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Scottish Queer International Film Festival · 2026

Scottish Queer International Film Festival 2026

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6 films · 3 reviews

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Adam's Apple

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The ordinary material of growing up mingles here with trans-specific experiences.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
A transgender teen and his mother chronicle their lives, weaving a rare and intimate portrait of a family in transition. Two decades of footage trace a boy's path to manhood and his parents' vulnerability as they reckon with change.

(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Amy K Jenkins; Writer: Adam Sieswerda; Stars: Adam Sieswerda, Elias Sieswerda, John Sieswerda)

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A Frown Gone Mad

A documentary about the visitors to a beauty salon and plastic surgery clinic in Lebanon. Clients share memories of wars and explosions revealing how violence has been an almost constant presence in the lives of Beirut’s inhabitants for decades

(Country: Lebanon; Year: 2024; Director: Omar Mismar)

Girlfriends

Lok, a 34-year-old filmmaker from Macau, has been drifting through Hong Kong’s film industry. Although she has already directed a feature film, her life remains unstable, her next project has stalled, and her girlfriend Bei Bei is pushing for them to get married, buy a house, and settle down. Facing multiple pressures, Lok revisits different moments in her past.

(Country: Thailand, Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong; Year: 2025; Director: Tracy Choi; Writer: Lou Shiu-wa, Sebrina Zheng; Stars: Fish Liew, Jennifer Yu, Elizabeth Tang, Ning Han, Natalie Hsu)

Hunky Jesus

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Through archival material and present-day interviews, Kroot traces how the Sisters became a crucial presence in San Francisco, particularly during the AIDS epidemic, when joy, care, protest, and mutual aid were matters of survival rather than branding.

Edin Custo · 3.5 out of 5
The story of the wildly popular, annual Easter Sunday tradition in San Francisco known as Hunky Jesus.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Jennifer M Kroot; Stars: Sister Barbara Battista, Sister Shalita Corndog, Donal Godfrey, Honey Mahogany, Sister Roma, Sister Bella Donna Summer)

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I Am Going To Miss You

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Ribeiro finds something beautiful in fragility and rawness.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
When a transgender couple move in together, differences quickly surface. One seeks stability while the other seeks something more.

(Country: Brazil; Year: 2026; Director: Daniel Ribeiro; Writer: Alice Marcone, Daniel Ribeiro; Stars: Alice Marcone, Gabriel Lodi, Luca Scarpelli)

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Yapping Out Loud: Contagious Thoughts From An Unrepentant Whore

A video documentary based on first-person Toronto performance show dealing with prostitution and anti-prostitution and featuring Canada's most famous transsexual sexworker animal rights activist performance artist.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2002; Director: Mirha-Soleil Ross; Writer: Mirha-Soleil Ross; Stars: Mirha-Soleil Ross)