Programme of Films

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Artist Commission: Black Gold

Ashanti Harris creates a new film to debut at the festival, commissioned by Fringe of Colour.

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Still for the film Black Gold

Curatorial Commission: Begana

Neha Apsara joins the festival as Guest Curator to create Begana; a curated programme featuring Coconut/Cane & Cutlass and Flesh and Paper; two films from the Queer South Asian and Indo-Caribbean archive.

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Still from Flesh and Paper

Our Commissions are part of the festival’s Pollination strand.

Film Strands

Explore our programme of films through the five other strands below.

All Films

  • Still for the film Back On Home Soil

    Back On Home Soil

    Nigeria / 2023 / 15m / English

    Poems become photographs that become moving images in this poignant exploration of family, memory and loss, as an artist finally returns home. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film Batería

    Batería

    Cuba / 2016 / 15m / Spanish

    Hidden in the undergrowth of a disused military base just outside of Havana lies a refuge for gay men, for cruising, connection and imagining better futures. LEARN MORE

  • A still from the film Black Gold, shows the arms and hands of a Black woman reaching up towards the sky, in front of a luscious green background.

    Black Gold

    Scotland / 2023 / 7m / English

    Moving through layers of thoughts, memories, visions and histories, Ashanti Harris’ filmic poem is a stream of consciousness of movements and sounds. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film Can Be

    Can Be

    England / 2022 / 13m / Scottish Premiere / English

    Two siblings process their grief after the loss of their father and question if their already strained relationship can be saved. LEARN MORE

  • The still from Coconut/Cane and Cutlass

    Coconut/Cane & Cutlass

    Canada and Guyana / 1994 / 32m / English

    A mythic/poetic rumination on exile, displacement, and nationhood from the perspective of an Indo-Caribbean lesbian who migrated to Canada twenty years ago. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film Dear Omolere

    Dear Omolere

    England / 2022 / 2m / English

    A visual poem inspired by Akwaeke Emezi’s memoir Dear Senthuran, tracing stories of elders through a present-day journey across the British countryside. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film Fountain

    Fountain

    England / 2022 / 28m / English

    A trio of dancers explore tidal cycles of repair, loss, joy and intimacy, expressed through movement and digital imagery. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film GRIN

    GRIN

    Scotland / 2022 / 49m / English

    A digital fruition of performance, sound, visuals and choreography, subverting hyper-sexualised notions of African and Caribbean dance. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film In the place where we left and arrived

    In the place where we left and arrived

    England / 2022 / 20m / English & Mandarin

    The contradictions of home and belonging underlie this autobiographical and documentary-style exploration of the queer Chinese diaspora. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film maud.

    maud.

    Scotland / 2022 / 16m / English

    A meditation on the work of the trailblazing Scottish-Ghanaian artist Maud Sulter and an interrogation of the politics of artistic memory. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film Pagpapa(-)alam: To Wish You Well, So You Know

    Pagpapa(-)alam: To Wish You Well, So You Know

    USA / 2022 / 3m / World Premiere / English, Bangla & Spanish

    Throughout the borough of Queens, New York, Women and Femmes of Colour practice reciprocity in support of their communities. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film Pickney

    Pickney

    England / 2021 / 15m / English

    What is left of family ties when our elders have passed? Michael Jenkins explores loss and new beginnings in this touching short. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film SOFT BWOI

    SOFT BWOI

    England / 2023 / 6m / English

    Soundsystem culture injects this triumphant short with a rallying cry, calling on all Black boys and men who have been labelled “soft” to Wake Up! LEARN MORE

  • Still We Thrive

    England / 2021 / 6m / English

    Using archival footage and poetry, Campbell X showcases the unstoppable force of Black people united across time and water. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film Suffocation

    Suffocation

    Kaurna Land / 2022 / 3m / English

    A sharp interrogation of colonialism and its effects on our social world and living environment presented as a defiant poetry performance. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film Tending to Ta

    (Tending) (to) (Ta)

    UK / 2021 / 1h 6m / Scottish Premiere / English & Mandarin

    April Lin 林森 presents a dream-like journey across parallel dimensions in their speculative film that imagines a world without capitalism. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film The Perfect Knight

    The Perfect Knight

    England / 2023 / 11m / English

    Looking for love, hopeless romantic Alie allows her friend to set her up with a mystery man, leading to an unforgettable night. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film The Spring

    The Spring

    UK / 2022 / 12m / Scottish Premiere / English

    Human and non-human bodies are brought together to explore and celebrate the complexity of the natural world and our place in it. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film Una Muerte y Un Nacimiento  / A Death and A Birth

    Una Muerte y Un Nacimiento//A Death and A Birth

    UK / 2022 / 9m / UK Premiere / Spanish

    A family retells their experience escaping the horrors of the Argentine dictatorship and 'La Junta Militar' in the 70s. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film Violeta & Sofia

    Violeta & Sofia

    Belgium / 2021 / 8m / Scottish Premiere / Dutch & Spanish

    Two friends prepare the dishes of their grandmothers and consider how, as generational migrants, they stay connected to their cultures. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film We Are Nature

    We Are Nature

    England / 2022 / 9m / English

    Outdoor activists discuss their experiences of working with their communities to foster a sense of connection and belonging to the natural world. LEARN MORE

  • Still for the film Flesh and Paper

    Flesh and Paper

    UK / 1990 / 26m / English

    A lyrical exploration of the sense and sensibilities of Indian lesbian poet and writer, Suniti Namjoshi, directed by Pratibha Parmar. LEARN MORE