Scottish Queer International Film Festival — A–Z of films

It's a film that works as much by accident as by design, but the result is powerful.

Whatever you expected to happen is not about to do so.

Club scenes can often feel forced and inauthentic but additional atmospheric sound design, strong production design and kinetic camerawork from cinematographer Gordon Campbell generate a believable ambience as Ayo's experience slides from exploration into

Lisa Zi Xiang's astutely written début uses the familiar formula of a multi-generation family saga as a launchpad for thematic and structural experiment.

Not a film i'd recommend to anybody, unless late night, at a party, with a large bowl of popcorn and an audience prepared to laugh at it, not with it.

Spearman draws his characters well, putting relatively little focus on the romance - which the actors convey just fine in the space they have - and instead exploring the way each of them is affected as a person.

Watching the film I fell in love with at least half a dozen great bands and female performers.

This is not conventional narrative, start to end, born in, schooled at, died documentary.

Though focused on Moroni's campaign, this documentary explores wider issues around the election, politics in the Nation and the experiences of its young LGBTQ people.

By nodding in, by not forcing the pace, this documentary allows intersex voices to be heard.

There are films that stick with you. Ones that make an impression even if it wasn’t a pleasant one. This is maybe one of those.

Taking its time and drifting lightly from one scene to another, this beautifully composed film really gets under the skin of its subjects, who seem marvellously at ease with the camera.

Sciamma's capturing of children at play is disarmingly accurate, perfectly showing the freewheeling nature of prepubescence in all its glory.

There is a unity of style and approach that means even though you are watching many films, you still end up with a sense of watching just the one.

This isn't just an inspiration ticket - it's a series of portraits of people who would be interesting and enjoyable to be around whether they were blind or not.