Following the films\, a panel and interactive audience discussion will further explore the themes presented. The discussion will be hosted by Zeo Fawcett\, and will feature actor\, writer and storyteller Adam Kashmiry and Isaac Hoff from the University of Glasgow. We’ll also be asking the audience to share their experiences\, good and bad\, of masculinity and your ideas about what positive masculinity looks like. \nAdam Kashmiry is a neurodivergent Egyptian-born and Glasgow-raised performer\, storyteller\, experimental mover and writer\, and queer activist. Some of the projects Adam has worked on include autobiographical BAFTA-winning film Adam; As You Like It with Northern Broadsides; Tako Taal’s After Kinte; Where Are You From? at the Children’s Festival; Everyman and Who I am now? from Bombito Productions; Walter Sholto Douglas; and the exhibition The Untold Stories of People Who Shaped Scotland. \nIsaac Hoff is a lecturer in media and sociology at the University of Glasgow with interests in masculinities\, youth\, culture and class. He has written about masculinities\, transitions to adulthood and leisure. He completed his PhD at the University of Leicester’s research institute for cultural and media economies in 2021 and has been at Glasgow since September 2022. \n  \nAccessibility:  \n\nBSL-English interpretation for introduction and discussions.\nEnglish Descriptive Subtitles.\nWheelchair Access.\nContent Notes:\n\nI Love Hooligans: Depictions of physical violence\, homophobia\, strobing lights.\nBruiser: Depictions of physical violence\nYou Can’t Always Get What You Want But You Can Get Me: Discussion of surgery\, sex\, genitalia. Depiction of nudity\, sex\, bodily fluids\, hospitalisation\, surgical drains\, needles\, blood\, stitches\, fresh top surgery scars\, pain medication\, scabbing wounds.\n\n\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  \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: La Vita Semplice (2022\, Dir Lukas Tielke)
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/making-masculinities-with-take-one-action-and-pillow-talk-scotland/
LOCATION:Centre for Contemporary Arts\, 350 Sauchiehall Street\, Glasgow\, G2 3JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,Films,Free event,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250218T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250218T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20250211T082249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T134809Z
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SUMMARY:Fantasy Field Recording with Nat Lall
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nExpect an intro to Foley\, Spatial Audio and my own concept of ‘IRL field recording’. \nFoley lets you create a range of textural sound effects to add into films. Spatial Audio lets you create a physical space with your recordings. It lets your audience transport to vast otherworldly dimensions… without you having to leave the comfort of your home or studio. \nIRL Field Recording is a concept. I coined during my BA in Sound Arts. The soundscapes are dreamed up and carefully devised. The name represents my skeptical views towards the ‘facts’ of science\, reality\, and notably gender. Who constructed these ‘facts’ anyway? Is everything not sci-fi to an extent? \nFacilitated by Nat Lall. \nVenue: Project Space 2\, 2nd floor\, Assembly Building/GSA Students’ Association\, 20 Scott Street. \nPresented in partnership with GSA Students’ Association. \nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here and you’ll be redirected to the GSA Students’ Association website. \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/fantasy-field-recording-with-nat-lall/
LOCATION:Project Space 2\, 2nd floor\, Assembly Building/GSA Students' Association\, 20 Scott Street\, Glasgow\, G3 6RJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Free event,Trans,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250221T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250221T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20250210T114009Z
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SUMMARY:Confessions of a Reformed Activist
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nAn engaging\, participatory session led by filmmaker and artist Kiana Kalantar-Hormozi\, exploring the limits of activist filmmaking and how new narratives of unique individual truths can lead to greater societal understanding. \nOpen to all Scotland-based filmmakers\, moving image artists\, producers and cinematographers. \nThrough an open and reflective discussion\, we will critically examine the role of activism in the current climate\, explore new ways to use film as a tool for dialogue and social change\, and consider how empathetic storytelling and reimagined activism can help shape a more liberated future— where the personal and political intersect in our creative practice. \nPlease note: This session will involve discussions around activism\, identity\, and social change\, which may include topics that some participants find sensitive or triggering. We are committed to fostering a supportive environment\, and a quiet area will be available for anyone who may need a break at any point during the session. \n  \nHOW TO APPLY\nThis session is part of our Filmmakers Circle\, an intimate and collaborative space designed for industry professionals and peers to demystify documentary filmmaking by nurturing a holistic understanding of the craft and engaging in ongoing topical dialogues. \nIn order to join the Circle\, please fill out the application form by the end of Wednesday 12 February. \n  \nTICKET INFO\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpace is limited\, we encourage you to submit your early to secure your spot. \nTickets are available at a flexible\, pay-what-you-can rate (£2/£4/£6). A link to make the payment will be sent to the selected applicants to confirm their place in the Circle. \nTo ensure accessibility for all\, travel and accessibility bursaries are available and will be considered on a case-by-case basis\, so financial constraints don’t prevent participation. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nACCESS\nWe aim to create a comfortable environment for the session which will include breaks\, refreshments\, comfortable seating\, and access to a quiet area. To find out more about accessibility at Glasgow Women’s Library click here. \nIf you have any specific access needs or concerns\, please feel free to let us know in the application form. \nConfessions of a Reformed Activist is presented by SDI in collaboration with Take One Action and SQIFF. \n  \n\nKiana Kalantar-Hormozi is creative\, entrepreneur and Akashic reader. Based in Glasgow\, Kiana works with collaborators all over the world on creative\, ground-breaking\, and social justice projects. \nKiana studied BA (Hons) Film and Media/Psychology at the University of Stirling\, then went on to get an MA Film from Screen Academy Scotland in 2016\, before beginning my internship at media co-op to create her hip-hop protest film Tax on Me in 2017. She also holds an LLB Law Degree from the Open University. \nKiana’s work has challenged societal narratives and sparked important conversations about justice and inclusion. Her debut hip-hop protest short film Tax on Me in 2017\, making a media splash and bringing to attention the injustices of the care tax. Tax on Me received press attention and provoked a parliamentary motion which praised its impact on bringing to light human rights issues faced by thousands of disabled people across the UK\, as well being a catalyst for policy change. Kiana was named one of 30under30 most inspirational women in Scotland 2017 and MDUK Campaigner of the Year 2018. \nShe is currently developing her autobiographical documentary\, Kiana: Stargazing and Spinraza; and working on new music releases as a singer/songwriter. \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: Kiana Kalantar-Hormozi
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/confessions-of-a-reformed-activist/
LOCATION:Glasgow Women’s Library\, 23 Landressy Street\, Glasgow\, G40 1BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Disability,Discussion,People of colour,Workshops
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UID:12599-1740924000-1740938400@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:D.I.Why? (Filmmaking Workshops for QTIPOC+)
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n\nAre you LGBTQIA+ and Black/a Person of Colour and would like to learn how to make your own short films? \nSQIFF and Exhale Group C.I.C. are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions\, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Nat Lall and hosted at Transmission Gallery. \nNat Lall is a Glasgow-based film curator\, known for their work with the SQIFF. Nat is also an artist and DJ. Notable works include the film Pink Excavation (2018) and their musical alias is DJ FLUFFIE. \nEach workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions\, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about! \n\n  \nInformation on this session (1/4): \nIn our first session together we are going to look into why DIY(Do It Yourself) filmmaking is such a fun and accessible way to make film. What if we used our limitations as a starting point for our creativity? That’s what I did! \nWe’re going to play around with cheap\, camp objects from our homes and pound shops. I personally love the look of cheap bits of tatt\, they tend to be colourful\, childish and inventive. They’re often not fit for purpose and how/why they could actually be used gets my creative juices flowing. We are going to use these objects as a starting point for our narratives. We will imagine new worlds from these precious\, and cost-friendly wonders. \nWith a bit of observation\, free-writing and plenty of imagination… we will think up conceptual bases for our films. We’ll do a bit of improvised narration as we ponder on our objects. And by the end of the session\, each filmmaker will have a some clips about a fantastical world in which these objects exist. \nPS. No equipment\, or prior filmmaking knowledge is necessary. Everything will be shot on our phone cameras. If you do not have one to use\, please be in touch and we will organise a camera for you to borrow. Also\, be in touch if you have any access needs. \n  \nTickets are FREE. To book a spot\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility: \n\nWheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.\nSnacks and Drinks will be provided.\nQuiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.\nAudience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.\nFace Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.\nSupport Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.\nThe SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.\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 and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \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: SQIFF
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/12599/
LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 28 King Street\, Glasgow\, G1 5QP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Films,Free event,People of colour,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250309T140000
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CREATED:20250211T161352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T133324Z
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SUMMARY:Acting is just me hanging out with my friends (Filmmaking Workshops for QTIPOC+)
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n\nAre you LGBTQIA+ and Black/a Person of Colour and would like to learn how to make your own short films? \nSQIFF and Exhale Group C.I.C. are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions\, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Nat Lall and hosted at Transmission Gallery. \nNat Lall is a Glasgow-based film curator\, known for their work with the SQIFF. Nat is also an artist and DJ. Notable works include the film Pink Excavation (2018) and their musical alias is DJ FLUFFIE. \nEach workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions\, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about! \n\n  \nInformation on this session (2/4): \nDon’t have the time or money or energy to write a script and cast actors? Don’t worry… just have a fun silly day with your pals and film it. Once again\, that’s what I did. \nWe’ll chat about filming dialogue on the fly\, making filming your friends into a fun hang out instead of a job\, and ways to repay your pals in other ways than money. \nI’ll be honest with you\, you’re probably not going to earn loadsa cash from your DIY films\, you could\, but it’s unlikely. So make it fun and worth your time. Be honest\, and kind\, to yourself about it. I struggle with the awkwardness of asking for favours too\, but maybe your pals/community actually love you..? Or if not at least maybe you could return the favour. \nWe’ll hang out together as a group\, we’ll have tea and chat\, and then we’ll devise rough ideas for acting in each others’ films. Then we’ll record our footage and help each other out. It won’t be too planned\, it won’t be scripted\, but it will be fun. \nPS. No equipment\, or prior filmmaking knowledge is necessary. Everything will be shot on our phone cameras. If you do not have one to use\, please be in touch and we will organise a camera for you to borrow. Also\, be in touch if you have any access needs. \n  \nTickets are FREE. To book a spot\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility: \n\nWheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.\nSnacks and Drinks will be provided.\nQuiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.\nAudience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.\nFace Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.\nSupport Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.\nThe SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.\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 and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \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: SQIFF
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/acting-is-just-me-hanging-out-with-my-friends-filmmaking-workshops-for-qtipoc/
LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 28 King Street\, Glasgow\, G1 5QP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Films,Free event,People of colour,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250315T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250315T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20250211T161558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T133246Z
UID:12607-1742047200-1742061600@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Fantasy Field Recording (Filmmaking Workshops for QTIPOC+)
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n\nAre you LGBTQIA+ and Black/a Person of Colour and would like to learn how to make your own short films? \nSQIFF and Exhale Group C.I.C. are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions\, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Nat Lall and hosted at Transmission Gallery. \nNat Lall is a Glasgow-based film curator\, known for their work with the SQIFF. Nat is also an artist and DJ. Notable works include the film Pink Excavation (2018) and their musical alias is DJ FLUFFIE. \nEach workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions\, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about! \n\n  \nInformation on this session (3/4): \nWe’re going to get creative and make immersive\, otherworldly soundscapes\, from the comfort of the gallery space. Expect an intro to Foley\, Spatial Audio and my own concept of ‘IRL field recording’. \nFoley lets you create a range of textural sound effects to add into films. You can create big\, gory\, explosive\, slimy sounds simply with some everyday items and a microphone. \nSpatial Audio lets you create a physical space with your recordings. Rather than flat mono sounds\, you can place your sounds left or right\, up or down and forwards or back. It lets your audience transport to vast otherworldly dimensions… without you having to leave the comfort of your home or studio. \nIRL Field Recording is a concept I coined during my BA in Sound Arts. The soundscapes are not at all recorded ‘In Real Life’\, rather they are dreamed up and carefully devised. The name represents my skeptical views towards the ‘facts’ of science\, reality\, and notably gender. Who constructed these ‘facts’ anyway? Is everything not sci-fi to an extent? \nPS. No equipment\, or prior audio recording knowledge is necessary. Also\, be in touch if you have any access needs. \n  \nTickets are FREE. To book a spot\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility: \n\nWheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.\nSnacks and Drinks will be provided.\nQuiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.\nAudience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.\nFace Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.\nSupport Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.\nThe SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.\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 and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \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: SQIFF
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/fantasy-field-recording-filmmaking-workshops-for-qtipoc/
LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 28 King Street\, Glasgow\, G1 5QP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Films,Free event,People of colour,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250318T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250318T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20241206T112904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T124945Z
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SUMMARY:SQIFF Queer Screening: Edinburgh Takeover with Edinburgh Arts Festival & Rhubaba - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. Edinburgh Arts Festival are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please contact elle@edinburghartfestival.com to be added to this!** \n  \nSQIFF are very excited to announce our collaboration with Rhubaba for the Edinburgh Art Festival. The evening will consist of a screening of short films\, a panel discussion with Scottish QTIPOC filmmakers and food. The event will take place on the 18th March 2025 in the French Institute\, Edinburgh. \nAll of the short films in the screening are taken from the SQIFF 2024 programme and with this we aim to bring a bit of the queer magic we experienced in Glasgow to Edinburgh. The selected films include works from our Scottish Shorts\, Sci-Fi Meets Reality\, Queer Asia\, ★\,。·::·ﾟ☆ “The Real Internet Is Inside You” ·ﾟ✧*:·ﾟ✧ and Drag & Performance Through Censorship events. The selection highlights a range of techniques and genres in queer filmmaking including digital animation\, text-based film\, collage and live-action. It also explores a diverse range of topics such as young trans girlhood\, intimate friendships between men of colour\, medical drag-satire and more. \nAll of the selected films are either directed by and/or have a central focus on QTIPOC. This event aims to spotlight and celebrate queer people of colour in film. We will explore filmmaking techniques\, community initiatives and future hopes for people of colour in queer film with a panel discussion after the screenings. And after that\, we will end by chatting over food and drink provided by the festival. \nCurated by Nat Lall. \nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here and you’ll be redirected to the Edinburgh Arts Festival website. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nA Float\, Dir. Isabel Barfod\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \n\nA Float explores subtle modes of refusal through the lens of a Black Queer swimmer in a hostile environment. Set in a Victorian era public swimming pool\, A Float follows our protagonist as they access alternate realities\, speculated futures and enact small acts of revenge. \n\n\nContent Notes: Depiction of racism. \n\n\nAccess Notes: Contains flashing imagery. \n\n\n  \n\nDr. XYZ: A Medical Drag Transthology\, Dir. El Jones\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 14 min \n\nDr. XYZ is a community-made trans+ healthcare training film and ethnofiction. It is an exercise in queering the public information film genre\, shot in 16mm. The film weaves ethnographic healthcare accounts from Birmingham’s trans+ community with moments of drag-satire re-enactment to depict a collective vision of the UK’s healthcare system. \n\n\nContent notes: Discussion of suicidal ideation\, suicide attempt\, mental health issues\, medical neglect within NHS\, transphobia\, ableism\, racism\, passing culture\, self-medicating\, gender dysphoria\, medical waiting lists\, explicit language. Depiction of animated genitalia. \n\n\n  \n\nScrapped Fabric\, Dir. Jake Muñoz Consing\, 2024\, Philippines\, 11 min \n\nFearing her mother’s disapproval\, a teenage trans girl secretly sews a prom dress from her mother’s scrap fabric (“retaso”). \n\n\nContent notes: Discussion of transphobia. \n\n\n  \n\nFarewell\, Dir. Soham Kundu\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 15 min \n\nTwo friends: one with a broken heart\, the other on the brink of marriage. Together they set out on a day’s journey that leads them to confront their past amidst shared grief and hopes for a brighter future. Centred around intimate friendships between men of colour\, Farewell presents evolving expressions of modern masculinity. \n\n\nContent notes: Depiction of cigarette use. \n\n\n  \n\nDiffused in Marginalised Orders\, Dir. Florence To\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \n\nWords have a powerful role in shaping identity and transforming our lived experiences. The Scottish-born Hong Kong artist uses texts that ignite deep connections and solidarity. Their work confronts the dispossessions wrought by imperialism and challenges complicity in public amnesia about ongoing injustices\, redefining our relationship within social barriers and power struggles in public spaces. \n\n\nAccess notes: Flashing light and rapid visual effects. \n\n\n  \n\nBellydance Vogue\, Dir. Hadi Moussally\, 2020\, Lebanon\, 5 min \n\n“My birthday was on the 3rd of April 2020 during lockdown\, and for the first time\, I celebrated it all by myself. But even if I was alone\, I decided to celebrate it as if it’s the last one” \n\n\nThe film was made during quarantine. \n\n  \nAccessibility:  \n\nBSL-English interpretation for introduction and discussions.\nEnglish Descriptive Subtitles.\nThis event is located upstairs in the Salle Emilienne Moreau-Evrard space at the French Institute of Scotland\, accessible via stairs or lift.\nYou will enter the building at street level via the entrance on George IV Bridge\, where a reception desk is available for directions to the space or the lift.\nAccessing this venue is an uphill walk from Waverley Station. For a step-free journey\, travel along Market Street\, left along North Bank Street towards the Bank of Scotland\, and find the French Institute across the road.\nIf travel costs would be a barrier to attending this workshop\, please contact Rhubaba (admin@rhubaba.org) or EAF (info@edinburghartfestival.com) to arrange travel reimbursement.\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  \nThis event is part of Refractions: New Conceptions of Film + Photography (15 Jan—18 Mar). Co-created by the EAF Civic Programme and Rhubaba\, this free event series aims to connect marginalised people with creativity through film\, ceramics\, writing\, and more. Find out more here. \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/sqiff-queer-screening-edinburgh-takeover-with-edinburgh-arts-festival-rhubaba/
LOCATION:French Institute\, West Parliament Sq\, Edinburgh\, EH1 1RF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Discussion,Films,Free event,People of colour
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250330T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250330T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20250211T161741Z
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SUMMARY:Collaging our Films (Filmmaking Workshops for QTIPOC+)
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \n\nAre you LGBTQIA+ and Black/a Person of Colour and would like to learn how to make your own short films? \nSQIFF and Exhale Group C.I.C. are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions\, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Nat Lall and hosted at Transmission Gallery. \nNat Lall is a Glasgow-based film curator\, known for their work with the SQIFF. Nat is also an artist and DJ. Notable works include the film Pink Excavation (2018) and their musical alias is DJ FLUFFIE. \nEach workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions\, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about! \n\n  \nInformation on this session (4/4): \nIn our final session\, we will edit the film and sound clips from previous sessions into a finished film. \nI’ll show you where and how you can download free film editing software. then I’ll give you a little demonstration of how I edit films. \nI treat the editing process the same way I would treat a paper collage. I start editing when I have all my materials to hand and then I cut\, copy and paste the clips in and around each other. \nFor me\, this is really when the whole narrative comes together. I don’t start with a clear structure. Using the clips of improvised sound and image\, I piece together a story and add in a little bits narration of when needed. \nPS. No existing software licenses or experience of film software is necessary. I will show you free-to-use options and help you install them on your own laptops. If you do not own laptop\, please be in touch and we will organise one for you to borrow. \n  \nTickets are FREE. To book a spot\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility: \n\nWheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.\nSnacks and Drinks will be provided.\nQuiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.\nAudience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.\nFace Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.\nSupport Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.\nThe SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.\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 and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \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: SQIFF
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/collaging-our-films-filmmaking-workshops-for-qtipoc/
LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 28 King Street\, Glasgow\, G1 5QP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Films,Free event,People of colour,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250405T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250405T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T101536Z
UID:12813-1743849000-1743856200@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Queer Families: Direct Animation Activity
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n\n  \nCome along to the next Queer Families family group! On Saturday the 5th April we’ll be in the Rumpus Room studio from 10.30am to 12.30. Indigo\, Director of SQIFF\, is helping the session with some fun\, all-ages hands-on animation by drawing & sticking things onto recycled film! \nFeel free to just come along\, or send Queer Families a message us if you need any more info or have any access requests. It’s a friendly drop-in space\, where you can join for as long as you like\, and make friends or do some relaxed art and crafts. \nQueer Families would like to remind that new people to the group are always welcome! The family group events are for all forms of LGBTQIA+ family with a child/baby\, and people waiting for one’s arrival. They’re sometimes asked if single parents and parents in a relationship that doesn’t ‘look’ queer from the outside are welcome – yes\, absolutely! People with older children and people who don’t call themselves parents but care for a child (fosterers\, grandparents\, queer chosen family\, etc) are all part of our community too. Non-LGBTQ+ members (partners\, siblings\, children\, etc) of a queer family are also welcome – being in a LGBTQ-led family space can be supportive and inclusive for the whole family. If you want to come along without your child\, you’re also invited. \nWe will have coffee\, tea and nice conversations 🌈 \n  \n\nAccessibility: \n\nRumpus Room has an accessibility page providing access information for their venue. Please find this here.\nCoffee and Tea will be provided.\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  \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 Families Group
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/12813/
LOCATION:Rumpus Room\, Langside Lane\, Govanhill\, Glasgow\, G42 8BH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Families,Free event,Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250406T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20250213T143928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T133212Z
UID:12615-1743948000-1743962400@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:How a film can be found: Ideation//Process (Filmmaking Workshops for Trans and Non-Binary People) - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the event. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please go to the ticket link to be added to this!** \n  \n\nAre you trans and/or non-binary and would like to learn how to make your own short films? \nSQIFF and Scottish Trans are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions\, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Erica Monde and hosted at Transmission Gallery. \nErica Monde is a filmmaker\, academic and educator working as a writer and director across documentary\, experimental\, and fiction film. They currently run IMPRINT Documentary Collective\, teach on film courses at the University of Edinburgh and are completing their Short Circuit funded film\, This Desert Will Rust Your Bones. Their recent documentary There’s Not Much We Can Do was funded by the Scottish Documentary Institute’s Bridging the Gap scheme\, and they have also worked as a producer and story consultant on award winning short films. \nEach workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions\, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about! \n\n  \nInformation on this session (1/4): \nWhat makes a compelling idea for a short film? How can a short film be created in one month? In week 1 we will explore what type of film (documentary\, fiction\, experimental or hybrid) we want to make and why we want to make it. This session will focus on short filmmaking as a creative process\, finding potential layers to explore within our film and understanding in more depth the stories we want to tell. Touching briefly on the short film landscape\, participants will walk away from this session with a draft film treatment and production plan for the next few weeks. Filmmaking teams will be organised as needed based on interest\, skill\, and desire to collaborate. \nPlease bring either: a general idea for a film you want to make\, or an idea of the kind of film you may want to work on with others. \nAll roles (directors\, producers\, cinematographers\, sound designers\, composers\, editors\, production designers\, costume designers\, etc.) and levels of experience (from none to advanced) are welcome! \n  \nTickets are FREE. To book a spot\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility: \n\nWheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.\nSnacks and Drinks will be provided.\nQuiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.\nAudience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.\nFace Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.\nSupport Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.\nThe SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.\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 and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \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: SQIFF
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/ideation-process-filmmaking-workshops-for-trans-and-or-non-binary-people/
LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 28 King Street\, Glasgow\, G1 5QP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Films,Free event,Trans,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250411T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250630T000000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20250410T192257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250411T152526Z
UID:12867-1744372800-1751241600@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Do you think Memory will ever land on the statue of someone like you and me?
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nThis screening features four films that explore the distinct ways in which we build relationships with one another as trans people. These relationships can be romantic\, platonic\, familial\, or even that mutual feeling of care between strangers. The programme starts with I Feel (For) You\, an euphoric documentary about a group of queer and trans friends. This is followed by A Bird Called Memory\, Les garçons dans l’eau\, and Dismantle Me; three narrative fiction films delving into the various ways we give and receive love. This trans-focused programme is an opportunity to reflect on the importance of love within our community. \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \n  \nSQIFF is working with Curate-It to bring this programme online and wide. You can watch it by signing up to the Curate-It platform here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish\, French\, Portuguese\, Spanish audio with English language descriptive subtitles\n\nThis screening is 75 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n  \nI Feel (For) You\, Dir. Bella Cintra\, 2023\, Spain\, 7 min \nWe embark on a journey in which the deepest feelings of a group of trans individuals will guide an intimate and emotional relationship between two trans people through their experiences. \nContent notes: Discussion of homophobic slur\, transmisogyny. \n  \nA Bird Called Memory\, Dir. Leonardo Martinelli\, 2023\, Brazil\, 15 min \nA bird called Memory has forgotten how to come back home. Lua\, a trans woman\, tries to find Memory in the streets\, but the city can be a hostile place. \nContent notes: Depiction of transphobia. \n  \nLes garçons dans l’eau\, Dir. Pawel Thomas Larue\, 2023\, France\, 40 min \nEnd of summer on the Breton coast. Oscar invites his group of friends to spend a week’s vacation at his grandparents’ house. He hasn’t been back to his childhood home for years – not since he came out as a trans boy. On the beach\, the gang meets Malo\, a handsome local guy\, also trans. The story is about their meeting\, which will turn everything upside down. \nContent notes: Depiction of sex\, alcohol use\, cigarette use. Discussion of internalised homophobia. \n  \nDismantle Me\, Dir. Max Disgrace\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \nA comical proposition turns into an arousing powerplay when a smoldering-hot trans woman helps a heartbroken trans man tidy his messy bedroom. \nAssociate produced by Lilly Wachowski\, Dismantle Me is a dark comedy-romance by trans people of colour\, and created with a majority transgender and non-binary cast and crew. Made in collaboration with Trans+ On Screen. \nContent notes: Depiction of sex\, cuts\, blood. Discussion of sex\, sexual language. \n  \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: Les garçons dans l’eau\, Dir. Pawel Thomas Larue\, 2023
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/do-you-think-memory-will-ever-land-on-the-statue-of-someone-like-you-and-me-2/
LOCATION:Curate-It
CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Online,Trans
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250413T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250413T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20250213T144107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T133157Z
UID:12619-1744552800-1744567200@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:The parts that make a film whole: Directing//Shooting (Filmmaking Workshops for Trans and Non-Binary People) - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the event. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please go to the ticket link to be added to this!** \n  \n\nAre you trans and/or non-binary and would like to learn how to make your own short films? \nSQIFF and Scottish Trans are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions\, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Erica Monde and hosted at Transmission Gallery. \nErica Monde is a filmmaker\, academic and educator working as a writer and director across documentary\, experimental\, and fiction film. They currently run IMPRINT Documentary Collective\, teach on film courses at the University of Edinburgh and are completing their Short Circuit funded film\, This Desert Will Rust Your Bones. Their recent documentary There’s Not Much We Can Do was funded by the Scottish Documentary Institute’s Bridging the Gap scheme\, and they have also worked as a producer and story consultant on award winning short films. \nEach workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions\, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about! \n\n  \nInformation on this session (2/4): \nHow do we want to tell our film’s story? What elements of filmmaking can we use to capture material for our short? In week 2 we will focus on various approaches to directing and methods of creating footage and capturing sound. Drawing on the concept of developing a visual language\, we will explore how different creative elements in film can be designed to craft emotion and tell our stories. Participants will leave this session with a practical plan (whether with a crew\, alone\, or using found/archive footage) to shoot their film over the following week. Skills in camera and sound will be collaboratively explored depending on the interests of the group.  \nPlease bring any film equipment (camera\, phone\, audio recorder\, etc.) you may want to work with to this session. \nAll roles (directors\, producers\, cinematographers\, sound designers\, composers\, editors\, production designers\, costume designers\, etc.) and levels of experience (from none to advanced) are welcome! \n  \nTickets are FREE. To book a spot\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility: \n\nWheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.\nSnacks and Drinks will be provided.\nQuiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.\nAudience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.\nFace Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.\nSupport Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.\nThe SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.\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 and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \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: SQIFF
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/directing-shooting-filmmaking-workshops-for-trans-and-or-non-binary-people/
LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 28 King Street\, Glasgow\, G1 5QP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Films,Free event,Trans,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250420T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250420T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20250213T144259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T133141Z
UID:12621-1745157600-1745172000@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:The shape a film holds: Editing//Story (Filmmaking Workshops for Trans and Non-Binary People) - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the event. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please go to the ticket link to be added to this!** \n  \n\nAre you trans and/or non-binary and would like to learn how to make your own short films? \nSQIFF and Scottish Trans are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions\, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Erica Monde and hosted at Transmission Gallery. \nErica Monde is a filmmaker\, academic and educator working as a writer and director across documentary\, experimental\, and fiction film. They currently run IMPRINT Documentary Collective\, teach on film courses at the University of Edinburgh and are completing their Short Circuit funded film\, This Desert Will Rust Your Bones. Their recent documentary There’s Not Much We Can Do was funded by the Scottish Documentary Institute’s Bridging the Gap scheme\, and they have also worked as a producer and story consultant on award winning short films. \nEach workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions\, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about! \n\n  \nInformation on this session (3/4): \nHow can we work creatively with our footage to design our films? How can we use specific techniques of editing and sound design to add depth and emotion to our stories? In week 3 we will begin our hands-on work with the footage shot over the previous week. Building on traditional methods of storytelling and moving into more experimental and conceptual approaches\, this session will focus on working with and developing story structure through editing. Participants will leave this session with a rough cut of their films and a plan for further editing over the following week. Skills in using editing software such as Davinci Resolve will be explored as needed depending on the interest of the group. \nPlease bring your footage and a laptop (if you have one you’d like to use) to this session. \nAll roles (directors\, producers\, cinematographers\, sound designers\, composers\, editors\, production designers\, costume designers\, etc.) and levels of experience (from none to advanced) are welcome! \n  \nTickets are FREE. To book a spot\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility: \n\nWheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.\nSnacks and Drinks will be provided.\nQuiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.\nAudience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.\nFace Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.\nSupport Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.\nThe SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.\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 and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \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: SQIFF
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/editing-story-filmmaking-workshops-for-trans-and-or-non-binary-people/
LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 28 King Street\, Glasgow\, G1 5QP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Films,Free event,Trans,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250427T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250427T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20250213T144504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T133117Z
UID:12623-1745762400-1745776800@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Where a film lives: Screening//Distribution (Filmmaking Workshops for Trans and Non-Binary People) - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the event. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events – please go to the ticket link to be added to this!** \n  \n\nAre you trans and/or non-binary and would like to learn how to make your own short films? \nSQIFF and Scottish Trans are bringing you 4x filmmaking workshop sessions\, making film an accessible medium to get into. All sessions will be facilitated by Erica Monde and hosted at Transmission Gallery. \nErica Monde is a filmmaker\, academic and educator working as a writer and director across documentary\, experimental\, and fiction film. They currently run IMPRINT Documentary Collective\, teach on film courses at the University of Edinburgh and are completing their Short Circuit funded film\, This Desert Will Rust Your Bones. Their recent documentary There’s Not Much We Can Do was funded by the Scottish Documentary Institute’s Bridging the Gap scheme\, and they have also worked as a producer and story consultant on award winning short films. \nEach workshop will focus on a different aspect of filmmaking. It’d be great if you could attend all four sessions\, but don’t be discouraged to come if you can only come for a couple of sessions that you’re really excited about! \n\n  \nInformation on this session (4/4): \nHow are our films experienced by others? Where do we want our films to be seen and what impact do we want them to have? In week 4 we will share our films with the wider group\, and each filmmaker will have a chance to discuss their process with fellow participants. This session will be a space for creative feedback and ideation\, exploring if and how we may want to develop our films further\, whether on our own or in collaboration with other members of the group. We will also focus on the concept of distribution and the places and ways we want our films to be seen\, as well as the idea of impact\, or what place we want our film to inhabit in the world. Finally\, we will discuss opportunities for further development as independent filmmakers. \nPlease bring your completed film to this session. \nAll roles (directors\, producers\, cinematographers\, sound designers\, composers\, editors\, production designers\, costume designers\, etc.) and levels of experience (from none to advanced) are welcome! \n  \nTickets are FREE. To book a spot\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility: \n\nWheelchair Access Including Accessible Bathroom.\nSnacks and Drinks will be provided.\nQuiet Space – A designated quiet space will be available during these workshop sessions.\nAudience Travel and Access Fund – We have an Audience Access Fund that can support any audience member with costs within Scotland to be able to attend our events (ie. travel or childcare costs). Please get in touch by emailing info@sqiff.org or speak to our team at the event if you require this. You do not need to give a reason for accessing the fund.\nFace Masks – FFP2 masks will be available for free around the venue.\nSupport Animals – Support animals and service animals such as guide dogs are welcome at Transmission Gallery.\nThe SQIFF Team will be available to support with navigating the venue for anyone that needs it.\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 and National Lottery funding from the BFI. \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: SQIFF
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/screening-distribution-filmmaking-workshops-for-trans-and-or-non-binary-people/
LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 28 King Street\, Glasgow\, G1 5QP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Films,Free event,Trans,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250503T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250503T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20250410T090433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T101805Z
UID:12871-1746277200-1746284400@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Floating in Ecosystems
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nThis screening brings together the work of queer East and Southeast Asian artists based in Scotland\, showcasing bold explorations of identity\, transformation\, and community. The films in this programme experiment with dynamic visual narratives that challenge cultural and bodily boundaries\, blurring the lines between reality and fiction\, self and other. From fictional work to artist moving image work\, these films offer a range of experiences where body and identity intersect with culture and memory. \nFlorence To will introduce this event by presenting an expansive overview of queer East and Southeast Asian filmmaking in Scotland today. \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of £3\, £6\, £9\, £12\, £15. To book\, click here or call the Rio Cinema Box Office on 020 7241 9410. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nBritish Sign Language\, Chinese\, and English audio with English language descriptive subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction.\nRio Cinema is a wheelchair accessible venue.\n\nThis screening is 90 minutes long. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n  \nStrangers\, Dir. Klarissa Webster\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 4 min \n2 peoples worlds collide in a graveyard. One dealing with a near loss\, another still harbouring the pain after many years. \n  \nIn the penumbra\, the strange wave\, Dir. Wei Zhang\, 2022\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \nThis 11-minute collage film explores Zhang’s personal trauma through a blend of various media forms and techniques\, creating an alternate reality with symbolic characters representing complex emotions. \nAccess notes: Distorted voice. \n  \nFluid\, Dir. Wei Zhou\, 2016\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \nAn autobiographical story traces the filmmaker’s very own personal growing-up experiences of love and desire as a Chinese born and raised queer woman. \nAccess notes: Static imagery. \nContent notes: Discussion of porn\, self harm. \n  \nbody is/as landscape\, Dir. Joanne Lee\, 2020\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \n‘Body as/is Landscape’ shows the landscapes of St Andrews\, Dunoon\, a human body and the now demolished site of the Red Road flats in Glasgow. Lee asks what frames of references we are using to understand and relate to these landscapes? Attempting to situate the self among these places of privilege\, absence\, ruin and industry by observing in front and behind the camera. Questioning how we relate to and consume these landscapes – through the frame of the phone\, the lens of the digital camera. \n  \nIn Conversation with\, Dir. Eye Suriyanon\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \n‘In Conversation with ‘ (2024) is an animated film in collaboration with Members of the Children’s Parliament (MCP)  from Stirling and Eye Suriyanon. As part of the ‘Fairness and Bias in AI’ workshop for the ‘Exploring Children’s Rights and AI’ project by Children’s Parliament Scotland. Featuring elements of graphic scores created by MCP and sound effects from DIY instruments\, animated in Processing\, additional music by Eye Suriyanon. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery. \n  \nNarratives and Counternarratives\, Dir. Chaoying Rao\, 2022\, United Kingdom\, 9 min \nThis work examines representations of the self\, dissecting the persistent fetishisation of Asian women through collaging and reviewing memorable moments in Western culture. Questioning the ideas of the ‘Asian mystique’ and how it manifests in popular culture\, this film examines how the legacy of orientalism continues to manifest in spaces both physical and digital. \nContent notes: Depiction of nudity\, physical violence\, body modification\, fetishisation\, racism\, sex\, sensual dancing\, death\, gun violence\, knife violence\, sword violence\, decapitated head\, blood. Discussion of harassment\, violence. \n  \nWah Yen\, Dir. Wei Zhang\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 29 min \nSet in 1970s Glasgow\, the film explores the rich inner world of young\, queer\, and neurodivergent Chinese immigrant Chen through their emerging kinship with Scottish shipbuilder\, James. Wah Yen employs a non-linear narrative\, underpinned by Wei’s interweaving of 3D animation\, archival footage\, and drag performances\, creating a dynamic and compelling visual language. The visually diverse film highlights the intimate relationships and struggles of marginalised identities\, resonating particularly with Glasgow’s Chinese and queer residents. \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: Wah Yen\, Dir. Wei Zhang\, 2024
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/floating-in-ecosystems/
LOCATION:Rio Cinema\, 107 Kingsland High Street\, London\, E8 2PB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,People of colour,Shorts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250517T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250517T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20250524T063703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250524T063721Z
UID:13007-1747477800-1747488600@www.sqiff.org
SUMMARY:Fun Family Event!
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nQueer Families and SQIFF (Scottish Queer International Film Festival) have worked together to plan a fun\, inclusive film event for all families with children! 🌈🦕🌞 \nYou can drop in on the day\, or send us a message or comment (so we know how many people will join)! \nIt’ll be a relaxed event\, with some fun child-friendly (all ages) films to watch\, fun creative activities\, toys and storybooks\, snacks and hot drinks\, and space to meet other families and make friends. \nNat Lall (SQIFF curator) has selected lovely films for us to watch\, including short animations with LGBTIQ+ families. \nWe’re holding this event because people who come to Queer Families have talked about not seeing many families like them in children’s films. So we’re trying to create more space for LGBTIQ+ families to feel more seen and valued. \nAll families with children are invited and welcome to join! The event is planned to meet the needs of LGBTIQ+ families especially\, but every family is welcome. So please invite your friends and more people in your communities along! And of course wider family\, chosen family\, grandparents\, and anyone else who matters to you too. \nSend us a message (or email Leon@otbds.org) if you have any questions\, or if we can help you feel welcome and take part. \n  \nAccessibility: \n\nThe Deep End is a wheelchair accessible venue.\nSnacks\, Coffee and Tea will be provided.\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  \nFilms in this programme include: \nDear Nana\, Dir. Han Nguyen\, 2023 \nDear Nana is a deeply personal work that reflects my own childhood memory of living as a queer kid in a small\, conservative town in North Central Coast\, Vietnam. It is made in memory of my maternal grandmother who passed away in 2011. She was the first person to teach me that there is no shame in being myself and doing whatever makes me happy instead of trying to conform to the norm and doing what is expected of me. This work is both about remembering her and reassuring myself that she would still be supportive of me now that I have come so far in my journey of self-expression. The film also features aspects of Vietnamese culture\, such as the tradition to venerate our ancestors and pray for their blessings. \n  \nForza\, Rea!\, Dirs. Isabel Pahud\, Isabel Clerici\, Laura Zimmermann\, Polina Tyrsa\, 2023\, Switzerland\, 3 min \nIn a hillside village in Ticino\, Rea sets out to deliver a love letter to her crush while roller skating. As she heads to the house\, the letter is swept away downhill\, sending Rea on a frantic chase through the village. Navigating obstacles on the rough old town streets\, she races to catch the letter before finally delivering it. \n  \nLittle One\, Dir. John Clister Santos\, 2023\, Philippines\, 9 min \nIn Manila\, Ili-Ili follows Joy\, a pregnant mother seeking advice from her gay dads\, Iko and Tino. When Iko has a heart attack\, Tino reflects on their family’s journey through old footage. Joy learns that true parenting is defined by love and support\, not gender\, as the film’s painterly visuals convey a timeless message of parental devotion. \nContent notes: Depiction of hospitalisation. \n  \nAlwan\, Dir. Qais Sarhan\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \nMeet Alwan\, a cheerful child longing for a friend. After a series of disappointments\, a box of crayons unexpectedly brings magic into his life. The crayons come alive\, creating a magical world filled with joy and friendship. Here\, Alwan discovers that his imagination holds the key to happiness\, celebrating the power of creativity and the simple joys found within our imagination. \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: Forza Rea!\, Dirs. Isabel Pahud\, Isabel Clerici\, Laura Zimmermann\, Polina Tyrsa\, 2023
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/13007/
LOCATION:The Deep End\, The Deep End 21 Nithsdale Street\, Glasgow\, G41 2PZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Families,Films,Free event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250606T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250606T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T205611
CREATED:20250526T082424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T063904Z
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SUMMARY:SQIFF x Porty Pride Film Night
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nThis year\, SQIFF and Porty Pride team up once again to present a bold and eclectic mix of queer short films from around the world\, screening at the beautiful Portobello Town Hall! \nThis vibrant programme spans narrative\, documentary\, and experimental work\, delving into themes of memory\, transformation\, identity\, and history. A Bird Called Memory is a striking meditation on love\, loss\, and the haunting nature of recollection. (Untitled)2025 is an incantation to our Indigenous ancestors from the Global Majority who experienced enforced binary genders\, colonialism and the theft of land and resources. Twenty Something offers intimate glimpses into queer youth\, as João writes a personal letter about the past\, the future\, love\, friendship\, fears and personal growth. In Cornelius\, a powerful documentary that delves into the inspiring life and work of Cornelius Wilson\, a dedicated community health advocate who has tirelessly fought against the AIDS epidemic within the Black LGBTQIA+ community for over four decades. Dr. XYZ: A Medical Drag Transthology brings together drag\, medical history\, and trans narratives in a wildly original documentary format. Finally\, Hot Young Geek Seeks Blood Sucking Freak is a comedy-horror short about the two scariest things on earth: vampires\, and coming out. You don’t want to miss it! \nStick around after the screening for a lively discussion with special guest Heath Virgoe\, Director of Hot Young Geek Seeks Blood Sucking Freak\, hosted by Indigo Korres. \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of £5\, £10\, £15. To book\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nAn age recommendation of N/C 16+.\nEnglish language descriptive subtitles.\nBSL-English interpretation provided for the introduction and panel discussion.\n\nThis screening is 72 minutes long with a introduction and panel discussion. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nA Bird Called Memory\, Dir. Leonardo Martinelli\, 2023\, Brazil\, 15 min \nA bird called Memory has forgotten how to come back home. Lua\, a trans woman\, tries to find Memory in the streets\, but the city can be a hostile place. \nContent notes: Depiction of transphobia. \n  \nTwenty Something\, Dir. João Nunes\, 2024\, Portugal\, 14 min \nAfter the end of a 3-year relationship\, João writes a letter about the past\, the future\, love\, friendship\, fears and personal growth. \nContent notes: Discussion of relationship grief. \n  \nCornelius\, Dir. Ken Gregory\, 2024\, United States\, 7 min \n“Cornelius” is a powerful documentary about Cornelius Wilson\, who has been a tireless advocate for AIDS awareness in the black LGBTQ community for over forty years. It highlights his dedication through personal interviews and showcases his impact on health and education. Celebrating his significant contributions\, “Cornelius” is a tribute to his enduring influence and the importance of compassionate community advocacy. \nContent notes: Discussion of HIV stigmatisation\, racism. \n  \nDr. XYZ: A Medical Drag Transthology\, Dir. El Jones\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 14 min \nDr. XYZ is a community-made trans+ healthcare training film and ethnofiction. It is an exercise in queering the public information film genre\, shot in 16mm. The film weaves ethnographic healthcare accounts from Birmingham’s trans+ community with moments of drag-satire re-enactment to depict a collective vision of the UK’s healthcare system. \nContent notes: Discussion of suicidal ideation\, suicide attempt\, mental health issues\, medical neglect within NHS\, transphobia\, ableism\, racism\, passing culture\, self-medicating\, gender dysphoria\, medical waiting lists\, explicit language. Depiction of animated genitalia. \n  \n(Untitled)2025\, Dir. Campbell X\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 8 min \n(Untitled)2025 is an incantation to our Indigenous ancestors from the Global Majority who experienced enforced binary genders\, colonialism and the theft of land and resources. Campbell X explores these themes through a lyrical script\, innovative camera techniques which explore the human form in close detail\, a haunting soundscape and visuals from lush and devastating extraction from both countries and bodies. \nContent notes: Discussion of colonialism. Depiction of bombing. \n  \nHot Young Geek Seeks Bloodsucking Freak\, Dir. Heath Virgoe\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 12 min \nWhen best friends Max and Ricky find themselves the prey of an angry vampire\, they must ditch their Halloween plans to hide out at home. But when a forgotten pizza delivery shows up\, can they risk letting the driver in? Can they stop arguing with each other? And can Max find the courage to face the one thing worse than death – coming out? \nContent Notes: Discussion of sex\, role-play. Depiction of death. \nAccess Notes: Contains flashing imagery. \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: Cornelius\, Dir. Ken Gregory\, 2024
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/sqiff-x-porty-pride-film-night-2/
LOCATION:Portobello Town Hall\, 147-149 Portobello High Street\, Edinburgh\, EH15 1AF
CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Pride
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SUMMARY:Building Solidarity & Kinship: Short Film Screenings + Panel Discussion (Inverness)
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nThis event is part of the Building Solidarity & Kinship programme curated by Esraa Husain at the Refugee Festival Scotland 2025. \nWe will feature a selection of short films followed by a panel discussion exploring the Festival’s theme Milestones and elements connected to finding refuge and belonging and the importance of community building. \nAfter the screening\, we will be joined by local creatives and community organisers in Inverness who come from migrant backgrounds to discuss the themes mentioned and share reflections. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £3\, £5\, £10. To book\, click here or call the Eden Court Box Office on 01463 234 234 or email at boxoffice@eden-court.co.uk. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish language descriptive subtitles\nLive Captioning for the introduction and panel discussion\nGlasgow Film Theatre is a wheelchair accessible venue\n\nThis screening is 93 minutes long. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n\nMark Thomas\, Permissible Beauty (2023)\nBaz Sells\, Two Black Boys in Paradise (2025)\nTheo Panagopoulos\, The Flowers Stand Silently\, Witnessing (2024)\nAdéráyọ̀\, DISSONANCE (2025)\n\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: Permissible Beauty\, Dir. Mark Thomas\, 2023
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/building-solidarity-kinship-short-film-screenings-panel-discussion-inverness/
LOCATION:Eden Court\, Bishops Road\, Inverness\, IV3 5SA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Films,People of colour,Refugee
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SUMMARY:Building Solidarity & Kinship: Short Film Screenings + Panel Discussion (Glasgow)
DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n        \n    \n  \nThis event is part of the Building Solidarity & Kinship programme curated by Esraa Husain at the Refugee Festival Scotland 2025. \nWe are featuring a selection of short films followed by a panel discussion exploring the Festival’s theme Milestones and elements connected to finding refuge and belonging and the importance of community building. \nAfter the screening we are joined by the directors Adéráyọ̀ Adenekan and Theo Panagopoulos\, community organisers Mahasin from Exhale Group\, Solidarity Screenings\, and Xuanlin Tham the author of Revolutionary Desires: The Political Power of the Sex Scene to discuss the themes mentioned and share reflections. \nTickets are FREE. To book\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility  \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish language descriptive subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introduction and panel discussion\nLive Captioning for the introduction and panel discussion\nKelvin Hall is a wheelchair accessible venue\n\n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n\nMark Thomas\, Permissible Beauty (2023)\nBaz Sells\, Two Black Boys in Paradise (2025)\nTheo Panagopoulos\, The Flowers Stand Silently\, Witnessing (2024)\nAdéráyọ̀\, DISSONANCE (2025)\n\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: Permissible Beauty\, Dir. Mark Thomas\, 2023
URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/building-solidarity-kinship-short-film-screenings-panel-discussion-glasgow/
LOCATION:Kelvin Hall\, 1445 Argyle Street\, Glasgow\, G3 8AW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Free event,People of colour,Refugee,Speech to Text
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