In the Turn (Erica Tremblay, 2013) follows 10 year old Crystal, who's been banned from taking part in sports at her school because she's trans. Facing bullying and isolation, Crystal's life is transformed when her mum introduces her to the Vagine Regime, an international collective of queer roller derby players. A moving portrait of the positive […]
Special Pride hangover Dive In movie! SQIFF is teaming up with DIVE Queer Party in Edinburgh to present a special screening of Dancing in Dulais, a short documentary from 1985 on the watershed alliance between queers and striking Welsh miners. The story depicted was the inspiration for the movie Pride. A mystery feature length film […]
An LGBTQ youth theatre group tour schools in Boston performing shows based on their own personal struggles. Amongst those telling their stories are a transgender teen who has been kicked out her home, a young Christian man challenging his church’s homophobia, and a girl who is bullied for not being feminine enough. A brave, funny, […]
SOLD OUT - MORE TICKETS MAY BE AVAILABLE FROM BOX OFFICE ON THE DAY A screenwriting workshop led by award-winning filmmaker Lucy Holmes-Elliott. Lucy will focus on the relationship between structure and narrative drive and how to enhance your story-telling skills. Through hands- on exercises, you will discover how to recognise the structures of contemporary […]
A gay man seeks asylum in the Czech Republic and must endure an absurd entry exam, a genderqueer woman confronts society’s prejudices when she shaves her head, members of a UK organisation for LGBT Muslim people describe the group’s history, and two football players give their best pantomime performance of heterosexuality... A selection of shorts […]
A failed lesbian rock group try to revive their fortunes by travelling to a Battle of the Bands competition in the big city. Along the way, they must fend off cyborgs, ghosts, a gang of roller derby girls, ninjas, and an evil billionaire who tries to thwart their every move. SQIFF proudly presents the UK […]
Frangipani depicts a love triangle between three young people in a small village in Sri Lanka. Chamath is trying to avoid a traditional marriage and is drawn to free-spirited Sarasi. When newcomer Nalin arrives in their village, Sarasi falls for him but so, in the end, does Chamath. Social pressures weigh on all three, increasing […]
