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PHREAKING GENDER expands the themes of Nicole O'Reilly's titular documentary into an installation art show. O'Reilly teams up with Luke 'Luca' Cockayne to create a space for all to explore their relationship to gender and the ways that art can support and enhance The Transgender Experienceā¢. Ā In the face of oppressive paternalistic medical systems […]
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The pieces of art in this installation were created by members of Eden Courtās Queer Youth Arts Collective. QYAC is a group of young queer people from all across the Scottish Highlands who meet online each week to come together as community, create, and connect. This mini exhibition was created to celebrate their talents […]
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**Please note this event is now sold out ā we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. CCA Box Office are operating a waiting list for sold out events ā please contact them directly to be added to this!** Starting the festival, as always, we have āScottish Shortsā. The screening exclusively […]
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Join us for a journey of conscious and unconscious thoughts. This screening features distinct experimental shorts made by trans and non-binary people that focuses on the varied ways our community tell stories of forming and navigating relationships, both digitally and in real life.Ā The films in this programme utilise archival footage, found footage, digital […]
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Begana is bringing you more films from the South Asian queer diaspora! Combining hidden stories, politics with joy and queer loving, come watch films from Rohan Kanawade's drama U for Usha, in which a single mother and a farm labourer in rural India who feels drawn to a female teacher of a local primary […]
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**Please note this event is now sold out ā we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. CCA Box Office are operating a waiting list for sold out events ā please contact them directly to be added to this!** Back by popular demand, SQIFF presents Queer Classics. This year we are […]
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(Tending) (to) (Ta) is a narrative-led speculative fiction film which follows an exchange of internal letters between two protagonists who imagine one another across parallel dimensions. Each communicating to an envisioned other, who exists as a possibility beyond their self-perceived boundaries of reality, these two beings meet in a shared world of imagination. During […]
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Kokomo City presents the stories of four Black transgender sex workers in New York and Georgia. Shot in striking black and white, the boldness of the facts of these women's lives and the earthquaking frankness they share complicate this enterprise, colliding the everyday with cutting social commentary and the excavation of long-dormant truths. Unfiltered, […]
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āFleeting Loveā is a collection of short films that capture brief (but tender) romantic encounters. Expect sepia-toned super 8 clips, wind blowing through long hair, lustful stares and tugs on your heartstrings.Ā The pace of the films in the selection ebbs and flows with runtimes ranging from 3 to 20 minutes. Films such as […]
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**Please note this event is now sold out ā we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. CCA Box Office are operating a waiting list for sold out events ā please contact them directly to be added to this!** A series of cinematic investigations that centre the body as a potent site […]
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**Please note this event is now sold out ā we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. CCA Box Office are operating a waiting list for sold out events ā please contact them directly to be added to this!** Thatcherite Britain, 1989 and transexuals are fighting back. Cabaret star, Adele Anderson […]
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In this hands-on analog film workshop participants will learn the fundamentals of cameraless filmmaking - working directly on celluloid and exploring a range of techniques to create their own short 8mm film loops. The finished films will be screened later on from 6:15-6:45pm with a genuine 8mm projector. After everyone goes home, all the […]
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In the summer of 2023, SQIFF and LGBT Unity hosted filmmaking workshops for queer asylum seekers and refugees. The workshops were facilitated by filmmakers Campbell X and Ambroise of Paradax Period, and focused on not only storytelling, filming and editing, but also building community and creating accessible ways to make films. In this screening, […]
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River from Cool Amber Massage will be offering 15-minute seated and clothed head, neck and shoulder massages on a by donation basis. Having trained in various massage techniques since 2019, River specialises in working with queer and trans people and community groups to provide treatments that are therapeutic, non-judgemental, and tailored to clients' needs. […]
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Five girlies reunite at a five-and-dime for the 20th anniversary of James Dean's death. They all gossip and process where life has led them over a cup of coffee, the film features five female leads, one of which is Cher and another is a glamorous transexual. Based on a play and directed by Robert […]
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āAnimation Nowā celebrates a new generation of queer animators. The programme includes both 2D and 3D animation in the form of narrative shorts, experimental art film and an immersive game walkthrough.Ā The screening starts with the heartfelt 3D animation Dear Nana telling the story of the narratorās late grandmother who was a supportive figure […]
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Shin-myung is a transgender woman and dancer who competes in waacking. Having cut ties with her family and rural hometown, Shin-myung seeks various ways to fund her gender reassignment surgery. But one day, she is informed that her estranged father, a master of Nongak folk music, has died. He stipulated that Shin-myung can receive […]
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We are proud to announce SQIFFās first Craft Fair. The fair hosts local queer artists selling their works. Expect a range of media all in one room. Including air-brushed textiles from Suds Mckenna, spooky ceramics from G4yCl4y and on-site tooth gems from g41, and Rumpus Room sharing about the work they do! Come and […]
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āNot Quite Thatā follows 57-year-old Sarah, a butch lesbian predisposed to breast cancer. Sarah discusses the implications of a mastectomy as a butch presenting person. She contemplates if people would perceive her as transmasculine and how that would make her feel. Her long-term close friends listen attentively and help her process the situation. The […]
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Kendal Mountain Festival is one of the UK's longest running Adventure Film Festivals. Their programming goes far beyond the stereotypical adventurer, reaching out to individuals whose narratives are often overlooked. As part of this they have proudly curated a film programme of Queer-led films to stand in solidarity with the local LGBTQIA+ community and […]
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This event is all about queer histories, past and present. It explores a range of approaches to documentation and archiving. The programme alternates between shorts of around 5min and ālonger shortsā of 10+ minutes. The first films are about American and English histories of the 80s-90s. The next couple document millennial queer experiences surrounding […]
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Are you a queer filmmaker wanting to meet other queer filmmakers and develop project ideas together? The SQIFF Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative to bring local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. These sessions will be facilitated by a SQIFF […]
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**Please note this event is now sold out ā we may be able to release more tickets nearer the screening. CCA Box Office are operating a waiting list for sold out events ā please contact them directly to be added to this!** Mutt tells the story of a young trans man named FeƱa reacquainting […]
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This year SQIFF x Bonjour party features a full BIPOC line-up of artists! MISCHAK VNEE Hu-Sane After an incredible week of trans and queer events, come celebrate withĀ us at this amazing partnership party with Bonjour, a local club, events, and community space that prioritises underrepresented groups in the LBGTQ+ community: People of Colour, TransĀ and […]
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Are you a queer filmmaker wondering how to access funding and training opportunities? Are you looking for community with other queer filmmakers? The Queer Filmmakers Group is an initiative bringing local queer filmmakers together for monthly two-hour group sessions to network and support each other in the development of film projects. This session has been […]
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