BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:260528@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260921T032412Z DTSTART:20261022T154000Z DTEND:20261022T172500Z SUMMARY:Beyond Words DESCRIPTION:Listen to this Event Page\\n \\;\\nWhat can a body say th at words cannot? \\nBeyond Words moves between BSL\\, breath\\, music\\, choreography\\, vibration and touch\\, following the many ways meaning c an travel through the body. Across these films\\, bodies become letters\\ , instruments\\, signals and landscapes\\, carrying desire\\, memory\\, f ear\\, pleasure and resistance. \\nAn alphabet is danced through ruins. A bog breathes. A kiss turns into a choir. A pop star battles her own man ufactured personas. Elsewhere\\, bodies move under surveillance\\, fall i n love\\, grieve and find new ways to make themselves understood. \\nThe se films do not exist outside language. They stretch it\\, remix it and h ave a little fun with what it can become. \\nCurated by Nat Lall &\\; Huss.\\n \\;\\nClick here to book your ticket for this event.\\nTick ets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE\\, £4\\, £8\\, £12 \\, £16\\, or £20\\, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances †“ you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here.\\n \\;\\nAcc essibility \\nThis event has:\\nEnglish-BSL interpretation for the introd uction and performance. The interpreter for this event is TBC.\\nArabic\\ , English audio with English language Descriptive Subtitles.\\nLive Capti oning for the introduction and performance.\\nAn induction loop is availa ble at the GFT Box Office. Enhanced Audio (EA) is available in their scre ening rooms via headset. \\nThis screening is 83 minutes long and has an age recommendation of N/C 18+\\nIf you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces\\, sitting in the fr ont row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions\\, please let us know by emailing info@sqiff.org with your name\\, ticket i nformation and access request. We will do our best to work with you whils t also managing the capacity of  the venue. Thank you for working with u s on this. \\nYou can find out more information about accessibility at S QIFF 2026 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF\\, please get in touch with us at info@sqiff.org\\n \\;\\nFilms in this programme include:\\nMINT\\, Dir. Tomasz Grabowski\\, 2025\\, Poland\\, 18 min.\\nMINT is a silent experimental journey into a world without soun d. Across five chapters\\, Deaf bodies\\, memories and gestures become a language of their own. Through Polish Sign Language\\, surreal imagery an d moments of intimacy\\, the film explores silence not as absence\\, but as a space of expression\\, desire and imagination.\\n \\;\\nDeep Bre ath\\, Dir. Freya Spencer-Wood\\, 2024\\, United Kingdom\\, 4 min.\\nBuil ding upon data produced by peatland scientists\\, Deep Breath showcases t he dance between the mythical will-o’-the-wisp\\, phenomena of bog brea thing and the landownership crisis in Scotland. The film discusses the te nsion between cultural perception of peatlands and landscape restoration in the context of an accelerating and unregulated carbon market.\\nConten t notes: Discussion of climate crises.\\n \\;\\nSamodiva (kissing cho ir)\\, Dirs. Tomislav Latinovic\\, Mathilda Harrison\\, 2026\\, United Ki ngdom\\, 19 min.\\nSometimes anticipation outshines the satisfaction of a kiss. I’m excited by the build-up and the tension\\, when my hairs sta nd on end and my body feels fizzy. Things that were gross ten minutes ago become beautiful and erotic. We reach this meditative state in our thoug hts\\, sinking into our future satisfaction. Release is tainted by the kn owledge that I’ve done this before\\, and I’ll need to do it again. L ive scored\\, performed and recorded by the Voicing Choir\\, a free commu nity choir based in London.\\nAccess notes: Loud sounds. \\nContent note s: Depiction of eroticism.\\n \\;\\nCHARITY!\\, Dir. Stephen T Lally\ \, 2025\\, Ireland\\, United Kingdom\\, 15 min. \\nSet on the eve of the Millenium\\, ‘CHARITY!’ tells the story of a closeted Irish Y2K pop princess who undergoes a surreal assault on the senses as she wrestles wi th the cost of fame and a diabolical record label who’\\;ll stop at NOTHING to make her a star.\\nAccess notes: Flashing imagery.\\nContent n otes: Depiction of mild body horror\\, and mild violence.\\n \\;\\nAb jad Hawaz (أبجد هوز)\\, Dir. Hadi Moussally\\, 2025\\, France\\, L ebanon\\, Spain\\, 5 min.\\nAbjad Ḥawaz (أبجد هوز) takes its nam e from the ancient ordering of the Arabic alphabet. Through the body of S alma Zahore\\, each letter is danced and embodied in the ruins of Barcelo na. Blending fashion\\, music\\, poetry\\, and performance\\, the film re claims a language often feared and misunderstood\\, turning it into a cel ebration of identity\\, resilience\\, and artistic freedom.\\n \\;\\n Have/Are/Will Always\\, Dir. Sam Digges Hunter\\, 2025\\, United States\\ , 5 min.\\nOn February 22nd\\, 2025\\, a small group of transgender peopl e gathered in Charlotte\\, North Carolina\\, USA\\, where they enjoyed ea ch other’\\;s company and food. The resulting video is the only docu mentation of this event. Soundtrack by Scotty Townsend.\\n \\;\\nUBIQ UITOUS\\, Dir. Masha Maroutitch\\, 2025\\, United Kingdom\\, 7 min.\\nA y oung man is forced to confront feelings of self-rejection and isolation a s he struggles to express his love for his best friend. ‘UBIQUITOUS’ is a short film that blends music\\, visual poetry and an emotionally gro unded performance to tell the story of a young man battling with internal ised homophobia and unrequited love.\\n \\;\\nHow To Dance\\, Dir. Ai leen Ye\\, 2026\\, Netherlands\\, United Kingdom\\, 10 min.\\nWhen every movement is surveilled\\, the body learns to speak in new ways\\, sensing freedom not merely as an idea\\, but as a vibration.\\nAccess notes: Fla shing imagery.\\nContent notes: Discussion of racism\\, surveillance.\\n& nbsp\\;\\nDonate:\\nDonate to SQIFF via PayPal or sign up to one of our f our Patreon tiers to support our work and show us you’re a big SQIFF fa n 🌈✨\\n \\;\\nSupported by Screen Scotland\\, the BFI Audience P rojects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network )\\, all awarding National Lottery funding.\\n \\;\\nImage Credit: MI NT\\, Dir. Tomasz Grabowski\\, 2025\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/europe/unite d-kingdom/glasgow/events/beyond-words-2026-10-22 LOCATION:sqiff.org URL:https://www.gayout.com/europe/united-kingdom/glasgow/events/beyond-words-2026-10-22 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR