Scottish Queer International Film Festival

11/10/2026

Bringing together nine experimental films by q***r and trans artists from the Brazilian Amazon, Enchanted Ecologies explores nature, identity, spirituality and resistance. Through performance and moving image, these works challenge colonial histories and reimagine our relationship with the natural world.

Films in this programme include:

🌊 Fever – Dir. Rafa Bq***r

🏝️ The Island of Self-Contemplation – Dir. Allyster Fagundes

🪞 Idyllic Enchantments – Dirs. Rafael Matheus Moreira & João Lucas Pedrosa

🌑 The Island of Shadows – Dir. Allyster Fagundes

🌳 Caipora – Dir. Rafaela Correia

🪘 Heritage – Dir. Keila-Sankofa

🌀 (In)finite body? – Dir. Ramon Reis

🦀 I am a crab – Dir. Nay Jinknss

💧 Our Steps Overflow with Thirst – Dir. Danielle Fonseca

Curated by Danilo Baraúna and Xuanlin Tham, who will introduce the screening, followed by a conversation with Fi Halliday from the Govanhill LGBTQIA+ Gardening Group.

Presented in partnership with Amazônia EcoQ***r and Take One Action Film Festivals.

📍 GFT Cinema 3
⏰ 4pm–5:45pm
🎟️ Explore the programme and book your tickets at www.sqiff.org

This programme was partially funded by an International Fellowship of the British Academy.

Supported by the BFI Audience Projects Fund, Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network) and Screen Scotland, all awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding.

10/10/2026

Blending sharp political commentary with performance and activism, Ross challenges ideas around morality, oppression and control, making a powerful case for bodily autonomy, solidarity and freedom.

After the screening, Jaye Hudson of TGirlsonFilm joins writer, filmmaker and trans daughter of Ross, Morgan M Page, to discuss Ross’s prolific work, from her video practice and trans film festival to the recently republished zine Gender Trash from Hell.

Curated by Jaye Hudson and Morgan M Page. Presented in partnership with TGirlsonFilm.

📍 GFT Cinema 2

🗓️ Thursday 22nd Oct

⏰ 5pm–7pm

🎟️ Find out more and get your tickets via the link in our bio.

Supported by the BFI Audience Projects Fund, Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network) and Screen Scotland, all awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding.

Image description: A black-and-white image of Mirha-Soleil Ross, a white trans woman with long straight hair, holding a fox mask.

09/10/2026

Drawing from a deeply personal archive collected over two decades, Amy K. Jenkins creates an intimate and joyful portrait of identity, family and change, as Adam steps into adulthood and his parents learn when to hold on and when to let go.

After the screening, Adam Sieswerda joins SQIFF Director Indigo Korres in conversation.

Presented in partnership with Scottish Documentary Institute.

📍 GFT Cinema 2
🗓️ Wednesday 21st Oct
⏰ 6pm–8pm

🎟️ Find out more and get your tickets via the link in our bio.

Supported by the BFI Audience Projects Fund, Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network) and Screen Scotland, all awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding.

Image descriptions

Image 1: A young man with brown hair stands in a bedroom, caught in a candid pose as he adjusts the hem of his T-shirt. In the foreground, a woman with reddish hair holds up a camera, photographing him through a mirror. The room behind him is filled with personal touches, including posters on the wall, a rumpled navy bedspread and medals hanging near the doorway.

Image 2: A young man in a yellow hoodie holds a video camera close to his face, angling the flip-out screen towards the viewer. The screen displays a live shot of a smiling woman holding up a phone.

08/10/2026

BSL Introduction to SQIFF 2026! 🤟⚡️

SQIFF is back for its 11th edition, from 19–24 October 2026!

Join us at Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) and The Art School for six days of q***r cinema, community and connection, featuring film screenings, industry events, an exhibition, a closing night party and more.

Accessibility remains at the heart of SQIFF. Our access measures include descriptive subtitles, BSL-English interpretation, live captioning, quiet spaces, a travel and access fund, and Pay What You Can tickets from FREE–£20.

Find out more about our access measures at www.sqiff.org/accessibility

🎟️ Explore the full programme and book your tickets at www.sqiff.org

For any access questions, email [email protected].

Video by .with.a.k

Supported by Screen Scotland, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network), all awarding National Lottery funding.

***rcinema

07/10/2026

At 34, filmmaker Lok is caught between an uncertain career and her girlfriend Bei Bei’s hopes for marriage, a home and a settled future.

Moving backwards through Lok’s life in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, Tracy Choi’s Girlfriends explores the relationships and experiences that have shaped her, asking what it means to stay true to yourself as life pulls you in different directions.

Presented in partnership with Q***r East.

📍 GFT Cinema 3

🗓️ Wednesday 21st Oct

⏰ 1:15pm–3pm

🎟️ Find out more and get your tickets via the link in our bio.

Supported by the BFI Audience Projects Fund, Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network) and Screen Scotland, all awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding.

Image descriptions

Image 1: Two people smile and laugh as one embraces the other from behind on a beach. One has short, bright orange hair and wears a patterned shirt; the other wears a pink top. They stand close to the shoreline, with green hills and buildings blurred in the background.

Image 2: Two people stand outside a traditional confectionery shop, with one offering the other a bite of food. A shop worker smiles from the doorway behind them. The storefront is filled with packaged goods and hanging decorations, with large gold Chinese characters above the entrance and signs in Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

06/10/2026

After seven years together, Amanda and Caio are ready to take the next step. But moving in together brings their differences, ambitions and expectations for the future into sharper focus.

Daniel Ribeiro’s I Am Going to Miss You explores love, change and the difficult choices that come with figuring out who you are, both within and beyond a relationship.

After the screening, director Daniel Ribeiro joins SQIFF Director Indigo Korres in conversation.

Curated by Indigo Korres and Ricky Mastro. Presented in partnership with Mostra Q***r Brasil.

📍 GFT Cinema 2

🗓️ Wednesday 21st Oct

⏰ 3:45pm–5:45pm

🎟️ Find out more and get your tickets via the link in our bio.

Supported by the BFI Audience Projects Fund, Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network) and Screen Scotland, all awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding.
Image descriptions

Image 1: A white trans man and Black trans woman embrace against a background of neon lights and iridescent metallic shapes.

Image 2: A white trans man and Black trans woman face each other holding microphones and singing together, surrounded by blue and green lighting.

05/10/2026

What does it mean to move through a world that was not built with you in mind?

Ways Through brings together four films exploring isolation, erasure, survival and the different ways we find to move forward.

🎬 An Analysis of Roads — Dir. Lulu
🚘 Dread — Dirs. Loren Loubser & Gabe Gabriel
🧚🏿 A Black Fairytale — Dirs. Isabelle Edi, Mariama Sow & Kim Sanou
🏍️ Taxi Moto — Dir. Gaël Kamilindi

Presented in partnership with Jali Collective and curated by Carmen Thompson, Huss, Isabel Moura Mendes and Tomiwa Folorunso.

📍 GFT Cinema 2
🗓️ Wednesday 21st October
⏰ 8:45pm–10:30pm

🎟️ Find out more and get your tickets at sqiff.org.

Supported by the BFI Audience Projects Fund, Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network) and Screen Scotland, all awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding.

03/10/2026

SQIFF Over the Years ⚡️

We’re opening up the SQIFF archive! Posters, brochures, T-shirts, totes, trailers, ticket stubs and more.

From our beginnings as a small volunteer-led festival in 2015 to the festival and year-round charity we are today, SQIFF Over the Years is a chance to reminisce on fabulous festivals past and see how we’ve grown along the way.

Come have a rummage through over a decade of SQIFF history 💜⚡️.

📍 The Art School

🗓️ Tuesday 20th – Friday 23rd October

⏰ 12pm–5pm

🎟️ FREE + unticketed

Curated by SQIFF.

🎟️ Find full access information at sqiff.org.

Image descriptions

Image 1 - A busy table with SQIFF merch from 2021. Pictured is a stack of beige and pink T-shirts with lots of characters running around a film set and the text ‘Scottish Q***r International Film Festival, 6-10 October 2021’, and a stack of brochures with the same image and text.

Image 2 - A group of people gather and chat outside a cinema screen entrance.

02/10/2026

Extremely chic 🤏✨

Six days of q***r cinema, conversations, parties, workshops and stories from Glasgow and across the world.

🎟️ Get your tickets now! Link in bio.

Supported by the BFI Audience Projects Fund, Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network) and Screen Scotland, all awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding.

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01/10/2026