We invite a selection of the guests and filmmakers attending the Festival to share their experiences and thoughts on approaching queer film. Several panel discussions will look at different approaches to queer filmmaking and the role of film festivals and programming in LGBTI culture. This aims to be an open and accessible event, providing an […]
A selection of short films by and about people who are trans, non-binary, and/or intersex. Trans and intersex bodies float under water, clash with western history, and get inked; a trans woman in Turkey builds her own identity whilst reacting to and rejecting that of mainstream media; and a trans guy in Australia buys a […]
An online relationship between Montreal-based Sandra and Amina, a Syrian-American living in Damascus, takes a strange turn when Amina’s blog, claiming to represent a lesbian voice, goes silent and it is feared she has been kidnapped. All, however, is not as it seems... Director Sophie Deraspe works closely with Sandra to tell her story and, […]
Five men who are HIV positive take a week-long course preparing them for a solo parachute jump. As they embark on the challenge, they bond and share stories about sex and relationships, and fears and anxieties about their illness. An intense but warm atmosphere develops and the men’s training builds to a climax as they […]
Shy Sebastian is in the process of working out their gender identity when they meet and fall for rebellious Andreas. Trans-identifying director Ester Martin Bergsmark’s (She Male Snails) first fictional feature is a visually stunning and emotionally intense look at romance and eroticism through the eyes of a young queer person. Screening with short film […]
SQIFF presents an investigation into all things femme. Documentary FtF: Female to Femme combines humour and personal history in celebrating queer femme identities, reimagining them as radical gender journeys. Screening alongside a selection of shorts examining a variety of perspectives, including trans, genderqueer, and working class femme experiences. Featuring an introduction and discussion by SQIFF's […]
Featuring work from the likes of Abigail Child and Kenneth Anger, this provocative programme of experimental shorts explores queerness by way of slippery, internal rhythms, wild embodiment, black leather, and deep dreaming. Join us as we leap into a world of new spaces, future possibilities, and queer critiques of liberal capitalism. Screening with English subtitles. […]
An intimate look at the Sydney Convicts, a gay men’s rugby team in Australia. We follow their journey as individual members share their personal experiences as gay men whilst vying for a place in the final line-up. Screening with True Wheel, a short about Fender Bender, a queer bicycle workshop collective in Detroit. Leap Sports […]
A document of the life of American artist Flo McGarrell, who lived in Haiti before his death in an earthquake which hit the country in 2010. Locals discuss Flo’s reception as a trans man and his impact on the community art and queer movements which were developing through the FOSAJ Art Centre in Jacmel where […]
The life of a housewife in 1980s Madrid according to director Pedro Almodóvar. Queer cinema icon Carmen Maura plays the put- upon Gloria, who lives in a small apartment with her cold and violent husband, two kids- one of whom is gay and the other a drug dealer - her exhausting mother-in-law, and an errant […]
