Scottish Queer International Film Festival — A–Z of films

Ernst invites viewers to engage with a cis character whom many will find easier to relate to and, through this, shows them what the world really looks like the other way round.

There’s a blatant challenge here to common expectations about the lives of Deaf and hearing-impaired people.

Birthday Boy does an excellent job of picking up on the microaggressions that affect kids in these situations.

Barnett excels at capturing nuances of expression and action.

Fitzgerald finds numerous ways in which Catholicism and queer culture employ similar tropes to similar ends.

Jack teases apart aspects of a code in which most of us are fluent but which is almost all learned, cultural.

This Oscar-nominated short packs a lot of ideas into its 19 minute runtime.

Directing with a light touch, January Jones coaxes fresh, natural performances from her stars.

Real finds humour and warmth in socially awkward situations anyone can relate to.

Blending film and animation, this film takes a sidelong look at bodies and what it means to be bodied.

Whilst this isn’t the first Indian film to tackle homophobia – or even the first about Muslims – it breaks new ground in the way it develops these themes.

Unliveable has more questions that answers but it’s beautifully performed.

What does it mean when a woman cannot control the visual language through which her body is presented?

A satirical look at the experience of navigating relationships within a small dating pool.

There’s a balance of energies here that we rarely see onscreen.