Fun films with Queer Families

Queer Families welcomes you to the 3rd year of this fun family film event! With short films for children and LGBTIQ+ families and community.
About this Event

A relaxed film event hosted by the Queer Families community group. Join us for short films, snacks and creative activities for all ages around storytelling, film, and community!

In The Boilerhouse room, at the Hidden Gardens. 1-4pm.

Films for children 1-3pm

Inclusive animated shorts for children (0-8) and their families, curated by Nat Lall. All families welcome!

Short films: queer parenting 3-4pm

A selection of 3 short films exploring queer parenting and starting families. Everyone welcome!

About this event

The Queer Families Glasgow group hosts an annual film event celebrating short films that include LGBTIQ+ families - and give their children a chance to see families like theirs on screen! We’ll also have short films about animals, the sea, childhood, myths, magic and more.

We hold the event as a very relaxed film screening - you can drop in any time, and everyone’s free to move around, play and chat during the event. You can also try out DIY stop-motion and direct animation, make paper puppets, and share your ideas about the kinds of films you’d like to see!

Setting up: as this is a community event, we'll spend the first 10 minutes setting up, and the last 15 minutes tidying up. We welcome people helping out with this at the start and end!

Programme

FOR CHILDREN 1-3pm

Seaside Escape

Sea/Shore

The Penguin Who Couldn’t Swim

Sea Scouts’ Regatta

Edinburgh Zoo penguins livestream

Grand Dandy (For Ezra)

In Nature

Toti

Astral

Stop motion animations by children of the Queer Families group

And more!

These shorts are chosen to be interesting for children 0-8+ years old - with a range of stories and styles, and themes and characters to spark imagination. And we've included as many films as we could find that support belonging by showing LGBTQ parents, carers, grandparents (and lions, penguins, etc...) in positive, everyday ways that'll resonate with young viewers!

FOR PARENTS, CARERS, AND EVERYONE ELSE 3pm

How to Make a Rainbow (16 mins)

Saturnrania (5 mins)

Lunchboxes (17 mins)

These shorts are chosen especially for LGBTIQ+ parents, carers and people starting families. You’re welcome to have your children with you at this screening, though the films aren’t chosen for children. Content warnings: How to Make a Rainbow mentions not being accepted by wider family. Lunchboxes talks about a parent’s fear of bullying. The overall tone of these short films is heart-warming, engaging, thoughtful - showing the joy and strength in LGBTIQ+ parenting.

Hosted by the Queer Families community groups, with support from Outside the Box and in partnership with SQIFF (Scottish Queer International Film Festival. Made possible by an award from the National Lottery Community Fund.