Fabulous Femmes: SQIFF Film Screening

Join us for an investigation into all things femme as part of the Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF).

Documentary FtF: Female to Femme celebrates queer femme identities, reimagining them as a radical gender journey. Featuring interviews with a host of fabulous femmes, such as actor and screenwriter Guinevere Turner (Go Fish, The Watermelon Woman), musician Leslie Mah (Tribe 8), and writer and activist Jewelle Gomez (The Gilda Stories). Female to Femme combines humour and personal history to create a fierce manifesto for visibility and recognition of an often ignored and maligned identity.

Screening alongside a selection of shorts examining a variety of perspectives, including trans, genderqueer, and working class femme experiences.

Fabulous Femmes Film Screening on Saturday 26th September 3-5.30pm

This event includes an introduction and discussion led by SQIFF’s resident femme expert Dr Leanne Dawson and a performance by feminist artiste Bird La Bird.

All films will be screened with subtitles to make them more accessible for deaf and hard of hearing people and there will be BSL interpretation throughout.

Content note: discussion of femme-phobia; parody of activist self-help meetings.

Bookings

This event costs £5 full price or £4 concession. SQIFF are offering free tickets for people who are unemployed and asylum seekers. Please select the number of each type of ticket you would like to book below, or come in to the library to book.

SQIFF is taking place at the Centre For Contemporary Arts (CCA) from 24th to 27th September. See SQIFF’s website for details on the rest of their programme.