BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SQIFF - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:SQIFF X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.sqiff.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SQIFF REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251030T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251030T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250910T104925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084838Z UID:13181-1761836400-1761843600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Legacies DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nWhat shapes us? How do the stories of our families\, the legacies we inherit\, and the struggles of those before us live on in who we become? Legacies brings together films that gently unravel the complex and often tender realities of queer upbringings. These stories speak to the love\, pain\, hope\, and resilience woven through generations\, reminding us that identity is not just inherited\, but felt deeply and continuously reshaped. \nThis programme is an invitation to connect with the intimate moments that define us\, the memories that haunt us\, and the courage it takes to claim our place in a world that often tries to erase us. \nCurated by Nat Lall and Huss. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish\, Portuguese and Turkish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction. The interpreter for this event is Lou Hanson.\nLive Captioning for introduction\n\nThis screening is 119 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nBirthdays\, Dir. Adrian Jalily\, 2024\, Denmark\, 19 min \nSecond-grader Bruno faces social isolation for being different\, forcing his Iranian father Marlon to confront his son’s otherness and exclusion. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery.  \n  \nOceania\, Dir. Valentin Noujaïm\, 2024\, Lebanon\, 24 min \nNajib\, 16\, spends his summer on a video game\, until his mother\, Asma\, discovers the death of their elderly and lonely neighbor. He steals the keys to the apartment\, and dives into an unexpected world. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, HIV stigma. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery\, flashing lights. \n  \nBurcu’s Angels (Preview Screening)\, Dir. Özgün Gündüz\, 2025\, Canada\, 20 min \nTurkish queer elder Burcu Özdemir’s Vancouver vintage store has served as a sanctuary and “coming out center” for thirty years. \nContent notes: Discussion of racism. \n  \nWhile We Still Have Time\, Dir. Ava Grimshaw-Hall\, 2024\, Australia\, 15 min \nA daughter reconciles with her distant sperm-donor father as he manages an aggressive prostate cancer\, with little indication of how much time there is left to find out who he really is. \n  \nFind The Boy\, Dir. Paulin.e Goasmat\, 2025\, France\, 18min \nAs Charly\, a young trans man\, is laid to rest under his birth name\, Tom\, Louise and BB\, his queer pals\, decide to pay their last respects in his own image in a place where they used to meet\, Charly’s childhood home. But Victor\, his brother\, had the same idea. \nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use\, cigarette use\, dead naming\, misgendering\, queerphobia. Discussion of death\, loss. \n  \nScattered Pictures\, Dirs. Ibai Vigil-Escalera\, Jose André Sibaja\, 2025\, United States of America\, 8 min \nThrough the grainy nostalgia of 8mm film and the intimacy of voice-over narration\, Gabriel takes us on a deeply personal journey of self-discovery. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, sex. \n  \nSole\, Dir. Ana Berdeja\, 2024\, Mexico\, 15 min \nVeteran embalmer Sole faces a dilemma: honor a transgender man’s wishes or his family’s demands while hiding her own secret. \nContent notes: Depiction of a dead body. \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  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Oceania\, Dir. Valentin Noujaïm\, 2024 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/legacies/ LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Oceania.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251030T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251030T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250910T105110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T084932Z UID:13242-1761847200-1761854400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Eachdraidh Na Tìre - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \nEachdraidh Na Tìre is a screening of two short films by Scottish filmmakers that explore queer connections to place\, memory\, and belonging. Rooted in the landscapes of Scotland\, the programme reflects on how the land holds traces of marginalised histories and how these can be reclaimed through queer storytelling. \nThe films offer personal and poetic reflections on identity and resilience\, asking how we relate to the places we come from and the spaces we move through. They invite us to consider whose stories are remembered\, whose are erased\, and how queer people continue to shape and be shaped by Scotland’s shifting cultural and physical environments. \nThe screening will open with a poetry performance by Esraa Husain\, who will also lead a post-screening workshop exploring personal and collective connections to land through a queer lens. \nCurated by Take One Action Film Festivals. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nBritish Sign Language (BSL)\, English\, Scottish Gaelic audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and workshop. The interpreter for this event is Lisa Li.\nLive Captioning for introduction and workshop\n\nThis screening is 60 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nDissonance\, Dir. Aderayo Adenekan\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 30 min \nExperimental short following a young Black woman exploring her queerness after moving cities\, battling internal conflict from homophobic upbringing. Split between wordless narrative and documentary epilogue\, the film uses movement\, sound\, and symbolism to capture psychological dissonance between taught identity and authentic self-discovery. \nContent notes: Discussion of homophobia\, racism\, transphobia. \nAccess notes: Flashing lights.  \n  \nwho will be remembered here\, Dirs. Michael Sherrington\, Lewis Hetherington\, CJ Mahony\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 30 min \nA cry against cultural erasure. Four queer people across Scotland’s historic landscapes question the stories we tell and their impact on future generations. This intimate film archives marginalized identities\, claiming space in history as a beacon for those who follow—a tender refusal to be forgotten. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, war\, queer and disabled erasure. \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  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Dissonance\, Dir. Aderayo Adenekan\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/eachdraidh-na-tire/ LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Deaf,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Live Captioning,People of colour,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dissonance.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251030T203000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251030T223000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250910T105225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T085036Z UID:13251-1761856200-1761863400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Filmmakers Social - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \nAre you a queer filmmaker working in Scotland or beyond? Come and join us for some networking\, schmoozing\, and boozing (non-alcoholic options also available). \nA chance to meet others who are LGBTQIA+ and interested or already working in film and related media. Share ideas\, discuss your projects\, or just hang out and have a nice time. \nIn case anyone is anxious or nervous about coming along to this by themselves\, please feel welcome to get in touch via info@sqiff.org and someone can meet you beforehand. BSL interpreters will be available at the event. \nHosted by Erica Monde. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish-BSL interpretation available for the event. The interpreters for this event are Lou Hanson and Vickie Karlsson.\n\nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, 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  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Tiu Makkonen URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/filmmakers-social-2/ LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Filmmakers' Group ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/SQIFF2024_FRIDAY1110_TiuMakkonen_web-36-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251030T210000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251030T230000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250910T105403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T085138Z UID:13254-1761858000-1761865200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:The Stage is a Body - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \nWhat happens when the body becomes the stage and performance becomes a form of survival\, protest\, or transformation? \nThe Stage is a Body is a programme of short films by and about queer performance artists exploring the body as site\, subject\, and storyteller. Through movement\, gesture\, ritual\, and persona these works blur the lines between performance and life\, between what is shown and what is felt. \nFrom meditations on gender and identity to acts of resistance and self-reclamation\, these films reflect the unique ways queer artists use performance to navigate visibility\, memory\, and desire on stage\, on screen\, and in the world. \nFollowing the screening join us for a panel talk with House Ball Scotland who will reflect on the intersections of performance\, queer identity\, and community building within and beyond the ballroom scene. \nCurated by Huss. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nArabic\, Burmese\, English\, Georgian\, Portuguese audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion. The interpreter for this event is Lisa Li.\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 78 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nANDRO\, Dir. Dominik Gasser\, 2025\, Germany\, 27 min \nANDRO DADIANI’s political performances dissect the oppression by state and church in Georgia and conquer Tbilisi’s urban spaces. As a queer\, non-binary protest and performance art figure\, their identity remains a secret. The danger of open resistance is too great. \nContent notes: Depiction of blood and violence. Discussion of forced displacement\, queerphobia\, violence. \n  \nThunder Bird\, Dir. Yadanar Oo\, 2025\, Myanmar\, 16 min \n65-year-old Mommy Soe leads Myanmar’s pioneering Thunder Bird drag troupe\, established 50 years ago. After surviving decades of social rejection\, political upheaval\, and recent civil war\, she faces her greatest challenge: keeping the troupe alive after losing her life partner Abai\, while navigating dangerous military checkpoints to perform. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, military action\, queerphobia. \n  \nAnziety\, Dir. David O Carrol\, 2024\, Ireland\, 10 min \nAnziety is Ian’s journey to becoming a drag artist. \nWeaving through death\, loss\, and foster care\, he brings us to his darkest moments\, yet we end up in a room full of love. \nBoth a celebration of unwavering loyalty and creative self-expression\, Anziety moves between an intimate reflection on Ian’s past and a contemporary portrait of his present. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, foster care system\, loss.  \nAccess notes: Flashing lights.  \n  \nShame (عيب)\, Dir. Hadi Moussally\, 2024\, Lebanon\, 5 min \nIn the 19th century\, in the Levant region\, Salma Zahore\, along with her parents and neighbors\, participated in a photoshoot using a long exposure technique. At the end of it\, Salma decided to take off her coat\, revealing her body. Unaware of the chaos this gesture could cause within her circle\, she did not know it could lead to shame (عيب). \nContent notes: Discussion of patriarchy\, social norms. \n  \nThe Insect Graveyard\, Dir. Alex Simões\, 2023\, Portugal\, 20 min \nWhere were you when you realized the irreversibility of death? From mourning\, Alex retrieves the environment of his childhood and transforms memory into a space of performance for overcoming. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, loss. \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  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Thunder Bird\, Dir. Yadanar Oo\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/the-stage-is-a-body/ LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Thunder-Bird.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251031T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251031T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250910T105553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T123720Z UID:13258-1761922800-1761930000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Aunties - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \nCommonly used in many black and brown cultures\, ‘Aunties’ is a term of respect for your elders. They may not be blood relatives\, but they have lived lives longer than ours and gained invaluable wisdom and culture. The films in this screening honour these enlightened elders and demonstrate their care for younger generations. They also celebrate them as individuals going on their queer journeys. Expect non-nuclear families\, aunties on tour and even a gay uncle. \nAfter the screening\, chai will be served by local aunties. \nCurated by Nat Lall. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish\, Hindi\, Mandarin Chinese\, Punjabi audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and chai tea chill session after screening. The interpreter for this event is Lou Hanson.\nLive Captioning for introduction and chai tea chill session after screening\n\nThis screening is 61 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nTwo Travelling Aunties\, Dir. Christine Seow\, 2025\, Singapore\, 22 min \nTwo spirited Singaporean seniors ditch conventional living for van life\, embracing adventure\, newfound freedom\, and the joy of living on their terms. \nContent notes: Depiction of drug use. Discussion of family rejection. \n  \nWarm Shadows\, Dir. Aakash Chhabra\, 2025\, India\, Singapore\, 15 min \nPriya\, 50\, makes her maiden trip to the sea. At dusk\, she stands at the shore and overlooks the vast horizon. In a distant part of the world\, Raag\, 20s\, is in a taxi which passes through a metropolitan. A fragmented voice-over unfolds the tender relationship the two share. \n  \nToad Song\, Dir. Qin Qin\, 2025\, China\, 15 min \nEight-year-old Xu Letian is called to bring his parents to school after getting into a fight and bringing tadpoles. Xu Letian must find a new home for the tadpoles\, and on his journey\, he stumbles upon a secret that sets his family apart from others. \n  \nHandwoven\, Dirs. Dasha Levin\, Mason Cazalet\, Mihika Das\, Matthew Wisdom\, 2024\, India\, Ireland\, United States of America\, 9 min \nA lyrical portrait of Nikyle Begay\, a non-binary shepherd and weaver; working to preserve their way of life through the traditional art of weaving. \nContent notes: Discussion of queerphobia. \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  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Two Travelling Aunties\, Dir. Christine Seow\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/aunties/ LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Two-Traveling-Aunties-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251031T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251031T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250910T105708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T132454Z UID:13263-1761933600-1761940800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:We Are Here DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nThis documentary from LGBT activists Zhao Jing and Shi Tou revisits the 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women\, which was hosted in Beijing. The conference was attended by 300 lesbian women from around the world\, whose organisers sought to facilitate queer participation\, visibility\, and recognition in the context of broader discussions around women’s rights. The first-ever lesbian tent at a UN NGO forum was created\, where ideas were shared\, connections were made\, and identities were affirmed; the gathering helped spearhead the birth of the queer lala movement in China. Featuring footage of the event\, and interview commentary from those who participated\, We Are Here testifies to the importance of global queer interactions in shaping the ongoing struggle for equality. \nCurated by Queer East. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nContent notes: Discussion of homophobia\, incarceration.\nChinese and English audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction. The interpreter for this event is Lou Hanson.\nLive Captioning for introduction\n\nThis screening is 78 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, 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  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: We Are Here\, Dirs. Zhao Jing\, Shi Tou\, 2015 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/we-are-here/ LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/we-are-here-03.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251031T210000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251031T230000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250910T110117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T132554Z UID:13266-1761944400-1761951600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Halloween Night: The Serpent's Skin DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nJoin us for a ghoulishly good night of queer horror at SQIFF’s Halloween screening! This chilling double bill sinks its teeth into the monstrous and the sensual\, the grotesque and the beautiful. \nFirst up is ¡Beso de lengua! by José Luiz Zorrero\, a surreal and seductive descent into a world where desire takes monstrous form. Then\, The Serpent’s Skin by Alice Maio Mackay slithers into darker territory\, weaving a tale of trans identity\, vengeance\, and the supernatural\, with all the blood-soaked camp you’d expect from a Mackay horror. \nBoth films push the boundaries of body\, gender\, and genre\, creating a perfect night of queer frights and delights. The fabulous Jaye Hudson from TGirlsOnFilm will introduce the films and host a Best Halloween Costume Competition! Come dressed to impress for a chance to win a pint of SQIFF and Closet Brewing’s Director’s Cut. Let’s celebrate Halloween the queerest way we know how! \nCurated by Indigo Korres. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish\, Spanish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and costume competition. The interpreter for this event is Lisa Li.\nLive Captioning for introduction and costume competition\n\nThis screening is 98 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \n¡Beso de lengua!\, Dir. José Luis Zorrero\, 2024\, Mexico\, 15 min \nItzcóatl and Moisés are on their first date. After a couple of hours of getting to know each other\, they both “play” a very unusual and riveting game that strengthens their romantic chemistry. \nContent notes: Depiction of blood\, hospitalisation\, wounds.  \n  \nThe Serpent’s Skin\, Dir. Alice Maio Mackay\, 2025\, Australia\, 83 min \nTwo young women form a romantic bond after discovering they have supernatural powers. Their insecurities unknowingly release a demon\, which possesses one of their exes and begins feeding on their friends. As the bodies pile up\, it becomes up to the women to face their pasts and stop the growing evil. \nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use\, blood\, cigarette use\, death\, drug use\, gore\, self-harm\, sex. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery\, flashing lights. \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  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: The Serpent’s Skin\, Dir. Alice Maio Mackay\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/halloween-night-the-serpents-skin/ LOCATION:The Social Hub\, The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Queer Horror,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/The-Serpents-Skin-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251101T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251101T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250910T110710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T132825Z UID:13270-1761991200-1761998400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Queer Freedom DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nOska Brights very own Head Programmer\, Matthew Hellett is back at SQIFF with a fearless\, unapologetic celebration of Learning Disabled and autistic filmmakers stories\, who are reshaping cinema with their unique voices\, powerful stories\, and visionary perspectives. He presents a specially curated programme of some of his highlights from over the years at Oska Bright Film Festival. After the screening\, stay tuned for a special conversation hosted by Stella Nicholson with Matthew Hellett. \nCurated by Matthew Hellett. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion. The interpreter for this event is Lou Hanson.\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 54 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nJust Me\, Dir. Mattie Kennedy\, 2014\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \nA film about individual identities and family ties\, Versions is made through the technique of stop-motion and collage in which the filmmaker uses various silhouettes\, which could potentially represent rebirth. \nContent notes: Discussion of ableism. \n  \nIzzy Aman: The Joy of Drag\, Dir. Isabella Walton\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \nThis film explores the rich expressive world of drag kinging through the experience of one individual: Isabel Adomakoh Young\, known as Izzy Aman in the drag world. \nContent notes: Discussion of patriarchy\, racism\, toxic masculinity. \n  \nComing out Autistic\, Dir. Steven Fraser\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 4 min \nComing out Autistic is a short animated documentary that explores the experience of telling the world that you are autistic when you also identify as LGBTQ+.\n \n  \nS.A.M.\, Dirs. Neil Ely\, Lloyd Eyre-Morgan\, 2020\, United Kingdom\, 16 min \nS.A.M. is a short drama film in which two teenagers bond after meeting in a park after school. \nContent notes: Depiction of ableism. \n  \nSparkle\, Dir. Matthew Hellett\, 2008\, United Kingdom\, 3 min \nSparkle\, made by Matthew Hellett\, charts his transformation into a glamorous alternative persona\, the drag queen Mrs. Sparkle. \n  \n(Un)fit to Work\, Dir. Yasmin Godo\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 5 min \nA disabled mechanic takes us on a musical journey of 80s disco & ballroom through his imagination after he’s denied access to apply for the job he’s best suited for at his local job center. \nContent notes: Depiction of ableism. \n  \nBorn to Dance with an Extra Chromosome: the Drag Queens (and Kings) with Down’s Syndrome\, Dir. Nikolay Nikolov\, 2020\, United Kingdom\, 10 min \nBorn to dance with an extra chromosome: the drag queens (and kings) with Down syndrome. This short film follows Drag Syndrome during a performance at the Ace Hotel in East London. \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  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Izzy Aman: The Joy of Drag\, Dir. Isabella Walton\, 2023 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/queer-freedom/ LOCATION:The Social Hub\, The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ CATEGORIES:BSL,Deaf,Descriptive Subtitles,Disability,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Joy-Of-Drag-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251101T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251101T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250910T175020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T160300Z UID:13288-1761998400-1762016400@www.sqiff.org 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 2025 festival! \n  \nArtists in the fair include: \n\nGreenbananas_420: Hank is a queer mixed media textile artist and tooth gem technician from Glasgow. Using mainly crochet and embroidery inspired by memories\, memes and nature.\nPJ Harper: PJ Harper (he/him) is a Glasgow-based artist and sculptor whose practice explores beauty\, mythology\, and storytelling through figurative polymer clay sculpture and illustration. His work celebrates Blackness\, queerness\, and personal heritage\, blending fine art with playful\, character-driven creations.\nCroissant Cat Studio: Mith Chahal (they/them) is an illustrator and polymer clay artist based in Glasgow. They make prints and stickers of their illustration work and handmade bakery-themed collectibles. \nNina: Nina is a Scottish/Brazilian artist based in Glasgow. Inspired by folklore\, mythology\, film\, and childhood memories she creates playful and wearable sculptures that explore identity and our relationship to the world. By combining traditional metalworking techniques with experimental methods her work uses jewellery as a tool to share stories\, decorate bodies and empower the wearer.\n\nNytastic: Ny Ali (she/her) is a Hijabi muslim artist who specialises in comics\, illustration and sells products such as prints\, wooden pins\, badges and crochet plushies. She has a HND in illustration and has been selling her wares online and conventions\, comic and market events. You can find her hiding under her table at conventions or on her social media.\n\nSunday: Sunday is a trans Masc artist born and bred in Glasgow. He works with different clay bodies shifting them into organic-rugged shapes that encapsulate different elements of nature deteriorating. You will find his recent and upcoming works resembling his deepest admirations such as rock formations\, mould\, mud\, moss and rust. \nArt of Birdie Studio: Art of Birdie Studio is a queer\, PoC-led visual arts studio based in Scotland\, crafting change through intersectional feminist and decolonial design. From witty illustrated stickers to bold activist artwork\, we celebrate authenticity\, joy\, and justice through accessible creative expression.\nMedb: Born in Canada under the sign of Taurus\, and raised in post-conflict Northern Ireland\, medb is a multi-disciplinary artist\, beauty and socialite taking Glasgow by storm. With a mix of esoteric wit and heart-wrenching earnestness\, her work concerns such novelties as sex\, death\, nostalgia\, celebrity\, and\, ultimately\, the ache inside which can never be filled! Her self-published project Thumb Suck Girl is an annual photobook of fashion photography\, art and creative writing\, that aims to platform voices from underrepresented backgrounds in traditional media.\n\n\n… and many more! \n  \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-2/ LOCATION:The Social Hub\, The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ CATEGORIES:Craft Fair ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/SQIFF2024_Saturday1310_OceanTeal_Web-39-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251101T123000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251101T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250910T110451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T132918Z UID:13276-1762000200-1762007400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Re:Frame DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nThis special screening showcases bold and original short films created by participants of the SQIFF Filmmaking Workshops for Trans and Non-Binary People\, led by artist and filmmaker Erica Monde. Delivered in collaboration with Scottish Trans\, the workshops offered a series of collaborative sessions where participants explored storytelling\, visual language\, and filmmaking techniques in a supportive\, trans-led space. The result is a powerful collection of short works that reflect the diversity\, complexity\, and creativity of trans and non-binary lives and perspectives. From personal reflection to experimental narrative\, these films challenge the mainstream gaze and reclaim the frame through authentic self-expression. Whether playful\, political\, poetic\, or all of the above\, each piece is a testament to the value of community-centred filmmaking and the importance of trans voices in cinema. Join us in celebrating these emerging filmmakers and the stories they’ve chosen to share with the world. There will be a Q&A with the filmmakers following the screening. \nHosted by Erica Monde. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish and Portuguese audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion. The interpreter for this event is Louise Rodgers.\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 58 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nPretty Sick\, Dirs. Zed Von Benzon\, Aster Emschild\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 10 min \nGlasgow-based disability advocate and artist Sara\, who masked before COVID\, creates bold glittering mask jewelry\, transforming survival symbols into defiance and hope. This intimate documentary explores ongoing pandemic impacts on those still masking\, weaving together disability\, activism\, and fashion while advocating for visibility and inclusion. \nContent notes: Discussion of Covid-19 pandemic. \n  \nModernism/Us\, Dir. Morgan Black\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 14 min \nTwo lovers – Isla and Tris – find themselves emotionally\, verbally and physically dancing around the consummation of their mutual affections. Driven by music\, they discuss and express their feelings for each other in a series of vignettes\, leading towards an emotional and ultimately fulfilling climax. \nContent notes: Depiction of nudity.  \n  \nThresh/olding\, Dir. Deviji Jaani-Jaan\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 5 min \nThresh/olding is an experimental film dreaming the QTIPoC body through poetry\, movement\, selkies and mangroves roots as radical\, fecund sites of queer and trans resilience and resistance. \n  \nWORM\, Dirs. Lish Adam\, Jules Brick\, Jo Hauge\, Cal Mowatt\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 13 min \nI want to share a body with you and also with a worm. Worms can feel with their whole bodies. \nContent notes: Depiction of sensual language.  \n  \nBianca\, Dir. Priscila Fróes\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 8 min \nA trans woman blends documentary footage of her past as a sex worker in Porto Alegre and Rio de Janeiro with experimental visuals and a hybrid soundscape to transform marginalised memories into a powerful act of cinematic reclamation. \nContent notes: Depiction of sex work\, stalking. \nAccess notes: Distorted imagery. \n  \nLock In\, Dir. Louis Utieyin\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 8 min \nJJ decides to try out a new spiritual retreat because they are struggling with their mental health. 24 hours later they are in an interrogation room and try to make sense of what happened at the retreat. Reality and imagination begin to blur. What is real and what is fake? \nContent notes: Discussion of mental health\, murder. \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  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: WORM\, Dirs. Lish Adam\, Jules Brick\, Jo Hauge\, Cal Mowatt\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/reframe/ LOCATION:The Social Hub\, The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/WORM-Choice-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251101T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251101T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250910T110912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T133005Z UID:13279-1762002000-1762009200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Animation Now DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nBack for the third year ‘Animation Now’ showcases the best of contemporary queer animation. In this screening there are complex and mature characters that challenge the assumption that cartoons are just for kids. We are taken on journeys exploring sex\, love\, death\, parenting and protest. And of course\, there are also moments of playfulness\, colour and childlike imagination in this selection. Expect everything in this jam packed screening showing 10 films. \nCurated by Nat Lall and Huss. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish and Mandarin Chinese audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and workshop. The interpreter for this event is Lou Hanson.\nLive Captioning for introduction and workshop\n\nThis screening is 76 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nThe Last Garden\, Dir Eloise Jenninger\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 8 min \nFor Henry\, the community garden is his escape from the daily toil in the city. However\, the day has come for it to be demolished\, Henry and his community can’t agree on how to save it. \n  \nThe Prospectors\, episode 1 Pip Pop’s Find\, Dir. David Hutchison\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 10 min \nCat dads Ahab and Gert discover rejuvenating goo on their asteroid\, but sharing it leads to capture by space cannibal Sunny Bean. \n  \nTwo Black Boys In Paradise\, Dir. Baz Sells\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 9 min \nA movingly tender animation\, based on Dean Atta’s eponymous poem\, sees two boys (Edan\, 19 and Dula\, 18) on a journey of self-acceptance and love – for each other and themselves. \nContent notes: Depiction of animated nudity\, homophobia\, police harassment\, racism\, sex. \n  \nBeacon\, Dir. Alicia Brown\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 2 min \nAn animation about finding a way home after crash-landing on an unknown planet. \n  \nColour Me Pink\, Dir. Anika O’Hagan-Ploug\, 2024\, Ireland\, 3 min \nMusic Video for indie pop song Colour Me Pink by K E L\, created by Anika O’Hagan-Ploug. \n  \nDragfox\, Dir. Lisa Ott\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, Switzerland\, 8 min \nSam’s search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighbourhood fox. Together they embark on a magical journey to the attic to discover the surprising things they might have in common\, and how to celebrate the ways in which they differ. \n  \nFalling for Greta\, Dir. Gustavo Arteaga\, 2023\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \nWhen love comes knocking Greta’s world is turned upside down. As her passion grows complications follow but change is coming in the shape of water. \n  \nHey Dad\, Dir. WeiFan Wang\, 2023\, Taiwan\, 6 min \nI’ve practiced these words for 20 years now\, but maybe being candid isn’t the best idea. I’m starting my countdown again\, another 20 years. Maybe it might be the right time by then. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery. \n  \nGrand Dandy (For Ezra)\, Dirs. The Campbells (Jen and Crystal Campbell)\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 4 min \nNon-binary grandparent Libro Levi Bridgeman shares tender moments with grandson Ezra while exploring how to explain their queer identity lovingly. \n  \nFried!\, Dir. Lizzie Watts\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 10 min \nAs Dev drives home from a mysterious\, ageing nuclear facility\, he becomes stranded at an isolated emu farm run by old mystic lesbians. Suspicious of their intentions\, Dev fears they will sacrifice him at the local stone circle. \nContent notes: Depiction of animated nudity. \nAccess notes: Flashing imagery. \n  \nMidnight at Mickey’s\, Dir. Vin Wolff\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 5 min \nTwo tough guys face off in a seedy late-night diner. \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  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Two Black Boys In Paradise\, Dir. Baz Sells\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/animation-now-3/ LOCATION:The Social Hub\, The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Two-Black-Boys-in-Paradise-Boys-underwater-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251101T153000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251101T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250910T111047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251101T135838Z UID:13151-1762011000-1762018200@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Scottish Shorts 2 - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \nReturning for another year at the festival\, Scottish Shorts 2 is a bold and intimate programme of short films by queer filmmakers working across Scotland. This selection continues to explore the queer Scottish experience through stories shaped by displacement\, desire\, care\, survival\, and play. \nThese films move between personal documentary\, narrative storytelling\, and experimental textures. Some reflect on home and migration\, others explore relationships\, identity\, and transformation. These films reveal queer lives in all their depth and nuance\, telling stories with humour and heart. \nAt its core\, this programme brings forward voices and perspectives too often absent from Scottish screens. It celebrates a growing queer cinema that is rooted\, restless\, and unapologetically present. \nAll filmmakers in this screening and in ‘Scottish Shorts 1’ are automatically entered into a competition to win the title of Best Scottish Short. The winner will be announced at the closing screening of SQIFF 2025. \nFollowing the screening\, we’ll be joined by the filmmakers for a Q&A to reflect on their work\, share insights\, and open up space for conversation. \nCurated by Nat Lall and Huss.  \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nChinese\, English\, Mandarin audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and panel discussion. The interpreter for this event is Lou Hanson.\nLive Captioning for introduction and panel discussion\n\nThis screening is 76 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nA Journey Of The Leaves\, Dir. Yash Zhang\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \nWhen memories of his father’s violence chase him from China\, a queer filmmaker drifts into an autumn-touched Estonian town. There\, a wandering traveler\, a bookstore owner\, a poet’s living statue\, and another queer Chinese soul carrying similar wounds guide him through the scattered pieces of his past. \nContent notes: Discussion of violence. \n  \nBe Honest!\, Dir. Alice Harper\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 11 min \nWith a chance to win £100\,000 for their ailing child\, a couple enter a game show where they must face the most brutal challenge of all — being honest.  \n  \nBefore You Leave\, Dir. Louise Thomas\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 12 min \nOn the day before her move to Australia\, Innes\, a veterinarian in her mid-twenties\, grapples with mounting uncertainty as she and her sister\, Saoirse\, navigate the streets of Edinburgh. On this journey\, they deliver the last of her belongings to a coworker\, an ex-boyfriend\, and a childhood friend. Each encounter becomes a poignant reminder of what she’s leaving behind. \n  \nKeith\, Dir. Steven Fraser\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 8 min \nA Glasgow filmmaker discovers a dead body behind bins and embarks on a phone-based investigation to identify the victim. Using animation techniques exploring social media\, apps\, and blogs\, the film examines neurodiversity and autistic communication styles while building tension toward revealing the deceased person’s name. \nContent notes: Depiction of animated nudity\, drug use. \n  \nBowl\, Dir. John Kelbie\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 10 min \nArthur is an elderly\, quick-witted\, gay man who has recently been diagnosed with arthritis. Upon finding out that his old foe and competitor Norma is playing in the upcoming lawn bowls charity match\, Arthur seeks the chance to prove himself. He faces many challenges along the way as he bickers with Norma and comes to terms with his illness and the losses he has faced\, but with a little help from Norma’s granddaughter Jenn\, he is able to confront his past and learn what is truly important to him. \nContent notes: Discussion of death\, grief\, illness\, loss. \n  \nCahā\, Dir. Chak Hin Leung\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 10 min \nIntimate documentary capturing two immigrants—Indian and Bruneian—meeting in a London teahouse. Over tea (“cahā”)\, their casual conversation reveals profound stories of sacrifice\, identity\, and adaptation. The film explores immigrant experiences and colonial tea legacy\, showing how this simple ritual creates unexpected connection and understanding across borders. \nContent notes: Discussion of colonialism\, transphobia. \n  \nChanging Homes\, Dir. Mano Mandal\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 6 min \nAn Indian nonbinary transmasculine person goes to a European beach for the first time since their top surgery. As they sit and read about a historical trans person\, they navigate the idea of being shirtless in public for the very first time. While doing so\, they reflect on Eurocentric body standards and on their sense of home — in their own body and amidst bodies of water. \nContent notes: Depiction of surgery scars. Discussion of gender affirming surgery\, racialisation of bodies and European body standards\, and relationship with natal family. \n  \nFirst Contact\, Dir. James Crang\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 8 min \nIn isolation on the moon\, a gardener tends to his small patch of life. When another person appears\, he is forced to confront his fears of connection. Will he nurture a bond that could bring light to his lonely existence\, or will his anxiety keep him in darkness? \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  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Keith\, Dir. Steven Fraser\, 2024 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/scottish-shorts-2-3/ LOCATION:The Social Hub\, The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Keith-8-Publicity-Still-Keith.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251101T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251101T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250910T113815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T133234Z UID:13282-1762012800-1762020000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Queerly Beloved DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nJoin us for a vibrant collection of short films that dive into queer experiences with wit\, warmth\, and a generous dose of heart. These stories celebrate the everyday absurdities\, quiet triumphs\, and unapologetic joy that shape queer life. In a world that so often focuses on queer pain\, this programme shifts the spotlight to laughter\, love\, and the resilience found in connection. \nExpect a dynamic mix of voices and perspectives. From awkward firsts to bold declarations\, from moments of celebration to quiet self-discovery\, each film brings its own spark. What unites them is a spirit of humour that uplifts\, disarms\, and gently insists on being seen. \nThe evening opens with a stand-up set by the brilliant Kathleen Hughes\, whose sharp comedy sets the tone for what’s to come. After the films\, stay with us for a live performance by the electrifying Craig Manson. \nCome laugh with us. Maybe cry a little too. This is queer storytelling at its most joyful\, defiant and alive.  \nCurated by Huss. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nAudio Description\nEnglish and French audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and performance. The interpreter for this event is Lisa Li.\nLive Captioning for introduction and performance\n\nThis screening is 77 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org or by phone on 07873 331 036. \n  \nFilms in this programme include: \nBury Your Gays\, Dir. Charlotte Serena Cooper\, 2025\, United Kingdom\, 20 min \nBury Your Gays follows actor Grace\, who can’t understand why every role she lands ends in her untimely death—until a mysterious agent explains the ‘Bury Your Gays’ trope. Now\, trapped in a genre-hopping battle for survival\, Grace has one mission: do not die. \nContent notes: Depiction of comedic death. \n  \nASL\, Dir. Cal Freeman\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 5 min \nRulf (19) meets Ziggy (38) for a car hookup\, but attraction turns awkward when Ziggy’s internalized homophobia clashes with Rulf’s progressive views. After confronting contradictions and guilt\, a flamboyant radio ad breaks the tension. They reconnect through laughter\, reconsidering their desires before finally embracing their mutual attraction. \nContent notes: Discussion of sex. \n  \nBi-Nocular Panic\, Dir. Anouk Witkowska Hiffle\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 7 min \nCass and Jane spend their afternoon doing what every normal teenager does on a sunny day: spying on boys. But when the captivating Melody appears\, Cass realises she might be interested in more than just boys. \n  \nGender Reveal\, Dir. Mo Matton\, 2024\, Canada\, 13 min \nRhys\, a dedicated people pleaser\, winds up at their boss’ gender reveal party with their two partners. The trans throuple soon realize that they are dealing with more than they were prepared for and their ability to survive the event comes into question. \nContent notes: Depiction of blood\, cigarette use\, death\, strong language use. \n  \nSriracha\, Dir. Weili Hsing\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 10 min \nIn a chaotic London kebab shop\, Asian drag king Li clashes with traditional Turkish chef Hamza over sriracha. When drunk British lads arrive seeking trouble\, a simple condiment dispute erupts into a full food fight. Through the mayhem\, Li and Hamza discover their shared experience bridges cultural divides\, forging unexpected friendship. \nContent notes: Depiction of transphobia. \n  \nPrincipal Boy\, Dir. Maz Murray\, 2024\, United Kingdom\, 22 min \nPrincipal Boy follows the audition\, rehearsal\, and performance of British pantomime’s traditional lead—a male hero conventionally played by a woman in drag. Using and subverting pantomime conventions\, it explores trans and gender-nonconforming representation in mainstream culture\, examining presence and absence in film and theatre. \nContent notes: Discussion of discrimination\, gaslighting\, violence towards Trans people. \nAccess notes: Brief use of laser. \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  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Gender Reveal\, Dir. Mo Matton\, 2024 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/queerly-beloved/ LOCATION:The Social Hub\, The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Gender-Reveal-2024_Still_03-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251101T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251101T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250910T111219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T123809Z UID:13285-1762023600-1762030800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Closing Film: Dreams in Nightmares - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \n**Please note this event is now sold out – we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. We are operating a waiting list for sold out events on the platform Ticket Tailor\, where we sell our tickets for SQIFF 2025 – please add your name to the waitlist and you’ll be notified by Ticket Tailor if any tickets become available!** \n  \nThree queer black femmes embark on a road trip across the Midwest United States in search of their missing friend. The trio face challenges as they encounter different communities along their journey and this prompts  reflection on the group as friends\, as well as individuals. \nExpect tender friends and lovers\, open country roads and a chance to dream in a world of nightmares. \nThe winner of Best Scottish Shorts will be announced at the end of this event. \nCurated by Nat Lall. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility: \nThis programme has: \n\nContent notes: Depiction of alcohol use\, distressing argument scenes\, nudity\, sex. Discussion of racism and transphobia.\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction. The interpreter for this event is Sula Brookes.\nLive Captioning for introduction\n\nThis screening is 128 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+. \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \nYou can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2025 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF 2025\, 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  \nSupported by Screen Scotland\, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network)\, all awarding National Lottery funding. \n  \nImage Credit: Dreams in Nightmares\, Dir. Shatara Michelle Ford\, 2024 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/closing-film-dreams-in-nightmares/ LOCATION:The Social Hub\, The Social Hub\, Candleriggs Square\, Glasgow\, G1 1TQ CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Films,Hearing loop,Live Captioning,People of colour,Polyamory,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DreamsInNightmaresCourtesyofMementoInternational-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251101T230000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251102T030000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250910T111451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T144610Z UID:13297-1762038000-1762052400@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Closing Night Party with Scandal & WSHWSH DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n  \nAfter a week of ground-breaking queer and trans cinema\, we’re ending the festival on a high. Join us at The Art School for the SQIFF Closing Night Party\, brought to you by\, Scandal\, WSHWSH and SQIFF. \nThis is a celebration of QTIPOC+ joy\, resistance\, and nightlife\, with a line-up made entirely by and for queer and trans or people of colour. Expect genre-spanning DJ sets\, electric energy\, and a space held by some of Glasgow’s most vital QTIPOC+ collectives. \nCome through\, bring your people\, and close out the festival with sweat\, rhythm\, and full-bodied queer euphoria. \nCurated by Scandal\, WSHWSH\, and SQIFF. \n  \nClick here to book your ticket for this event \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here. \n  \nAccessibility: \nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\, bean bag seating\, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\, ticket information and access request. If you are attending with companions and they need seating with you please also let us know. We will provide one free PA ticket for people who require any type of assistance (all tickets are pay what you can). We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of each venue. Thank you for working with us on this.  \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/closing-night-party-with-scandal-wshwsh/ LOCATION:The Art School\, 20 Scott Street\, Glasgow\, G3 6PE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Parties ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/SQIFF2024_Saturday1110_TiuMakkonen_CLOSING_web-96.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251108T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20250911T133558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T133558Z UID:13421-1762624800-1762633800@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:NIÑXS (Dundee) DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \nIn the rural small town of Tepoztlán\, Mexico\, fifteen-year-old Karla gets to tell her own coming-of-age story as she navigates the joys and complexities of trans adolescence. Irresistibly warm and funny\, NIÑXS bursts the seams of documentary convention by dissolving the distance between filmmaker and subject. Director Kani Lapuerta and Karla reflect together on their transness as they watch eight years’ worth of footage documenting this formative period of Karla’s life: from trying out for the cheer team\, playing with makeup\, to being embarrassed by her loving and supportive parents. In an era where trans kids are spoken over and spoken for\, NIÑXS sparkles with confidence\, wit\, and magic: a joyous demand that trans youth get to narrate their own stories. Presented as part of Take One Action Film Festivals 2025! \nGrasping with both hands the joy\, tenderness and tenacity that jumps through the screen in NIÑXS\, stay on after the screening for a celebration of trans life lived to its fullest. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £5\, £10\, £15\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nContent Notes: Discussions of transphobia\, gender dysphoria\, death and surgery. Contains two brief depictions of fake blood.\nAccess Notes: Mix of explanatory dialogue (in Spanish) and visual storytelling. Mainly bright images\, with a short sequence of darker images towards the end of the film.\nSpanish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and workshop\nLive Captioning for introduction\n\nThis screening is 86 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 15+. \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: NINXS\, Dir. Kani Lapuerta\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/ninxs-dundee/ LOCATION:Steps Theatre\, Central Library\, The Wellgate Dundee\, Dundee\, DD1 1DB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles,Families,Feature,Films,Live Captioning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/NINXS_still06.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251116T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251116T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20251110T164903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T164903Z UID:13547-1763312400-1763319600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:¡Quba! DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \n¡QUBA! chronicles the raw\, revolutionary fight of Cuba’s LGBTQIA+ activists as they battle deep-rooted homophobia to achieve a historic victory. \n¡Quba! documents Cuba’s extraordinary journey toward LGBTQIA+ equality\, culminating in one of the most unexpected civil rights victories of the 21st century – the historic 2022 referendum that overwhelmingly approved the new Family Code\, legalizing same-sex marriage and adoption. \nAgainst the backdrop of Havana’s sun-drenched streets and the countryside’s conservative heartlands\, the film traces the decades-long struggle of activists who turned a revolution within the Revolution into reality. \nAt its heart are two iconic trailblazers: Adela Hernández\, Cuba’s first openly transgender elected official\, whose quiet perseverance broke barriers in rural Caibarién\, and Ramón Silverio\, the subversive theater director who transformed his cultural hub\, El Mejunje\, into a sanctuary for queer art and resistance. Through their friendship\, we witness how Cuba’s LGBTQ movement took root—from the dark days of UMAP labor camps to the defiant drag performances that challenged homophobia in Santa Clara. Ramón’s rainbow caravan of artists brought radical acceptance to Cuba’s most isolated towns\, proving that change could bloom even in hardened soil. \nTheir legacy fuels a new generation of firebrands. In Santiago\, the lesbian collective Las Isabelas —Maritza\, Ana\, and Isel—combat machismo with radical visibility\, conducting educational campaigns to empower women and girls. In Havana\, young activists like Ulises push boundaries through relentless advocacy\, while Mariela Castro\, head of CENESEX\, navigates Cuba’s political machinery to bridge grassroots movements and government policy. Their efforts collide with a rising evangelical backlash\, setting the stage for a cultural battle that divides families and tests the nation’s revolutionary ideals. \nArchival footage reveals the shadows of state persecution and religious bigotry\, but the film pulses with the defiant rhythms of resistance—drag spectacles\, underground queer gatherings\, and clandestine activism that kept hope alive. As the campaign for the 2022 Family Code reaches its climax\, activists hold their breath: will Cuba\, a nation that once imprisoned its LGBTQ citizens\, now embrace them? \nSet to the defiant rhythms that fueled this movement\, ¡Quba! captures a paradox shattered: in a nation that had already overturned capitalism but still wrestled with patriarchal traditions\, the people themselves became the vanguard. This victory—won through art\, organizing\, and unapologetic joy—proves that revolution is never finished. From Adela’s trailblazing resilience to Ramón’s artistic insurgency and the bold fury of Las Isabelas\, the film is a testament to love’s power to rewrite history. \nIn collaboration with Havana Glasgow Film Festival. \nFollowed by Q&A with Director Kim Anno\, SQIFF Director Indigo Korres and HGFF co-Director Hugo Rivalta. \nREAD HGFF’S INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR KIM ANNO. \n  \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of £2\, £4\, £6\, £8\, £10\, or £12. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nContent Notes: This documentary contains mature thematic material including discussions of discrimination\, homophobia\, and political conflict. Suitable for mature audiences.\nSpanish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for introduction and Q&A\n\nThis screening is 70 minutes long. \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: ¡Quba!\, Dir. Kim Anno\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/quba/ LOCATION:The Boardwalk\, The Boardwalk\, 105 Brunswick St\, Glasgow\, G1 1TF CATEGORIES:BSL,Descriptive Subtitles ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Still-11-666x666.png.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Havana Glasgow Film Festival":MAILTO:hello@hgfilmfest.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251206T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251206T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20251216T085444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T085559Z UID:13553-1765026000-1765044000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \nCastration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds\nDir. Louise Weard | 2025 | 300m (incl. intermission) | DCP\, Digital\nCertificate: 18 | Abusive behaviour\, strong sex\, nudity\, drug misuse \nCastration Movie Anthology i. The Fear of Having No One to Hold at the End of the World\nDir. Louise Weard | 2024 | 275m (incl. intermission) | DCP\, Digital\nCertificate: 18 | Strong sex\, nudity \nCastration Movie is a labyrinthine post-modern epic about gender. The first part of this four-part film includes Chapter i. Incel Superman and Chapter ii. Traps Swan Princess. Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds contains one chapter\, Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder. The final two parts are due for release in 2026. \nIn Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder\, Circle (Alex Walton) tries to leave a trans separatist cult in New York. Castration Movie Anthology ii.‘s cast includes Alex Walton (Pomp and Circumstance)\, Ivy Wolk (Anora)\, Jack Haven (I Saw the TV Glow)\, Lea Rose Sebastianis (In a Violent Nature)\, Hesse Deni (Brain Death)\, Theda Hammel (Stress Positions)\, Alexandra McVicker (The Serpent’s Skin)\, Betsey Brown (Actors)\, and Peter Vack (Assholes)\, amongst a mix of other emerging talent and weird and wonderful cameos. \nIncel Superman follows Turner Stewart\, a production assistant who sees his world spiral out of control as he uncompromisingly attempts to shape his life into the one he feels he deserves. Traps Swan Princess follows a trans woman named Michaela “Traps” Sinclair\, a sex worker in Vancouver who splits her time between seeing clients and hanging out with her group of trans friends\, who finds her relationships strained when she decides to pursue motherhood. \nWritten and Directed by Louise Weard\, the film’s cast includes Vera Drew (The People’s Joker)\, Ada Rook (Black Dresses)\, Alice Maio Mackay (T Blockers)\, Avalon Fast (Honeycomb)\, John Paizs (Crime Wave)\, and Lea Rose Sebastianis and Nate Wilson (The All Golden) amongst a mix of other emerging talent and weird and wonderful cameos. The original score was composed by Aoife Josie Clements/Ravine Angel\, with additional music by Magda Baker\, Alex Walton\, and E_DEATH. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\n\nThis screening is 276 minutes long. \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: Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps\, Dir. Louise Weard\, 2024 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/castration-movie-anthology-i-traps/ LOCATION:Edinburgh Filmhouse\, 88 Lothian Road\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9BZ CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Feature,Live Captioning,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-16-at-08.50.53.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251212T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251213T000000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20251216T090209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T090209Z UID:13556-1765562400-1765584000@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \nCastration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds\nDir. Louise Weard | 2025 | 300m (incl. intermission) | DCP\, Digital\nCertificate: 18 | Abusive behaviour\, strong sex\, nudity\, drug misuse \nCastration Movie Anthology i. The Fear of Having No One to Hold at the End of the World\nDir. Louise Weard | 2024 | 275m (incl. intermission) | DCP\, Digital\nCertificate: 18 | Strong sex\, nudity \nCastration Movie is a labyrinthine post-modern epic about gender. The first part of this four-part film includes Chapter i. Incel Superman and Chapter ii. Traps Swan Princess. Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds contains one chapter\, Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder. The final two parts are due for release in 2026. \nIn Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder\, Circle (Alex Walton) tries to leave a trans separatist cult in New York. Castration Movie Anthology ii.‘s cast includes Alex Walton (Pomp and Circumstance)\, Ivy Wolk (Anora)\, Jack Haven (I Saw the TV Glow)\, Lea Rose Sebastianis (In a Violent Nature)\, Hesse Deni (Brain Death)\, Theda Hammel (Stress Positions)\, Alexandra McVicker (The Serpent’s Skin)\, Betsey Brown (Actors)\, and Peter Vack (Assholes)\, amongst a mix of other emerging talent and weird and wonderful cameos. \nIncel Superman follows Turner Stewart\, a production assistant who sees his world spiral out of control as he uncompromisingly attempts to shape his life into the one he feels he deserves. Traps Swan Princess follows a trans woman named Michaela “Traps” Sinclair\, a sex worker in Vancouver who splits her time between seeing clients and hanging out with her group of trans friends\, who finds her relationships strained when she decides to pursue motherhood. \nWritten and Directed by Louise Weard\, the film’s cast includes Vera Drew (The People’s Joker)\, Ada Rook (Black Dresses)\, Alice Maio Mackay (T Blockers)\, Avalon Fast (Honeycomb)\, John Paizs (Crime Wave)\, and Lea Rose Sebastianis and Nate Wilson (The All Golden) amongst a mix of other emerging talent and weird and wonderful cameos. The original score was composed by Aoife Josie Clements/Ravine Angel\, with additional music by Magda Baker\, Alex Walton\, and E_DEATH. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nLive Captioning for introduction and Q&A\n\nThis screening is 300 minutes long. \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: Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds\, Dir. Louise Weard\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/castration-movie-anthology-ii-the-best-of-both-worlds/ LOCATION:GMAC Film\, 103 Trongate\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G1 5HD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Feature,Live Captioning,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CastrationMovieAnthologyii-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251213T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251213T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200318 CREATED:20251216T090343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T090428Z UID:13562-1765630800-1765650600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \nCastration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds\nDir. Louise Weard | 2025 | 300m (incl. intermission) | DCP\, Digital\nCertificate: 18 | Abusive behaviour\, strong sex\, nudity\, drug misuse \nCastration Movie Anthology i. The Fear of Having No One to Hold at the End of the World\nDir. Louise Weard | 2024 | 275m (incl. intermission) | DCP\, Digital\nCertificate: 18 | Strong sex\, nudity \nCastration Movie is a labyrinthine post-modern epic about gender. The first part of this four-part film includes Chapter i. Incel Superman and Chapter ii. Traps Swan Princess. Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds contains one chapter\, Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder. The final two parts are due for release in 2026. \nIn Chapter iii. Polygon!!!! Heartmoder\, Circle (Alex Walton) tries to leave a trans separatist cult in New York. Castration Movie Anthology ii.‘s cast includes Alex Walton (Pomp and Circumstance)\, Ivy Wolk (Anora)\, Jack Haven (I Saw the TV Glow)\, Lea Rose Sebastianis (In a Violent Nature)\, Hesse Deni (Brain Death)\, Theda Hammel (Stress Positions)\, Alexandra McVicker (The Serpent’s Skin)\, Betsey Brown (Actors)\, and Peter Vack (Assholes)\, amongst a mix of other emerging talent and weird and wonderful cameos. \nIncel Superman follows Turner Stewart\, a production assistant who sees his world spiral out of control as he uncompromisingly attempts to shape his life into the one he feels he deserves. Traps Swan Princess follows a trans woman named Michaela “Traps” Sinclair\, a sex worker in Vancouver who splits her time between seeing clients and hanging out with her group of trans friends\, who finds her relationships strained when she decides to pursue motherhood. \nWritten and Directed by Louise Weard\, the film’s cast includes Vera Drew (The People’s Joker)\, Ada Rook (Black Dresses)\, Alice Maio Mackay (T Blockers)\, Avalon Fast (Honeycomb)\, John Paizs (Crime Wave)\, and Lea Rose Sebastianis and Nate Wilson (The All Golden) amongst a mix of other emerging talent and weird and wonderful cameos. The original score was composed by Aoife Josie Clements/Ravine Angel\, with additional music by Magda Baker\, Alex Walton\, and E_DEATH. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nLive Captioning for introduction and Q&A\n\nThis screening is 300 minutes long. \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: Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds\, Dir. Louise Weard\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/castration-movie-anthology-ii-the-best-of-both-worlds-2/ LOCATION:Edinburgh Filmhouse\, 88 Lothian Road\, Edinburgh\, EH3 9BZ CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Feature,Live Captioning,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CastrationMovieAnthologyii-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260314T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260314T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T200319 CREATED:20260303T143242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T143242Z UID:13569-1773518400-1773525600@www.sqiff.org SUMMARY:Dundead: SQIFF presents Sleepaway Camp DESCRIPTION:🔊 Listen to this Event Page\n \n \nWe are delighted that this screening will be introduced by Indigo Korres\, Director of SQIFF. \nOne of the definitive cult horror films\, Sleepaway Camp is a trashy teen slasher in the Friday the 13th mould. And while slasher films can be broadly remembered for their restrictive heteronormativity\, Sleepaway Camp is particularly notable for its exploration of queer themes. Sleepaway Camp is not subtle or necessarily in good taste\, and often plays into problematic tropes\, but the film has nonetheless been reclaimed and celebrated by queer audiences in the years since its release. \nShy\, mute Angela (an iconic performance by Felissa Rose) goes to stay at Camp Arawak with her cousin Ricky. Unlike other teen slashers\, Sleepaway Camp’s cast of campers are mostly made up of actual teenagers\, and the scenes of them hanging out and misbehaving feel refreshingly authentic. It also means that when the teens are put in danger\, the results feel particularly transgressive. \nThere is an element of sexual violence to some scenes near the start\, and while thankfully restrained in terms of onscreen depictions\, there can be a bit of a nasty streak to the film. \nIt’s a fascinatingly thorny film with an undeniable legacy\, filled with brilliant moments\, memorable performances and a truly unforgettable\, and now rightly iconic\, ending. \nTickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\, £4\, £8\, £12\, £16\, or £20. To book your ticket for this event\, click here. \n  \nAccessibility \nThis programme has: \n\nEnglish audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles\nText on Screen for the introduction\n\nThis screening is 84 minutes long. \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: Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds\, Dir. Louise Weard\, 2025 URL:https://www.sqiff.org/event/dundead-sqiff-presents-sleepaway-camp/ LOCATION:DCA\, 152 Nethergate\, Dundee\, DD1 4DY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Descriptive Subtitles,Feature,Queer Horror,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sqiff.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Sleepaway-Camp-web.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR