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Leitis In Waiting
2020's Scottish Queer International Film Festival was held online because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Alongside its selection of LGBTQ+ films from around the world, it included live online watch parties, workshops, Q&As, discussions, parties, and a closing night quiz.
The festival ran from 5 to 18 October.
View Films by Strand:
- Cruising the Future
- Feature Films
- Islands and Oceans
- Queer Ecologies
- Queer South America
- Science fiction worlds
View previous years coverage of the Scottish Queer International Film Festival festival:
SQIFF Latest Reviews
An undocumented Filipina trans woman, who works as a caregiver in Brooklyn, develops a connection with the grandson of her employer.
Patricia Livingstone was trapped in a downward spiral of blindness, deafness and domestic abuse. This is the story of how she reclaimed her life.
A documentary about a trans woman who has spent decades as a trucker, travelling across Brazil.
A troubled individual searches for understanding on a weekend away in the wilderness.
A documentary about LGBTQ+ people of colour in the UK.
Mo, a practising Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the holy month of Ramadan.
A discussion of the sometimes inspiring yet often troubled history of queer female representation on television.
The story of Joey Mataele and the Tonga Leitis, an intrepid group of transgender women fighting a rising tide of religious fundamentalism and intolerance in their country.
Sexual repression and coming of age prove a dangerous mix for a small community.
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