JJ is a black lesbian ‘stud’ working as a wedding photographer with white gay best friend, Seb. When JJ falls in love with the beautiful and mysterious Elle, JJ and Seb’s friendship is tested for the first time as JJ has to choose between her hot new lover and her friend. Meanwhile, Seb rejects the […]
Tangerine (2015) starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor made waves for being one of the few feature films about trans women played by actual trans women actors as well as being shot entirely on an iPhone. Sin-Dee Rella, a sex worker who has just finished a 28-day prison stint, meets her friend Alexandra at […]
Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) hosts a fun and informal evening of open conversation around queer film; what it is, what it isn't, what we'd like it to be and where the mainstream film industry is getting it all kinds of wrong... We want to know what the successes and failings of queer film […]
A selection of shorts looking at the relationship of LGBTQ+ people to cities. In depicting anonymous cruising, lamenting gentrification, showing cities as a backdrop to loneliness and personal pain, and creating comedy subversion of urban imagery, these films recognise the unique place of queers in the city space. Featuring work by both international and local […]
Join us for a fantastic day of preview screenings of upcoming LGBTQI+ film releases. The event is open to both film programmers and LGBTQI+ groups who are interested in screening films. For existing film groups, the Preview Day will be an opportunity to see new films prior to public release, from a selection of distributors […]
Summer, 1984 - Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. In London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. The Union seems embarrassed to receive their support but the activists are not deterred and set […]
A young man develops a crush whilst taking part in nighttime escapades involving photographic fantasies. German artist Markus shares thoughts about his online persona, a guy who pees in public, versus his real-life shyness. A British-Indian boy toys with his identity and daydreams about his best friend. Two Arab-American women express themselves through the power […]
Are you a filmmaker or thinking of becoming one and don’t know where to start in looking for training and funding? Representatives from some of Scotland’s top filmmaking organisations will be present at this workshop to tell you about what they offer and which opportunities are open to you. Also featuring input and tips from […]
Combining provocative burlesque performance with frank backstage discussion, Femme Brutal explores the ways in which seven artists use the stage to engage with and challenge cultural representations of femininity. Madame Cameltoe and Frau Professor La Rose, amongst others, place a spotlight on the naked body and sexual desire. A celebration of femme identities with a unique […]
This event is now sold out. The return of our feminist shorts featuring women’s voices and perspectives on a range of LGBTQ+ themes. From ‘faux drag’ to lesbian utopias, the role of trans women of colour in gay rights history to the relationship of a queer mum with her own estranged father, experimental musings on […]
