SQIFF Presents: We Are Failing

“Failing is something queers do and always have done exceptionally well…” Jack Halberstam’s 2011 book The Queer Art of Failure explores how failure can be embraced as a form of resistance to the demands of heterosexual, capitalist society. In this event, we celebrate and assert our right to fail at life as individuals and communities.

SQIFF Presents: We Are Failing, Thursday 28th September, 6pm to 8pm, £8/£6/£4/£2/Free, 18+

Featuring DIY, lesbian short film Big Queer Failure with filmmakers Rebecca Tritschler and Ellie Fawcett in attendance, a presentation by artist and DJ Natasha Lall on her novella SQUELCH, a tale of biphobic and racist microagressions on London’s queer scene, and interactive discussion.

Snacks and drinks will be provided and we encourage a relaxed and informal experience where failing in every sense is very welcome. Please feel free to be as socially awkward, depressed, and disillusioned etc. as you like.

Films will screen with English subtitles for D/deaf and hard of hearing access and the event will be BSL interpreted. Scottish Queer International Film Festival takes place 27th September to 1st October. See www.sqiff.org for more details.

Bookings

This event is open to all, 18+, and we prefer for tickets to be booked in advance whenever possible. You can book tickets below or by popping in to the library. This event is priced in line with other events at SQIFF and SQIFF have decided to use a sliding scale for ticket prices this year, and ask that you be honest with yourself and your financial situation. This allows SQIFF to provide financial flexibility to those who need it most and make SQIFF affordable to everyone alongside sustaining the Festival and supporting queer filmmakers. To find out how to estimate what to pay on the sliding scale below or on SQIFF’s website here. If you have booked a place and are no longer able to attend please let us know so that we can make your place available to someone else.